HR Advisor in Manchester

Our whole reason for being is to attract, retain and develop great people. We know that you sustainably raise performance through engagement and that leadership and culture is key to this. We’re looking for a commercial HR generalist to play an integral role in our team and business. You will be working closely with our Sales teams to deliver the People Plan and their basic HR needs.

A key focus of this role will be managing employee relations - acting as a primary point of contact for employee queries, proactively addressing and resolving ER issues, and providing expert support to managers on all aspects of employee relations. You’ll also be involved in the full colleague life cycle, driving colleague engagement, supporting learning and development, championing change, and contributing to business growth.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding new starters to ensure they understand our culture and reach peak performance as quickly as possible.
• Provide HR support for all matters in your business area, including performance management, training and development, ER issues, including: Grievances, disciplinaries, redundancy, long-term sick, disputes, assist with TUPE, colleague wellbeing, including maternity/paternity.
• Colleague Engagement: Help drive colleague engagement through a variety of initiatives.
• Change & Growth: Support the team and business to drive change and business growth.
• Liaise with payroll to ensure colleagues are paid correctly.
• Learning & Development: Support the delivery of training or other L&D initiatives, which could range from coordinating it, writing it, or delivering it.
• Admin: Support the team Administrator and ensure our processes are efficient, effective and scalable as we grow.

Qualifications & Skills

The Person: We’re not your everyday HR department, and we’re not looking for your everyday HR person. It’s fast‑paced and always changing, so you need to be up for the challenge, always ready to adapt and get stuck in. Agile with a growth mindset, you will really care about our business. You get that you are a role model for and a custodian of our culture and will always put your best self forward. It’s all about the people in Citation, so you’ll need to demonstrate a wide range of influencing and communication skills. People will want to come to you, not just because of your expertise, but because you are a great person to work with.

We’ve got a coaching style with our managers; we work together to help find the best solutions, so you’ll need to show us your coaching and problem‑solving skills. Some experience of supporting a business with a variety of ER issues such as probation reviews, investigation, disciplinary, performance improvement; not just at note‑taking level but coaching and advising managers. You’re always learning and developing – you might not have all the answers yet and you’re willing to learn and give it a try. We’re always looking for ways to improve our processes to create a better experience for colleagues, so you’ll show initiative and come up with new ideas on how we can do this.

Perks & Benefits

• 25 Days of Holiday + bank holidays: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Birthday Bliss: Enjoy a day off on your birthday.
• Post‑Wedding Bliss: Extra weeks of holiday for newlyweds.
• Growing Families: Vouchers and special perks for expectant parents.
• Healthcare cash plan: Private healthcare to ensure your peace of mind.

About Citation Group

We’re Citation Group. A group of businesses on a mission to make life easier for small and medium‑sized companies. We get that running a business is tough. You’re spinning plates trying to keep your customers happy, stay on top of rules and regulations, look after your team, and somehow still grow. As we scale for further growth across the Citation Group, hopefully, that’s where you come in. We are far from your average service provider – our clients stay with us not just due to our expertise, but due to the human touch and business acumen we bring to all our clients.