HR Advisor in Watford

About The Role

As a HR Advisor, you will play an integral role in helping the business achieve its strategic goals by providing advice and guidance in relation to building high performance teams and culture. Working closely with employees and managers you will help ensure that our people are engaged and supported whilst driving best practice and ensuring compliance with company procedures, documented policies, and employment legislation.

Responsibilities include:

• Building great relationships with employees and managers by understanding their challenges from a people perspective and coaching and supporting them in employment matters
• Educating, motivating, and empowering managers to support and engage their teams
• Advising senior managers on a range of ER cases in line with company policy and procedure and relevant legislation
• Educating and empowering managers to successfully manage and support their teams
• Advising and guiding on attendance, performance, wellbeing, engagement, development, and retention
• Overseeing the employee lifecycle, including preparing new starter contracts, processing reference requests, maintaining employee records, and managing exits
• Processing family leave entitlement
• Assisting with payroll preparation

We Offer:

• Hybrid working model - 2 days working from home once settled into role plus the option of one additional day working from a Foxtons office
• Comprehensive, ongoing training and development programme
• Great career opportunities
• Exposure to diverse aspects of the business
• Vibrant company culture including paid-for social events
• Diversity and inclusion networks
• One paid work day a year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Wellbeing package including enhanced sick pay, free confidential counselling helpline, Mental Health First Aiders, and access to a coaching platform
• Enhanced parental policies, including generous shared parental leave
• Subsidised staff café and bar

About You

Skills Required:

• Hands on experience advising Managers in relation to ER enquiries
• Great interpersonal skills with a focus on building relationships with key stakeholders
• Strong administration and organisational skills
• Experience documenting HR processes in file notes and letters
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and effectively prioritise tasks
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment

About The Company

As London’s number 1 estate agency brand, our customers choose us because we get it done. And we know it’s our people that make us so successful. In over 40 years serving London and the Home Counties, we have discovered a winning formula for creating driven and ambitious professionals. This includes the best training at every stage, market‑leading technology and the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry’s most influential professionals.

It’s important for us to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility. Whether we’re providing LGBTQ+ safe spaces, stocking our offices from charitable water suppliers or engaging in local events, our 50+ offices across London play a key part in our communities. We also offer annual paid time off for employees to volunteer at a charity of their choice. Many choose to support our partner, Single Homeless Project, which is London’s largest homelessness charity, making a difference in 10,000 Londoners’ lives across all 32 boroughs.