HR Advisor

Job: HR Advisor

Location: East Kent / Office Based

Employment type: Permanent, Full-time (9-5 pm or earlier start leave times)

Salary: £35,000 – £38,000 DOE + Great Benefits

Are you looking to develop your HR career where you will have the opportunity to work under a supportive People and Culture Director, enabling you to learn and grow your experience? Our Client is looking for an HR Advisor (or HR Assistant with some Employee relations and full employee lifecycle experience) with energy, drive and a growth mindset. You will have a genuine opportunity to develop your HR and coaching skills and gain experience across all areas of HR. You will provide valuable support for the smooth running of HR provision, acting in an advisory capacity within this thriving, innovative manufacturing business.

This business values face-to-face interaction with HR, where they enjoy their work, share knowledge and grow together – on-site presence is key to enabling the growth and development they are embedding with their people.

Some of the key HR Advisor responsibilities include:

• Provide pragmatic and solutions-focused HR advice to managers, helping to prevent escalation of issues and embedding HR best practice
• Act as a trusted coach to managers, supporting them in effectively managing performance, the performance management cycle, absence, and other people-related matters.
• Lead and support performance management processes, ensuring alignment with succession planning principles and organisational goals.
• Undertake or support managers with investigations, disciplinary hearings, and grievance processes, ensuring compliance with legislation and internal policies at all times.
• Manage the full employee life cycle, from recruitment and onboarding to development, retention, and exit processes.
• Oversee recruitment campaigns end-to-end
• Conduct analysis, reporting, and interpretation of HR data (e.g., absence trends, turnover, performance outcomes) to provide insights that inform business decisions.
• Prepare and contribute to management review meetings, presenting HR metrics, trends, and recommendations.
• Support the development and delivery of employee engagement initiatives to foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance workplace culture.
• Deliver HR presentations and briefings to managers and employees, ensuring key messages are clearly communicated.
• Assist in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of HR policies, processes, and projects, ensuring alignment with best practice and organisational needs.
• Manage employee training and development processes, liaising with stakeholders to identify needs, arrange courses, and monitor completion.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding these principles into HR processes and workplace culture

Benefits – What our client provides in return:

• Medicash – allowances to cover costs such as dental and optical bills, physiotherapy, alternative therapies, and even consultancy charges, available for employees and their families
• Bupa individual healthcare scheme
• Free, on-site parking
• Pension
• 9-5 pm working hours or flexible as required

Your communication skills, HR experience, up to date employment law knowledge, and willingness to learn and develop will ensure success and enjoyment within this HR Advisor role. If you think the above aligns with your experience and you feel you could add value in a role such as this, please forward your CV today to Cressida Courtney or follow the link and apply online.

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Salary banding – To achieve the top end of the salary range, candidates must meet the minimum experience/qualification level required for the role as set out in the job description.

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