At a Glance
- Tasks: Act as a trusted advisor to SMEs, providing HR and employment law support.
- Company: A respected HR consultancy with a values-led culture and loyal client base.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and flexible working hours.
- Other info: Opportunity to shape your role and influence the business's future.
- Why this job: Join a growing team and make a real impact in a consultative role.
- Qualifications: Significant HR experience and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
We’re delighted to be supporting a highly respected, independent HR and employment law consultancy as they continue their exciting growth journey. Established in 2007, this close-knit, values-led business has built a loyal client base of over 100 SMEs, providing practical, pragmatic advice across all aspects of HR and employment law. Due to continued success, they are now looking to appoint a Managing Consultant to work closely alongside the Managing Director and play a pivotal role in the next phase of growth. This is a rare opportunity to step into a trusted client-facing role where relationships, credibility and commercial thinking truly matter.
What you’ll be doing:
- Acting as a trusted advisor to a portfolio of SME clients, responding to a wide range of HR and employment law queries
- Providing pragmatic, risk-based advice
- Supporting with complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances and investigations
- Attending client meetings and hearings (typically local) to guide and support processes
- Advising on redundancy projects, TUPE, and organisational change
- Leading on or supporting settlement agreements and without prejudice conversations
- Drafting and updating contracts, policies and employee handbooks
- Delivering ad hoc guidance, training and insight to clients
- Building strong, long‑term relationships where consistency and trust are key
- Contributing to business growth through networking, ideas and client development
You’ll also play a part in shaping internal processes and helping the business evolve as it scales.
What we’re looking for:
- This role will suit a confident, experienced HR professional who thrives in a consultative environment.
- You’ll bring significant experience across HR and employment law (consultancy or SME experience is highly desirable)
- The confidence to handle complex and unfamiliar situations, using sound judgement
- A pragmatic, solutions‑led approach with strong commercial awareness
- The ability to build genuine, long‑term relationships with clients
- Excellent communication skills: approachable, clear and credible
- A collaborative mindset with a desire to be part of a supportive team
You may be:
- An experienced HR Consultant looking for more autonomy and variety
- Running your own consultancy but ready to focus purely on client delivery
- An employment lawyer wanting a more people‑focused, advisory role or a senior HR professional seeking a more consultative career path
- Relevant qualifications (CIPD and/or employment law) are welcomed but experience and approach are equally important.
What’s in it for you:
- Salary circa £60,000 – £70,000
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Annual bonus (discretionary)
- Flexible approach to working hours
- A genuinely supportive and friendly team environment
- The opportunity to shape your role and influence the future of the business
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Contact Details:
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