Role: People Advisor

Location: Coventry CV4 and home working

Contract: Fixed term 12 months

Salary: Up to £37,500

Benefits: Hybrid working, 38 days holiday inc Bank Holidays, BUPA, employee assistance programme, onsite parking and enhanced pension scheme

We are working on behalf of an outstanding employer who are recruiting an experienced People Advisor. In this role you will be joining an established People team of 6, which will be focused on delivering the new 5-year People strategy to empower and engage with all colleagues and stakeholders. This is a 12 month fixed term contract role.

The role of People Advisor will be hands on providing input and advice on all People matters with colleagues. As part of your role, you will be able to quickly build strong relationships with managers and employees and be the key point of contact for guidance. You will provide professional, pragmatic employee relations advice, supporting fair and consistent people management practices across the organisation. You will be able to think on your feet, be solutions focused and results driven whilst also balancing long term thinking with delivering everyday operational excellence. You will provide support to the 2 People Partners.

You will manage a varied ER caseload, recruitment activity, coach and guide managers through complex people matters, and work closely with 2 People Business Partners and the People Team Coordinator to deliver a high-quality, compliant People service.

The working hours for this role are full time Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am until 3.30pm. The role is hybrid working which will typically be 3 days office based and 2 days home based, this can be flexible dependent on business needs.

This role has a 35 hour working week. The business core hours are 10-3 each day, with working hours agreed in advance with line subject to operational needs (operational hours are start-time between 8:30 to 9:00 with finish time 4:00 to 4:30. The business has a hybrid working policy with flexibility to work 1 or 2 days a week from home dependent on operational requirements.

Role and responsibilities:

* As a People Advisor, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, timely people advice to managers and colleagues through in-person, online, and telephone interactions

* Manage a range of employee relations casework, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, and probation reviews.

* Manage all aspects of case work, including complex cases

* Work closely with coaching, guiding and training managers, empowering them to make decisions, enabling them to manage their people effectively and support with handling sensitive conversations.

* Act as a deputy for People Business Partners in formal meetings such as disciplinaries, grievances, and absence reviews, providing procedural guidance and professional advice.

* Prepare formal people documentation, including disciplinary and grievance correspondence, absence review letters, maternity documentation, and other ER-related materials, ensuring compliance with policy, employment law and best practice.

* Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and ACAS best practice.

* Demonstrate daily competent working knowledge of employment law, ensuring you remain up to date with all legislative changes

* Analyse ER casework trends and provide insights from employee data to improve processes

* Oversee the effective recruitment processes in conjunction with People Team Coordinator

* Support the design and delivery of training, particularly on employee relations and people management topics, working alongside the People Team Coordinator on coordination and logistics.

* Conduct medical discussion meetings with managers and colleagues to explore reasonable adjustments and support needs.

* Prepare Occupational Health referrals and follow up on recommendations as required.

* Working with key stakeholders internally and externally

Skills and experience required:

* Previous demonstrable experience as a HR Advisor, HR Officer or People Advisor

* CIPD qualified (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience

* Exceptional relationship building, communication, influencing and diplomacy skills

* Ability to work collaboratively as a team

* Solutions orientated mind-set

* Ability to work accurately at pace and cope with ambiguity

* Strong stakeholder management experience and the ability to deliver difficult messages

Benefits:

* 38 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

* Enhanced pension scheme

* Onsite parking

* BUPA cash plan

* Hybrid working

* Employee assistance programme

If you are looking for an exciting new role within HR to work collaboratively in a unique environment then please apply for this People Advisor opportunity