HR AdvisorIpswich (Hybrid) 9-5pm £35,000 per annumOur client is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join their well-established and welcoming team. You will take ownership of your own areas of responsibility, while benefiting from the support and collaboration of colleagues, working together to deliver a high-quality, consistent HR service.Key Responsibilities

• Offer clear and consistent advice to managers and employees on policies and procedures across multiple terms and conditions within the group.
• Provide professional HR support, guidance, and coaching across a broad range of employee relations casework, including disciplinary, performance management, TUPE, restructures, redundancy, and absence management, up to and including dismissals and appeals.
• Lead and manage safeguarding investigations, strategy meetings where required.
• Coach and support line managers across the UK on employee relations matters, liaising with trade unions where appropriate.
• Proactively oversee absence management cases in partnership with managers to help reduce overall absence levels.
• Provide accurate procedural and policy guidance to colleagues and management teams.
• Attend formal meetings as required, preparing and issuing relevant correspondence and documentation.
• Contribute People Team updates, insights, and data to monthly Operational Managers’ meetings.
• Identify training requirements and deliver HR-focused training sessions to line managers.
• Maintain and manage HR systems, ensuring data accuracy and producing reports and statistics as required.

Person Specification

• Proven experience managing a wide range of HR casework at Advisor level.
• Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Strong ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Skilled in handling queries professionally and efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and sensitive approach.
• Highly organised, with strong prioritisation and workload management skills.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification (or above).