HR Advisor – Entry Level

Introduction

Are you an HR Assistant or Co-ordinator ready to step up? Have you achieved CIPD Level 5 and looking for a career in consultancy?  

Solutions for HR is a growing HR and Employment Law consultancy based in Bury providing a complete range of outsourced HR and employment law services to small and medium sized businesses in the North West and beyond.

We are looking for an entry level HR Advisor to work within a team of HR professionals, providing employee relations support to clients. We are not a call centre and provide a range of local and personal services.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop your HR career in consultancy. With clients in all sectors and industries, it will provide a broad and varied range of experiences and knowledge. 

Tasks

  • Provide Employment Law and HR advice to clients in areas such as flexible working, sickness absence management, performance management, family friendly policy and disciplinary.
  • Producing step by step advice and guidance along with all necessary letters and/or documentation
  • Drafting contracts of employment and service agreements
  • Drafting Company handbooks, policies and procedures 
  • Writing guidance documents, fact sheets and legal updates to issue to clients following case law updates and legislative changes
  • Develop client specific HR processes such as appraisal and recruitment strategies

Profile

  • You will be an exceptionally well-organised administrator, proficient in HR software and systems and hold CIPD Level 5 or above.
  • You will have experience in employee relations and casework, such as probationary reviews, maternity, flexible working, disciplinary and performance and absence management.
  • You will be comfortable in a generalist, high-volume role, possessing strong attention to detail and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Your client support will involve office-based telephone and email support and occasional virtual employee-facing meetings, for example return-to-work meetings and exit interviews.

    If consultancy is for you and you meet the above, we would love to hear from you.

We offer

  • A friendly, supportive and fun Team environment
  • An honest and open culture
  • Exposure to a breadth of HR and employment law activities, situations and learning opportunities
  • Investment in your learning and continuous professional development
  • A good work life balance – there is no taking work home and no mobile phones ringing out of hours
  • Excellent perks including generous holiday, your birthday off, enhanced pension contribution, health cash plan, discretionary bonus, staff socials and perks
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