Senior HR Advisor

Job Description:

RECfinancial are supporting one of our long-term clients as their HR team continues to grow.
Based at their Leicester Head Office, this role is easily commutable from across Leicestershire and Warwickshire.

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior HR / Employee Relations Generalist to join a well-established, family run organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with senior leaders across a growing multi-site business, combining hands on ER expertise with true HR business partnering and project work.
Reporting to the Head of HR, you will deliver a comprehensive HR service across multiple locations, with a strong focus on complex employee relations including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance cases. Alongside ER, you will support managers through coaching and advice, contribute to HR projects and organisational improvements, and assist with recruitment and benefits administration.
The organisation prides itself on its close-knit, values driven culture, and this role will play a key part in supporting continued growth while maintaining its strong people focused ethos.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Business Partnering
• Partner with managers and senior leaders across multiple sites
• Provide proactive, commercially focused HR advice
• Coach managers to develop confidence in people management
• Employee Relations (Key Focus)
• Lead complex ER cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, capability and redundancy
• Conduct investigations, hearings and appeals
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law and ACAS best practice
• Analyse ER trends and identify proactive risk reduction strategies
• HR Generalist Support
• Provide advice across the full employee lifecycle
• Develop and implement HR policies aligned with best practice and company values
• Recruitment & Talent
• Support managers with end-to-end recruitment when required
• Improve attraction strategies and recruitment processes
• Support onboarding and integration of new employees
• Benefits Administration
• Oversee employee benefits including private medical and life assurance
• Liaise with external providers and ensure payroll accuracy
• HR Projects & Continuous Improvement
• Support or lead HR initiatives including HR systems, policy harmonisation, absence management and engagement projects
• Monitor HR data and use insights to drive improvements
• Culture & Values
• Champion a people-first culture rooted in family business values
• Support leaders to balance commercial decisions with employee wellbeing

About You

• We’re looking for a confident HR professional who combines technical ER expertise with strong relationship building skills.

You will likely have:

• CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Significant experience in a Senior HR or ER-focused role
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and ACAS best practice
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases
• Experience partnering with operational leaders in a multi-site environment
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written, analytical and organisational abilities

A full UK driving licence is required for travel between sites.

What’s on Offer

• Salary £45,000 bonus
• Company car
• Opportunity to work in a well established, growing family business
• A role with real influence on culture, leadership and people strategy
• A supportive, close-knit working environment, working with a great manager

This is a superb opportunity to join a developing team, to be considered for this opportunity please apply with your latest CV or contact RECfinancial for a confidential conversation.

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