Senior HR Advisor (EdTech)

Location: Leeds, United Kingdom; hybrid with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops MIS and school management tools used by more than 13,000 schools and trusts, with a focus on improving working life in education.

What you will do

• Coach managers through investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, flexible working and sickness cases; own caseloads and escalate when needed.
• Act as the first point of contact for managers, supporting difficult conversations and policy application.
• Maintain compliant UK HR policies and create new processes where gaps exist.
• Track employee-relations and absence data, identify trends and provide insights to People Business Partners.
• Support M&A integration projects, including TUPE transfers.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role with strong exposure to employee relations and HR policies.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience improving processes, taking ownership and creating new processes when required.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, with strong organisation, prioritisation and attention to detail.
• Proactive, people-first approach with the ability to build trust and handle sensitive situations professionally.
• Confidence using HRIS systems and Excel or Google Sheets for reporting.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including policy updates, HR-data interpretation and flexible-working discussions.

Nice to have

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced commercial environment such as technology or an agency.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and five additional company-wide days.
• Life assurance at three times annual salary, private dental insurance, pension and enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave.
• Wellbeing support including a virtual GP, mental-health support, counselling, health checks, financial coaching and wellbeing initiatives.
• Flexible-working discussion, social committees, dog-friendly offices and one paid volunteering day per year.
• Professional-development budget for CPD courses, training resources and memberships.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Hiring process

• Phone screen followed by first-stage and second-stage interviews.
• Reasonable adjustments are available during the application or interview process on request.