HR Advisor

Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom; hybrid working

Salary: £29,290–£32,320 per year

Company

hirify.global provides HR consultancy support to schools and businesses, advising leaders and client organisations on employment matters and HR processes.

What you will do

• Provide generalist and specialist HR advice on employee relations, recruitment, wellbeing, performance, attendance, organisational change, and employment policies.
• Manage a varied caseload involving disciplinary, sickness, capability, grievance, conduct, and employee relations matters.
• Advise and represent clients at formal meetings and hearings, including trade union consultations and negotiations.
• Build effective relationships with senior leaders, client representatives, colleagues, and union representatives.
• Support HR audits, training, briefing sessions, policy updates, client assignments, and development of HR resources.
• Maintain accurate case records, support safeguarding and DBS checks, and contribute to client retention and business development.

Requirements

• Experience providing complex or generalist HR advice to senior leaders in a highly unionised environment.
• Strong employee relations experience and current knowledge of employment legislation, HR systems, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated success resolving casework problems and supporting challenging employee relations issues.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, planning, and time-management skills.
• Experience working with trade unions, developing policies and procedures, and delivering training.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent HR qualification, or active study toward it, with ongoing CPD.

Nice to have

• Experience in the education sector.
• Knowledge of local government pay and conditions.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• Birthday day off.
• BUPA Healthcare Cashback plan after successful completion of probation.
• Pension scheme.
• Ongoing professional development, supported study, and potential funding for external qualifications.
• Flexible working options, including part-time or term-time hours.

Hiring process

• Phone screen.
• First-stage interview.
• Second-stage interview.