HR Advisor
HR Advisor – 9 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Reading (Hybrid – 3 days per week on-site)
Salary: £45,000 – £50,000
We are currently partnering with a leading professional services organisation to recruit an experienced HR Advisor on a 9-month fixed term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong generalist to join a high-performing HR team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
As HR Advisor, you will act as a key point of contact for managers and employees, delivering expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle. This is a broad, hands-on generalist role, requiring confidence in employee relations, as well as strong data and systems capability.
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring a consistent and high-quality HR service, while also supporting ongoing projects and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice and support on a wide range of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, and absence
- Partner with stakeholders to deliver effective HR support across the full employee lifecycle
- Analyse HR data and metrics to identify trends and inform decision-making
- Maintain and improve HR systems, ensuring data accuracy and reporting capability
- Support HR-led projects, change initiatives, and process enhancements
- Ensure policies and procedures are consistently applied and aligned with best practice
What you need:
- Proven experience in an HR Advisor / HR Generalist role within a professional services environment (essential)
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and hands-on ER experience
- Demonstrated data literacy and systems experience, with the ability to generate insights from HR metrics
- Experience working with HRIS platforms and driving data accuracy
- Proactive, flexible, and comfortable supporting across all areas of HR
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- CIPD qualified or working towards is desirable.
If you’re an experienced HR Advisor from a professional services background looking for your next contract role, please get in touch for more infomation.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
