People Advisor

People Advisor
Ipswich (Hybrid, 3 days office based, 2 from home)
9-5pm 
£35,000 per annum

Our client is seeking an experienced People Advisor to join their well-established and welcoming team. You will take ownership of your own areas of responsibility, while benefiting from the support and collaboration of colleagues, working together to deliver a high-quality, consistent HR service.

Key Responsibilities
Offer clear and consistent advice to managers and employees on policies and procedures across multiple terms and conditions within the group.
Provide professional HR support, guidance, and coaching across a broad range of employee relations casework, including disciplinary, performance management, TUPE, restructures, redundancy, and absence management, up to and including dismissals and appeals.
Lead and manage safeguarding investigations, strategy meetings where required.
Coach and support line managers across the UK on employee relations matters, liaising with trade unions where appropriate.
Proactively oversee absence management cases in partnership with managers to help reduce overall absence levels.
Provide accurate procedural and policy guidance to colleagues and management teams.
Attend formal meetings as required, preparing and issuing relevant correspondence and documentation.
Contribute People Team updates, insights, and data to monthly Operational Managers’ meetings.
Identify training requirements and deliver HR-focused training sessions to line managers.
Maintain and manage HR systems, ensuring data accuracy and producing reports and statistics as required.Person Specification
Proven experience managing a wide range of HR casework at Advisor level.
Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice.
Strong ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.
Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
Skilled in handling queries professionally and efficiently.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and sensitive approach.
Highly organised, with strong prioritisation and workload management skills.
CIPD Level 3 qualification (or above)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed