HR Advisor

Job Title: HR Advisor Full time: Monday to Friday 40 hours a week Salary: £29,000-£34,000 Location: Ipswich and office based The HR Advisor will act as a key point of contact for managers and employees on-site, providing a comprehensive generalist HR service and supporting day-to-day people matters across the project. What’s involved? • Manage a range of ER cases, ensuring timely, accurate advice and support, including meeting attendance, investigations, disciplinary and grievance cases, sickness absence, performance improvement and restructuring activity • Coach and guide managers on all aspects of people management and HR processes. • Arrange Occupational Health referrals and maintain accurate notes, documentation, and system updates. • Produce HR metrics, analyse trends, and support ad-hoc reporting and departmental initiatives. • Contribute to HR project work, including salary and bonus review processes, employee communications, and organisational change activity (e.g. lay-offs, redundancies, restructures). • Support Learning & Development and early careers activities. • Work with the Training & Competency team to identify employee training needs. • Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries. • Implement and support Skills, Education, and EDI initiatives aimed at improving recruitment, retention, and community engagement. • Process and manage sponsored worker requirements in line with UK employment legislation. Why you? Skills, Experience & Qualifications • CIPD qualification or substantial standalone generalist HR/ER experience. • Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels. • Excellent organisational and planning capability, ideally within a fast-paced environment. • Hands-on experience leading or supporting employee relations meetings. • Solid understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice. • Resilient, proactive, and confident in approach. • Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the ability to extract and analyse data. Due to location, you will need to drive for this role. What is in in to for you? • A competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days holiday. • Real opportunities to grow your career. • A supportive, collaborative team environment. Interested? Send us your CV, outlining your qualifications and motivation for applying and we look forward to hearing from you.