HR ADVISOR

Up to £35,000.00 + excellent benefits

Hybrid - St. Ives, Cambridgeshire/Remote with occasional travel to other UK sites

Are you..

A collaborative and enthusiastic HR professional looking for a fresh challenge in an exciting and dynamic environment? Solid technical HR and employment law knowledge? Confident in all matters ER, with significant and demonstrable experience managing a varied ER caseload? Commutable to St. Ives in Cambridgeshire and willing to spend a couple of days a week on-site? Are you able and willing to attend our other UK offices as required?

We have the role for you!

The HR Advisor (known internally as a People Advisor) plays a pivotal role in the People Team, helping to deliver best-in-class support to Simplify. Your role provides an invaluable, efficient, and effective HR service delivering high-quality operational support, advice, and guidance, including owning a varied caseload of ER activities, advising and coaching line managers on the interpretation of policy and legislation in the context of their responsibilities when managing their teams, as well as assisting with a variety of challenging, generalist HR work aimed at supporting the business to achieve our organisational objectives through our people.

Benefits

Competitive Salary of up to £35,000.00, 25 Days' Holiday (Plus 8 Days' Public Holiday), Option To Buy Or Sell Additional Holiday, Modern Office in Beautiful Surroundings, Free Parking, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay, Free Conveyancing Legals, GP-24 Hour Service, Retail Discounts, Free On-Site Parking, Plus Many More!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the People Partners and Head of People with delivering a proactive professional HR service across the business.
• Act as the first point of contact and owner for all employee relations casework, supporting and upskilling line managers to own the processes and proactive management of their teams.
• Provide professional advisory and case management services that give effective solutions to people issues, ensuring a balance between the individual and business needs.
• Support managers and colleagues on the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, induction & probation management, employee wellbeing, employee relations, performance management, and change management.
• Work with the business to identify and address management development areas, creating and delivering engaging solutions to upskill managers.
• Support the People Team in creating, updating, and maintaining relevant documentation, including policies, procedures, guidance documents, standard letters, and training materials.
• Collaborate with team members and business stakeholders to create reports for management information and HR analytics, including KPIs.
• Partner with People Partners and the People Services Team to resolve or advise on HR queries and escalate complex issues as necessary.
• Support the wider People Team in delivering projects and initiatives.
• Provide full support to the admin team during busy periods.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing a varied ER caseload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build good working relationships.
• Strong technical HR knowledge and employment law experience, with familiarity with policies and practices.
• Effective teamworking skills and ability to collaborate across levels.
• Good communication skills, with clarity in message delivery.
• Understanding of how to handle, resolve, and escalate issues effectively.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Proficiency in IT, including MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and report drafting.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience coaching and developing line managers.
• Willingness and ability to travel to St. Ives at least twice weekly, and to other sites as required.

Our Hiring Process:

1. Review our job ad
2. Apply via our easy application process
3. Meet our team and discuss details
4. Potential second interview
5. Receive an offer and start onboarding
6. Referral bonuses for successful recommendations

Our People

Simplify values diversity and is committed to being an inclusive employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, circumstances, ages, disabilities, gender identities, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations.

About Us

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine companies including some of the largest conveyancing law firms and independent property services providers, as well as a leading online conveyancer.