HR Consultant

About the company

The Opportunity We are recruiting an experienced HR Consultant on behalf of a rapidly expanding, investment-backed, multi-site retail business.

Your tasks

Working closely with senior management, you will take ownership of HR processes, provide practical employment advice and help establish a robust HR framework to support the organisation's continued expansion.

• HR Advisory: Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Onboarding and Offboarding: Manage new starter documentation, inductions, probationary reviews and employee exits.
• HR Policies and Compliance: Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, employment contracts and employee handbooks.
• HR Administration: Oversee employee records, HR systems and documentation, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Management Support: Advise senior leadership on employment law, people management and HR best practices.
• Process Improvement: Improve HR processes and introduce scalable systems to support business growth.

Requirements

What We Are Looking For

• Experience as an HR Consultant, HR Advisor, HR Manager or HR Business Partner.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Proven experience in onboarding, HR administration, policies and procedures.
• Ability to work independently and provide commercially focused HR advice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to initially provide services on a self-employed consultancy basis.

Desirable: CIPD qualification, multi-site retail experience and familiarity with Employment Hero or similar HR systems.

What we offer

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded HR professional seeking flexible, part-time consultancy work, with strong potential to transition into a permanent PAYE position for the right individual as the business continues to grow.

• Flexible, part-time consultancy opportunity.
• Hybrid working with predominantly remote delivery.
• Strong potential to progress into a permanent PAYE role.
• Direct involvement with senior leadership.
• Opportunity to shape the HR function of an expanding business.
• Long-term career development opportunities as the organisation grows.

For the right candidate, there is significant potential for the engagement to develop into a permanent PAYE position, subject to business growth, performance and mutual agreement.

How to apply

If you are an experienced HR Consultant, HR Advisor or HR Manager looking for a flexible opportunity with genuine long-term career potential, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today quoting VRSSSHR.

Other

HR Consultant | Part Time | Self Employed | Hybrid

*Location: London / Hybrid / Remote Working Contract:** Self Employed Consultancy with Potential for Permanent Employment

Working Arrangements The position will initially operate on a part-time, self-employed consultancy basis, with flexible working arrangements and occasional travel to London sites.

Consultancy fees, working hours and deliverables will be agreed with the successful applicant.