Regional HR Advisor

Location: UK – Regional / Multi-site (North) Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time Hybrid: 4 days office based, 1 day working from home

About the role

Regional HR Advisor to provide high-quality, first-line HR support across a multi-site operation. This is a hands-on role supporting managers with day-to-day employee relations, HR processes and people-related activity. You will help ensure a consistent, fair and practical approach to HR across the region, while identifying issues early and supporting managers to resolve them effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR and employee relations support to managers, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Coach and guide managers on HR processes, appropriate options and next steps.
• Support formal employee relations meetings, ensuring accurate records and appropriate follow-up.
• Apply HR policies, processes and standards consistently across multiple sites.
• Promote consistent approaches to people management and support fair, timely and well-documented outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and ways of working, sharing best practice across the wider HR team.
• Maintain accurate records of employee relations cases, actions and outcomes.
• Monitor recurring HR issues and identify emerging themes, risks or areas requiring attention.
• Produce regular HR insights and updates covering areas such as employee relations, absence and attrition.
• Conduct HR health checks and follow up agreed actions to ensure progress and accountability.
• Coordinate core HR training, including HR basics, policy awareness and people-process training.
• Support managers to build confidence and capability in dealing with people matters.
• Support employee engagement activities, employee forums and people communications.
• Participate in recruitment interviews for key and leadership appointments where required.
• Keep up to date with UK employment legislation and HR best practice to ensure advice remains current and compliant.
• Act as a reliable and responsive point of contact for managers on operational HR matters.

About you

You will have:

• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice .
• Experience supporting employee relations activity within an operational environment.
• Confidence coaching managers on HR processes and effective people management.
• Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and strong follow-through.
• A proactive approach to identifying issues and improving ways of working.
• The ability to work consistently within established HR policies, processes and frameworks.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexibility and willingness to work across multiple sites.
• Ideally, CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience .
• A valid UK driving licence .

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working closely with operational managers, solving people-related issues and making a practical difference across a regional business. You will have the opportunity to work across a varied, multi-site environment, build strong relationships with managers and contribute to consistent and effective people practices.