Regional HR Advisor

Do you want to join a renowned and established family business of over 150 years, working sociable hours in a fun and friendly environment with an amazing bunch of people?

We place great value on all our team members and how they contribute to the ongoing success and growth of our Company.

We are currently looking for an HR Advisor to join our team at our Head Office in Ampfield, near Romsey. This is being offered on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a mark in a key HR role within the business. In order to be considered, you should be confident working with a range of stakeholders and able to build successful partnerships quickly and effectively with the leadership teams. It is essential that you have excellent and up to date working knowledge of employment law, and experience in dealing with employee relation cases.

We can be flexible on working arrangements and will be happy to discuss hours that fit around you. However, due to the nature of the role, you will be required on occasion to travel to our various sites to assist with employee related matters. A pool car and fuel card will be provided.

The salary is up to £33k per annum depending on experience (pro-rata if part time). After 3 month’s you will benefit from a 20% employee discount in our Garden Centres, including our restaurants and coffee shops. We also provide free on-site parking too.

**As HR Advisor you will be responsible for**:

- Acting as the first point of contact for all HR related matters within your business areas
- Managing your own case load of employee relation and performance management matters for your allocated business areas
- Managing long and short-term absence for your allocated business area
- Coaching, advising and providing pragmatic support to managers on HR policies and procedures including disciplinary, redundancy, grievance, etc.
- Advising and providing expert knowledge on recruitment best practice including assisting and developing recruitment campaigns. Working with key stakeholders to ensure vacancies are filled in a timely manner
- Monitoring and reporting on key recruitment metrics

**Your skills and experience**:

- CIPD qualified level 5, or working towards
- Previous experience in an HR Generalist or Advisor role
- Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a close team
- Confident working with people at all levels
- Ability to demonstrate a fair and consistent approach to decision making
- Previous experience in chairing HR meetings including disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, and recruitment
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Willingness to travel