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HR AdvisorSecond Step • Bristol, UK
HR Advisor

HR Advisor

Second Step • Bristol, UK
25 days ago
Salary
£34,072.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join our busy, friendly HR team.

In this varied role, you will provide generalist HR support across the organisation, with a particular focus on managing employee relations cases.

This will include advising on sickness absence, probation reviews, appraisals, performance management, disciplinary and grievance matters, and maternity and paternity leave. You will also support the HR Management Team with change management processes, including TUPE transfers where required, and contribute to HR project work from time to time.

About the role:

You will:

  • Proactively advise on and manage capability, disciplinary and grievance processes, helping to ensure Second Step meets its legal obligations and responsibilities to employees.
  • Support and guide managers through HR activities, including performance management, appraisals, probation reviews, recruitment and selection, and salary reviews. You will also ensure staff data is recorded in line with policy and data protection legislation and submitted to the HR team for processing.
  • Provide effective advice and support on change management processes, including restructures, redundancies, TUPE transfers, and changes to terms and conditions.
  • Proactively manage complex sickness absence cases, including Occupational Health referrals and medical capability processes.
  • Advise on and support the development of policies and procedures that help Second Step achieve its objectives while meeting its obligations to employees.
  • Support the wider HR team with HR transactions such as recruitment, onboarding and contract changes.

About you:

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A minimum of three years’ experience in an HR Advisor role.
  • Up-to-date practical knowledge of employment legislation and its impact on HR practice.
  • A proven track record of managing and advising on complex employee relations issues
  • Experience of working within unionised structures.
  • Experience advising on and supporting change management processes, such as TUPE and restructures.
  • Associate membership of the CIPD, or be working towards it.

Full details of this exciting opportunity can be found in the Role Profile attached at the top of this advert.

For an informal chat about the role, please email .

For this vacancy, we may shortlist candidates and invite them to interview before the published closing date.

No Agencies at this time.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th August 2026. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive applications from suitably qualified candidates before the closing date.

Proposed interview dates: TBC

Interviews will take place via Teams.

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