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Part Time HR Generalist (Fixed Term Contract)
Contract: 3 month ftc
Salary: £45,000pa pro rata (3 days per week or 24 hours to be worked across 4 or 5 days)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and immediately available HR Generalist to join our client on part time 3 month FTC to provide essential support during a period of long-term sickness absence.
This is a hands-on, reactive HR role requiring a confident and capable HR professional who can quickly integrate into the business and manage the full spectrum of operational HR activity. You will act as the primary HR contact, providing expert guidance to managers and employees while ensuring HR processes continue to run smoothly.
This position is ideally suited to a strong HR generalist who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has significant experience managing employee relations matters from start to finish.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day HR support across the business, acting as a trusted advisor to managers and employees
- Manage a wide range of Employee Relations cases, including absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, capability and performance issues
- Advise managers on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation
- Support and coordinate recruitment, onboarding and offboarding activities as required
- Ensure HR records, documentation and employee data are maintained accurately
- Assist with payroll-related queries and employee changes
- Support organisational changes and workforce planning activity where required
- Review and update HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance and best practice
- Ensure consistent application of HR policies and processes across the business
- Respond to HR queries promptly and provide practical, commercially focused solutions
About You
- Proven experience in a standalone HR Generalist, HR Advisor, HR Manager or HR Business Partner role
- Strong Employee Relations experience with the confidence to manage complex cases independently
- Excellent working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Comfortable operating in a reactive and fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Able to build credibility quickly and provide pragmatic HR advice
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- CIPD qualified or qualified through equivalent experience
- Available immediately or at short notice
What's on Offer
- Immediate start opportunity
- Flexible month-by-month contract arrangement
- Hybrid working options
- Varied and autonomous HR role with broad exposure across the employee lifecycle
- Opportunity to make an immediate impact during a critical period of business support
If you are an experienced HR professional who can hit the ground running and provide high-quality operational HR support from day one, we would love to hear from you.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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