About the Role
HR Advisor / HR Consultant City of London | Hybrid – 2 days in office £70,000 – £80,000 C&C Search is currently partnering with a highly regarded professional services organisation to recruit an experienced HR Advisor / HR Consultant into a varied, client-facing advisory role. This is a brilliant opportunity for a confident HR generalist with strong employee relations experience who enjoys working commercially, building trusted relationships and providing practical, risk-aware HR advice. The role will be approximately 80% focused on supporting an external member/client base of around 200 organisations, with 20% supporting internal HR activity. You will act as a trusted HR advisor, supporting clients with a broad range of people matters including employee relations, performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance, restructures, consultation processes, policy, process, documentation and employment-law-adjacent HR guidance. This is not a solicitor role, but a strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice is essential. Key responsibilities will include: • Providing clear, practical HR advice to clients across a wide range of employee relations matters • Supporting clients with performance, absence, disciplinary and grievance processes • Advising on restructures, consultation processes and associated documentation • Drafting and reviewing HR policies, contracts, letters and process documents • Identifying employment relations, reputational and commercial risk, and providing pragmatic recommendations • Building trusted, responsive relationships with senior stakeholders and external clients • Collaborating with internal specialists to deliver joined-up client support • Supporting internal HR activity as required We are looking for someone who brings: • Strong HR advisory, senior HR advisory, HR consultant or HR manager experience • Excellent employee relations capability • Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice • Experience advising multiple stakeholders, business areas, sites or clients • A calm, credible and highly client-facing style • The ability to translate HR complexity into clear, commercial and practical guidance • A process-minded approach, with confidence creating and improving HR documentation • CIPD qualification preferred This role could suit someone coming from an outsourced HR, HR consultancy, professional services, SME, financial services or founder-led environment. It may also suit an in-house HR professional looking to move into a broader, more externally facing advisory role. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, autonomy, complex ER and meaningful client relationships. For more information, please contact the C&C Search HR, Reward & Talent team in confidence.