Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
HR Advisor (Part-Time)
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Job Description
Job Title
HR Advisor (9-Month Fixed Term Contract)
Contract
Part-Time 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000 1.0 FTE per annum, (£32 - £36k 0.8 FTE Pro rata)
Working Pattern
- 30 hours per week, across:
- Four full days, or,
- Five shorter days per week.
- Friday working is essential to ensure HR support coverage across the organisation.
Location
Hybrid Working The role will primarily work remotely with attendance at the Crawley office (The Beehive, Beehive Ring Road, RH6 0PA) required on Wednesdays and additionally as required by business needs. As a central corporate support function, flexibility regarding office attendance is essential.
Reports to
HR Manager
Direct Reports
The role will provide day-to-day guidance, support and oversight to the HR Assistant.
Job Summary
This is a new role within our growing HR Team. The HR Advisor will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a professional, proactive and high-quality HR service across Health Innovation KSS. Reporting to the HR Manager, the postholder will act as the organisation's first point of escalation for employee relations matters, provide coaching and guidance to managers, oversee the quality and compliance of operational HR processes, and contribute to the continuous improvement of HR services. The role will work closely alongside the HR Assistant, providing day-to-day guidance and support, whilst ensuring HR processes are delivered accurately, consistently and in line with organisational requirements.
Recruitment Process
- Stage 1 - Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
- Stage 2 – Role-based assessment exercise
- Stage 3 – Face-to-face interview at our Crawley office.
Responsibilities
Employee Relations
- Independently manage employee relations cases from initial consultation through to conclusion.
- Advise managers on the application of employment legislation, organisational policies and HR best practice.
- Manage and support cases including (but not limited to), disciplinary investigations and hearings, grievances, capability processes, performance management, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave matter, sickness absence management, health and wellbeing support.
- Prepare investigation documentation, outcome letters and management recommendations.
- Support managers in achieving appropriate, fair and timely resolutions.
Manager Coaching & People Support
- Proactively coach and support managers on employee relations, people management and organisational policies.
- Increase manager confidence and capability through regular guidance and training.
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers across all departments.
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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
- Support the promotion of an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace culture across the organisation.
- Provide advice and guidance to managers on equality, diversity and inclusion considerations within people management practices and employment processes.
- Monitor workforce data and employee feedback to identify opportunities for improving diversity, inclusion and employee experience.
- Contribute to EDI-related initiatives, awareness activities, training programmes and organisational improvement plans.
Health & Wellbeing
- Act as a key point of contact for employees and managers on workplace wellbeing matters, providing guidance, support and signposting where appropriate.
- Support managers in addressing wellbeing concerns, including stress, mental health, absence-related wellbeing issues and workplace adjustments.
- Support the delivery and promotion of organisational wellbeing initiatives, campaigns and awareness activities.
- Promote a positive culture in which employee wellbeing, psychological safety and early intervention are encouraged.
- Lead the development, coordination and ongoing success of the organisation's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
HR Operations Oversight
- Provide day-to-day oversight and quality assurance of HR operational activities delivered by the HR Assistant.
- Monitor compliance with HR processes and identify areas of risk or inconsistency.
- Conduct periodic audits of employee records, contracts, documentation and HR systems.
- Ensure HR records are accurate, compliant and maintained to a high standard.
- Support the HR Manager with governance, compliance and audit activities.
- Promote continuous improvement within HR operational processes.
Recruitment
- Oversee the quality, consistency and compliance of recruitment activities undertaken within the organisation.
- Support and guide hiring managers throughout recruitment processes.
- Provide support and oversight to the HR Assistant regarding recruitment administration activities.
- Monitor recruitment outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support recruitment activity for senior or more complex vacancies where required.
Payroll
- Provide oversight of payroll-related HR processes, ensuring employee data changes are accurately captured and communicated in a timely manner.
- Support the HR Assistant in maintaining accurate payroll records.
- Review and validate payroll-related HR information prior to escalation to the HR Manager for final approval.
- Act as a liaison point between HR and Finance regarding payroll related queries.
- Escalate any potential risks, discrepancies or concerns to the HR Manager in a timely manner.
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Data, Reporting & Insights
- Produce meaningful HR reports and workforce information for review by the HR Manager.
- Analyse workforce trends and identify emerging issues, risks and opportunities.
- Develop and maintain HR dashboards and people metrics.
- Provide insight to support discussion and decision-making by the HR Manager and Executive Management Group.
- Monitor key workforce indicators including turnover, absence, recruitment and employee relations trends.
Learning, Development & Engagement
- Support design, co-design and facilitate internal HR training sessions, workshops and Lunch & Learn events.
- Deliver training and awareness sessions on HR policies, wellbeing initiatives and people management topics.
- Share knowledge and good practice across the organisation.
- Support the ongoing development of management capability.
HR Projects & Continuous Improvement
- Lead medium-scale HR projects and improvement initiatives.
- Support organisational change and transformation activities as directed by the HR Manager.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, employee experience and service delivery.
- Explore opportunities to utilise technology, automation and AI within HR processes.
Our HR Advisor, person specification and full job description can be found on our career website or downloaded here.
Next Steps
To apply for this role please apply directly on our career website. https://kentsurreysussexahsnltd.teamtailor.com/jobs/8342987-hr-advisor-part-time
After the job closes, our selection panel will review your application answers and CV. It is our aim to manage our recruitment processes in a fair, consistent and unbiased way. Please be assured that your application and CV will be entirely anonymised, until shortlisting has taken place.
The closing date for applications is 25th September at 12:00 pm.
If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step. Initial interviews are expected to be conducted remotely, via Teams, W/C 5th October 2026.
We love giving feedback, so if you do attend for interview, we will share how well you performed at the end of the selection process.
We will not be accepting any Recruitment Agency enquiries for this role.
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