HR Advisor
Reference number: JR259532
Location: London
Working pattern: Full Time, 37. 5 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of roles: 1
Grade : K4U
Salary: £41,00 - £45,000 per annum
We are looking for a HR Advisor to join our team.
As an HR Advisor specialising in Employee Relations, you will provide expert, pragmatic, and commercially sound advice to people managers across Kaplan Professional UK. You will champion a positive, fair, and inclusive workplace culture by guiding managers through formal and informal ER procedures, resolving workplace issues early, and empowering colleagues to achieve their best. You will support and empower our teams to act with integrity and drive success through:
Providing expert guidance and coaching to line managers on employee relations and performance matters
Managing ER casework to ensure compliant, fair, and prompt resolutions
Upskilling management capability through dedicated coaching, toolkits, and training
Maintaining, updating, and aligning people policies with UK employment law
Analysing ER data trends to recommend proactive interventions and workflow improvements
Supporting cyclical HR processes and key employee engagement initiatives
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who may be currently working as a HR Coordinator, HR Assistant, People Operational Specialist who is looking to expand their skills and build their career with an industry leader.
What you’ll bring to the role
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end ER cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, and complex sickness absence.
- Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment legislation and ACAS best practice guidelines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to advise and influence managers at all levels diplomatically and constructively.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (completed or in progress), or equivalent demonstrable practical experience.
- Excellent written skills, with the ability to draft clear, balanced, and legally sound HR correspondence and reports.
- High discretion, integrity, and resilience when managing sensitive, emotionally charged, and confidential matters.
- Practical comfort with digital HR systems, data reporting, and modern workplace tools.
What we do
Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we've helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals.
What we believe in
Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.
What we offer
As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more
- Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family
- Private medical, income protection, and life insurance
- 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services
- Company pension contributions
- Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels