HR Operations Assistant​/Advisor

About Us

AHR is a multi-award winning architecture and building consultancy practice. Based on our strong heritage and breadth of services, we provide imaginative solutions to make a positive contribution for our clients, society and the built environment.

Our people make us who we are - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy what we do and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams. Our culture is a product of the combined mindsets and behaviours of our people.

We're looking for a proactive and ambitious Senior HR Advisor or HR Advisor looking to step up to join our friendly HR team in our Huddersfield office. In this varied role, you'll support the full employee lifecycle, be the first point of contact for HR queries, and help us deliver a high-quality HR service to 280 employees across our 9 UK offices.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands- on experience, develop your expertise, and make a real impact in a supportive environment.

This is a busy role where you will quickly become a key member of our small team taking responsibility for your own workload and employee lifecycle activities.

• Provide practical, timely advice to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures and day to day employment law matters.
• Manage a broad range of employee lifecycle administration, including contracts, offer letters, changes to terms, family leave and leavers.
• Take ownership of the central HR inbox, managing varied day to day queries from employees and managers across the business.
• Monitoring recurring queries and able to identify opportunities to improve HR guidance, FAQs, processes and HR system automation.
• Support employee relations cases such as absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance matters, escalating where required.
• Maintain accurate HR records and ensure HR system (Cezanne) and employee files are up to date.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes across all locations using Cezanne and liaising with local office coordinators and hiring managers.
• Support recruitment activity, including adding jobs to the ATS, preparing documentation and liaising with managers and hired candidates.
• Work closely with the Payroll Officer to ensure employee changes are processed accurately and on time.
• Monitor absence, probation periods and other key HR processes, following up with managers as required.
• Produce HR reports and management information on a monthly basis using Excel to analyse and reconcile data, including formulas, pivot tables and lookups.
• Support the review and development of HR policies and processes and help develop and optimise HR system functionality.
• Contribute to HR projects, people initiatives and system improvements throughout the year.
• Help ensure HR activity is compliant with employment legislation and internal policies.

• Has broad HR generalist experience, at HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor level.
• Good working knowledge of general employment law and its practical day to day application to business situations.
• Is comfortable working in a small team and managing a varied workload.
• Is highly organised and willing to take ownership of detailed HR administration and the employee lifecycle.
• Has experience advising employees and managers on day-to-day employee relations matters, escalating when required.
• Has strong IT skills and is confident learning and using Excel and HR systems.
• Able to manage a busy shared inbox effectively, balancing responsiveness and client service with accuracy, confidentiality and sound judgement.
• Can…