HR Consultant

HR Consultant Location: Remote, in the Essex / East region (requirement for travel) Reports to: Regional Manager Salary: £40,000 pa dependant on experience (OTE up to £46,000 pa) Join a growing team making a real impact At Impact HR , we provide expert, people-first HR consultancy services to businesses across the UK. We’re growing, and we're looking for a hands-on, service-driven HR Consultant to deliver expert, pragmatic and commercially minded advice to our client base. Why this role matters Our clients rely on us as trusted advisors, delivering compliant solutions to their people issues, allowing them to focus on their business. This role is perfect for someone who excels at providing impactful HR advice at a strategic level, as well as rolling up your sleeves to provide day to day HR support. You will use your unrivalled knowledge of employment law and best practice, whilst building lasting client relationships. What you will be doing You will work with a portfolio of clients across various sectors, providing both operational and strategic HR support. Service delivery and client portfolio Personally manage a portfolio of clients through phone, email and onsite/virtual meeting support as required Ensure advice, documentation and support are delivered to a consistently high standard Deliver hands-on HR consultancy in line with client expectations, including casework, project delivery and proactive support Ensure your consultancy delivery is aligned with Impact HR’s central tools, systems and operational frameworks Your day to day will include: Strategic HR Support clients to shape long term people strategies, aligning HR practices with their business goals Conduct HR audits and develop tailored people plans to identify risks, gaps and opportunities - supporting clients with clear, practical follow up actions Advise on and implement scalable HR strategies that reflect the size, sector and culture of each client Act as a sounding board for leadership teams on key business decisions with a people impact Employee relations Manage all ER cases in their entirety, including but not limited to disciplinary, grievance and capability cases Attend meetings onsite or remotely, providing both reactive and proactive solutions Absence management Guide clients through absence issues, from holiday queries to long term sickness cases Conduct welfare meetings, return to work interviews and manage absence processes from start to finish TUPE and redundancy Manage complex change processes from start to finish, including TUPE transfers, redundancy and restructure exercises Family friendly and flexible working Advise on family friendly policies and flexible working procedures Develop enhanced offerings tailored to the client’s people strategy Equality, diversity and inclusion Support clients with strategic approaches to EDI and training Conduct impact assessments and support…