HR Consultant

HR Consultant

Home based with travel - Midlands & North of England

Permanent, Full time

Competitive salaries and excellent benefits including up to one day's paid leave each year to undertake volunteering opportunities

Looking to move beyond a traditional HR advisory role?

We’re looking for an HR professional who enjoys variety, building relationships, and helping businesses navigate people challenges. This role would suit someone currently working at HR Advisor level who wants to gain wider exposure across consultancy, projects, employee relations, and client-facing work.

Joining Make UK’s HR Consultancy team, you’ll work with a broad range of clients, supporting them with practical HR advice and hands-on project work across all areas of people management.

The Role

You’ll support and deliver HR consultancy services to both members and external clients, providing straightforward, commercially focused advice that works in the real world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising managers on employee relations issues
• Supporting HR projects from start to finish
• Reviewing and updating policies and handbooks
• Carrying out HR audits and gap analysis
• Supporting DSARs and compliance work
• Delivering training on people management topics
• Building strong relationships with clients and understanding their business needs

No two days are the same, this is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied workload and getting involved in different areas of HR.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a generalist or advisory HR role and be comfortable supporting managers with employee relations matters.
• A good understanding of UK employment law and the ACAS Code of Practice
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders
• Good organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• A practical, solutions-focused approach
• Someone who can work independently but also enjoys being part of a team
• Previous consultancy experience would be helpful, but it’s not essential.

With over 125 years of experience, Make UK is a leading provider of essential business support and a champion for manufacturing industry in the UK. Make UK has the close ear of Government and is a trusted provider of essential services for world leading manufacturing companies across the country. Everything we do is designed to inspire British manufacturers to compete, innovate and grow.

Make UK staff enjoy a good benefits package and values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Benefits to include, but not limited to:, no bank holiday/weekend work, flexible hours, health cover, matched pension contributions up to 8%, and life assurance.

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and we recognise the contribution that Service personnel, both regular and reservist, veterans and military families make to our organisation and have pledged to support this by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Our Values at Make UK: Inclusivity & Diversity, Integrity, Innovation, & Collaboration

Due to volume of applications, if you do not hear back within 5 working days please assume that you have been unsuccessful at this time.