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But this role is about more than managing cases. You’ll also contribute to wider People projects and initiatives, use insights to identify opportunities for improvement and help us continually evolve the way we support our people.\nIt’s a varied role with plenty of opportunity to build your experience, take ownership and influence beyond your day-to-day caseload.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nNo two days will look quite the same. You’ll be a trusted point of contact for managers and colleagues, providing clear, pragmatic advice across a range of people matters.\nYou will:\nAdvise on employee relations matters including attendance, conduct, capability, grievances, flexible working, and health and wellbeing\nCoach managers through people matters, helping them understand their options, prepare for conversations and reach fair, practical outcomes\nManage your own ER caseload, using your judgement to assess risk and identify when matters need to be escalated\nContribute to the design and delivery of manager training, guidance and resources\nPlay an active role in People Team projects and service improvements, taking ownership and helping turn ideas into meaningful change\nSupport key people activities including performance and development reviews, pay review, engagement, workforce planning and policy reviews\nUse people data and themes from your casework to identify trends and opportunities to improve how we work\nHelp ensure our policies, guidance and manager resources remain practical, accessible and up to date\nRequirements\nYou’ll have experience advising on employee relations matters and be comfortable working directly with managers, translating policy and employment law into clear, practical advice.\nYou’ll be able to build credibility quickly, ask the right questions and constructively challenge where needed. Just as importantly, you’ll bring empathy, sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive situations.\nYou’ll also bring:\nA good working knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application\nExperience managing a varied ER caseload and balancing competing priorities\nConfidence coaching managers through a range of people scenarios\nStrong organisation and attention to detail, particularly around case management, documentation and confidential information \nA collaborative and curious approach, with a genuine interest in improving how things are done\nA CIPD qualification, or progress towards one, would be an advantage, as would previous experience within professional services\nWhat makes this opportunity particularly interesting is its breadth.\nYou won’t just be responding to queries or managing ER cases. You’ll have the opportunity to coach managers, identify emerging themes, contribute to wider projects and help shape improvements across our People function.\nIt’s an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys the hands-on side of HR but also wants to see the bigger picture, broaden their experience and contribute to how our People function continues to develop.\nIf you’re a confident and approachable People Advisor who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and making things better, we’d love to hear from you.\nWant to Know More?\nTo request a copy of the full job description or an alternative format, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at .\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion\nAt Stone King, we value individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can thrive.\nWe are proud signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, Race Fairness Commitment and Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and are a Disability Confident Employer.\nWe aim to make our recruitment process as accessible as possible and will make reasonable adjustments where required. 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