Junior HR Advisor

Junior HR Advisor - Compliance | 12 months FTC | Lichfield - Hybrid | £28.8K

Gleeson Recruitment Group are working with a well-established organisation to recruit a Junior HR Advisor to join their HR Operations team in Lichfield. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in HR administration or HR operations who is looking to develop their advisory skills within a fast-paced, compliance-focused environment. Working as part of a supportive HR team, you will act as a key point of contact for employee and manager queries, providing guidance across a broad range of HR processes while ensuring records, documentation and compliance requirements are maintained to a high standard.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing HR inbox queries and providing support to managers and employees across a range of HR matters.
• Supporting Right to Work checks, visa sponsorships and immigration compliance.
• Coordinating family-friendly leave, contractual changes and payroll-related administration.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and legislation.
• Managing DBS checks, professional registrations and renewal processes.
• Administering employee benefits, pensions, life assurance and long-service awards.
• Supporting the Skilled Worker Sponsorship Licence and associated visa processes.
• Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders, including Payroll, Recruitment and Finance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and ways of working.

What we're looking for:

You will have previous experience in an HR administration, HR operations or junior HR advisory role, with a good understanding of HR processes and compliance. You will be highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities in a busy environment.

Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach are essential, alongside the confidence to support managers and colleagues with day-to-day HR queries. Experience in areas such as Right to Work compliance, sponsorship and immigration, DBS checks, family-friendly leave or social care regulations would be advantageous. A CIPD qualification, or working towards one, would also be beneficial. This is a great opportunity to broaden your HR knowledge, gain exposure to complex operational processes and continue developing your career within a busy HR function.

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