HR Advisor (Preston)
Employer: Victim Support
Location: Home based but there will be a requirement to attend in person team meetings on a regular basis within the Preston Area.
Working hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Salary: £32,375.00 per annum
Closing date: 26/05/2026
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HR Advisor
We are seeking to appoint a HR advisor to join our small but very busy HR Team, working 37.5 hours per week, the role will be home based but there will be a requirement to attend in person team meetings on a regular basis within the Preston Area.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement to a National Organisation?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we’d love to hear from you…
Area of Business
Support Services
Location or Function
People Services
Full time/Part time
Full time
Hours per week
37.5
Work schedule
Monday - Friday
Basic Salary
£32,375.00 per annum
Allowances
Home Working
Contract type
Permanent
DBS required?
NA
Police vetting required?
No
Closing Date
26/05/2026
Ref No
6698
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the Role
As an HR Advisor you will be the first point of contact for HR queries providing advice and guidance to managers and employees on all employment matters. You will be educated to Level 5 CIPD and have an up to date understanding and application of employment related legislation and HR practices.
Your role will support the HR Business partners:
Responding to initial queries providing clear and consistent practice across a variety of settings
generating management reports to monitor sickness absence, performance and employee relations.
Supporting the HR Business Partners on HR related activities relating to organisational change including TUPE and start-ups, restructuring exercises and job evaluations.
You will need:
Up to date knowledge of employment law & best practice HR policy and practice
Experience of providing advice on complex ER matters
The ability to build excellent relationships quickly with key stakeholders and the wider business
Minimum of Level 5 CIPD.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we’re proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
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