HR Consultant in Sheffield and South Yorkshire
Senior HR support for growing businesses across Sheffield and South Yorkshire
Most businesses in Sheffield don't need a full-time HR Director. But they do need someone who thinks like one.
King HR Advisory is a Sheffield-based HR consultancy providing senior people leadership to organisations that have outgrown informal HR but aren't ready for a permanent hire. We work with founders, MDs and CEOs who are navigating real people complexity and need experienced, practical support rather than a helpline and a policy document.
You work directly with a Chartered CIPD professional with over 15 years of senior HR leadership experience across regulated industries, international teams and purpose-led organisations. The advice is commercially grounded, proportionate to your size, and built around your actual situation.
What Sheffield businesses come to us for
The organisations we work with tend to arrive with one of three things going on.
People risk they can see but aren't sure how to handle. A grievance that's escalating. A manager who's struggling. A restructure they know is coming but haven't started planning. An exit that needs handling cleanly and lawfully.
People infrastructure that doesn't exist yet. Contracts that aren't fit for purpose. No handbook. No performance framework. No onboarding process. The business has grown and the people foundations haven't kept pace.
A situation that needs senior judgment. Something sensitive. Something that could end up at tribunal if it goes wrong. Something where the person running the business is too close to it and needs an experienced, independent pair of eyes.
We provide the thinking, the advice and, where it's needed, the hands-on delivery to get these things resolved properly.
HR consultancy services in Sheffield
We offer three core services, each designed to give you the right level of HR leadership without the full-time commitment.
Fractional Head of People. Embedded senior HR leadership on a part-time, ongoing basis. Strategic thinking, governance support and operational delivery, scaled to your size and stage. You get a Head of People who knows your organisation inside out, without the full-time salary, employer NI, pension and everything else that comes with a permanent hire.
HR & People Advisory. Ongoing retained support for organisations that need a consistent, trusted HR consultant on hand. Day-to-day guidance, employee relations, compliance oversight, manager coaching. One dedicated HR partner who understands your culture and commercial pressures, not a rotating team or a generic helpdesk.
Strategic People Projects. Scoped, one-off work for specific challenges. Redundancy and restructure. TUPE transfers. Policy overhauls. Tribunal preparation. Pay and reward reviews. Leadership development. We define the brief, agree the fee, and deliver.
All three are available to organisations across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and the wider South Yorkshire region, as well as clients across the UK where the work suits a remote or hybrid arrangement.The organisations we work with tend to arrive with one of three things going on.
Why organisations in Sheffield choose us
There are plenty of HR consultants in Sheffield. Most of them are outsourcers who'll sell you a package and put you through to whoever's available that day. That model works for some businesses. It doesn't work if your situation is nuanced, if you operate in a regulated environment, or if you need someone who'll genuinely understand your organisation rather than just your postcode.
We work with a small number of clients at any one time. That's deliberate. It means real continuity, not a helpdesk. It means your HR consultant knows your team, your culture and your commercial pressures, not just your policy documents.
We're based in Sheffield. This isn't a location we serve from a distance. It's where we work, where our networks are, and where we understand the landscape.
Credentials and experience
Our experience spans insurance, financial services, health and wellbeing, charities, and purpose-led organisations where governance, compliance and people strategy all have to work together. We bring strategic perspective, not just operational fixes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size of organisation do you typically work with? Most of our clients have somewhere between 10 and 150 people. Past the point where informal people management works, not yet at the scale where a full-time HR function makes sense. That said, we also work with smaller organisations navigating significant complexity, and larger ones with a specific project need.
Is this the same as outsourced HR? Not quite. Outsourced HR typically means a provider handling transactional HR administration. What we offer is senior advisory support: strategic, experienced, and involved at the level where the real decisions get made. Think fractional Head of People rather than outsourced HR function.
How does the fractional model work? We agree a regular commitment, typically a set number of days per month, and embed into your organisation at senior level. You get continuity, context, and someone who genuinely knows your business.
How much does an HR consultant in Sheffield cost? It depends on the shape of the work. Retained advisory starts from a monthly fee based on the level of support you need. Project work is scoped and quoted individually. Pricing is always transparent with no hidden fees. The best way to get a clear picture is to book a discovery call and talk through what you actually need.
What's the difference between an HR consultant and an employment solicitor? An employment solicitor advises on the law. An HR consultant advises on how to manage people well within the law. Most of the situations we deal with never need a solicitor if they're handled properly in the first place. Where legal advice is needed, we work alongside employment lawyers and can help coordinate that relationship.
Do you work across the whole of South Yorkshire? Yes. We support businesses and organisations across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and the wider region. We also work with clients across the UK where the work suits a remote or hybrid arrangement.