Location: Hybrid Working (2 Days Per Week in the Office)
Rate: £19.32 per hour PAYE
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Contract: Until 31 October 2026, with potential to become permanent
We are currently recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy Human Resources team on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive HR professional with local government experience to provide expert advice and support across a wide range of employee relations and organisational change matters.
### Key Responsibilities
Provide professional HR advice and guidance to managers on a full range of employment matters.
Support managers with disciplinary, grievance, capability, sickness absence, redundancy and performance management cases.
Advise on employment legislation, policies, procedures and best practice.
Coach and develop managers to improve people management capability.
Support organisational change initiatives, restructures and TUPE transfers.
Work collaboratively with Trade Unions to maintain positive employee relations.
Analyse workforce data and management information to identify trends and support decision-making.
Deliver HR-related training and contribute to policy development and continuous service improvement.
Support safeguarding processes, including DBS-related matters where required.
### Requirements
Previous HR Advisor experience within a local authority or public sector environment.
Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
Experience managing a broad range of employee relations casework.
Experience supporting organisational change programmes and restructures.
Ability to influence, challenge and coach managers effectively.
Strong analytical skills with experience using HR data and management information.
Understanding of Trade Union engagement and consultation processes.
Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
CIPD qualification or working towards CIPD Level 5 would be advantageous.
### What's on Offer
Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility.
Opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced HR team.
Potential for the role to become permanent.
Varied and rewarding caseload covering operational and strategic HR activities.
If you have the required local government HR experience and are available to start at short notice, we would like to hear from you