Your New Company

You’ll be joining a respected public‑sector organisation with a strong community focus and a clear commitment to its people. The People & Organisational Development function plays a central role in shaping a positive, inclusive and high‑performing culture.

Your New Role

As HR Advisor, you will act as a trusted partner to managers across the organisation, providing professional HR guidance across a broad generalist remit. You’ll support the development and delivery of HR policies, coach managers in people‑related responsibilities and play an active role in organisational change and workforce planning.

This is a hands‑on, relationship‑driven role where you’ll work closely with colleagues across HR, Occupational Health, Legal and Finance, while also contributing to wider projects and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters including absence, performance, grievance, discipline and capability.
• Coach and train managers to ensure consistent interpretation and application of HR policies.
• Support organisational change programmes, including Service Improvement Reviews and workforce/succession planning.
• Analyse people data to produce meaningful insights and reports for key stakeholders.
• Attend sickness/absence case conferences and work collaboratively with Occupational Health.
• Ensure high‑quality preparation and documentation for ER cases.
• Contribute to the development and review of HR policies, processes and frameworks.
• Build strong working relationships across internal teams and external networks to share best practice.
• Support the delivery of formal management training alongside Learning & Development colleagues.
• Undertake ad‑hoc HR project work as required.

What You Need to Succeed

• CIPD Level 3 qualification (Level 5 desirable).
• Experience in a generalist HR role, including ER casework, sickness management, recruitment and supporting change.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.
• Strong influencing, communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and work collaboratively across teams.
• Knowledge of employment law, ACAS guidance and current HR best practice.
• High levels of integrity, discretion and professionalism.
• Confident use of IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience within the public sector is desirable but not essential.

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