HR Advisor

Fixed Term for 5 months.

Reporting to the HR Manager, the successful applicant will be required to provide high quality, professional and proactive advice to senior and middle managers on all HR related matters.  This will include case management – some of which will be complex, recruitment and selection, change management, absence management, discipline, grievance, restructuring, job design, job evaluation and grading as well as general policy advice and delivery of some training.

You will also be required to provide advice, guidance, and support to staff, including on matters relating to their employment, policies and health and wellbeing and will be responsible for the line management of one of the HR administrators.

Ideally you will be qualified to Level 5 CIPD / Chartered MCIPD, or have recent equivalent experience in a similar role, including a good practical knowledge and understanding of the core HR activities and current employment law, as well as first-class interpersonal and listening skills.  You will be adept at working at pace and juggling competing demands whilst delivering a high quality service.

In addition, you will be a team player who is prepared to support where needed, an excellent communicator with a track record of building relationships, delivery of timely and accurate HR solutions and the proven ability to act on your own initiative. 

You will also share the Council’s values and commit to the HR Team’s purpose: To provide a professional, proactive, and efficient HR and payroll service.  To be ambassadors for, and to make a positive contribution to, the Council by enabling everyone to be equipped with the skills and experience needed to be the best they can be.

If you are ready for your next challenge, you want to work somewhere where you can make a real difference, not only to direct employees, but to the wider community, we want to hear from you.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.