HR Adviser

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join the Strategic HR Team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will contribute to a varied programme of strategic HR work, including policy development, project management, consultation, and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires independent working, strong employment law knowledge, and the ability to translate complex HR matters into practical solutions while building effective relationships with colleagues and partners.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree or professional/management qualification, or significant relevant operational experience at an equivalent level.
• Experience of providing effective HR advice across employment matters including organisational change, terms, recruitment, attendance, disciplinary, grievance, equality and pay.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies, procedures, guidance or toolkits for managers and employees.
• Strong understanding of employment law and case law, and HR best practice.
• Ability to build relationships with partners and stakeholders and work independently on projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR expertise across a varied portfolio of work.
• Contribute to HR policy development and strategic project management.
• Lead consultation, trade union and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support delivery of the People Strategy and respond to employment law changes.
• Translate complex HR issues into clear, practical solutions and guide managers.

Skills

HR advisory

Employment law

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Project management

Consultation

Independent working

Time management

Education

Relevant degree or professional/management qualification

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Leicestershire County Council, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £41,259 - £44,109

Working Hours:37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months

Closing Date: 4th November 2026

Interview Date(s): w/c 9 November 2026

Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys turning complex people issues into practical solutions?

Would you like the opportunity to work on high-profile strategic HR projects and help shape the Council's future approach?

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced HR Adviser to join our Strategic HR Team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a varied programme of strategic HR work, with a particular focus on supporting Better Leicestershire and ensuring our policies and processes remain effective and compliant during a period of significant legislative change.

Working as part of a small specialist team, you will provide professional HR expertise across a varied portfolio of work. This will include HR policy development, strategic project management, consultation, trade union and stakeholder engagement.

You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to the wider work of the Strategic HR Team, whose responsibilities include delivery of the People Strategy, responding to employment law changes and emerging complex people issues, skilled worker sponsorship, strategic resourcing, pay and reward, job evaluation, compliance, statutory and corporate data reporting and trade union consultation.

This role would suit an experienced and proactive HR professional who is comfortable working independently, interpreting employment legislation and HR policy, supporting consultation and negotiation, and delivering complex strategic projects. You’ll need to build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and be able to translate complex HR matters into clear, practical solutions.

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About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• A relevant degree or professional/management qualification, or significant relevant operational experience at an equivalent level.
• Experience of providing effective and practical HR advice and support across a range of employment matters, including organisational change, terms and conditions, recruitment and selection, attendance management, disciplinary, grievance, equality and diversity, and pay and reward.
• Experience of developing and implementing effective and practical HR policies, procedures, guidance, processes and/or toolkits for managers and employees.
• A strong understanding of employment law and case law, and HR best practice
• Experience of developing effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a project team.
• Experience of identifying customer needs and opportunities for improvement and taking action to improve service delivery, including managing your time effectively to meet deadlines

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Please note:

If you are appointed to this role on a fixed-term or internal secondment basis, you may later be offered a permanent appointment to the role, should the opportunity become available. Any such arrangements will be subject to organisational requirements and the relevant policy conditions being met.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Caroline Rowe, HR Strategy Team Manager

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]