HR Adviser - Performance Management

Nottingham City Council; Glenfield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking an experienced HR Adviser – Performance Management to strengthen attendance and performance processes across the organisation. You will support managers, intervene in complex cases, and ensure consistent application of HR policies.

Working in a hybrid setup, you’ll deliver training, work with unions and senior managers, and contribute to policy development. The role requires a relevant degree or CIPD and solid HR advisory experience.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree, CIPD or equivalent.
• Significant HR advisory experience on attendance, capability and probation.
• Experience handling a varied caseload of complex HR issues.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and case law.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience designing and delivering training.
• Experience working with unions and senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR service to strengthen performance and attendance management.
• Support managers to address performance concerns and promote policy consistency.
• Intervene early with intensive case management for attendance, capability and probation.
• Support and attend formal meetings and hearings ensuring policy compliance.
• Deliver mandatory attendance management and stress training.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues, managers and unions to resolve workforce challenges.
• Analyze attendance data to inform operational and strategic decisions.
• Contribute to development and review of HR policies and guidance.
• Participate in job evaluation panels.
• Support wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

Degree or CIPD qualification

HR advisory experience

Attendance management

Capability & probation

Employment legislation knowledge

Communication & influencing

Training design & delivery

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree or CIPD qualification

Job description

HR Adviser – Performance Management

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £41,259 to £44,109

Working Hours:Full Time (37 hours per week) (Hybrid Working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 2 November 2026

Interview Date(s): 10th November 2026

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on supporting managers through complex people challenges?

About the Role

Provide a comprehensive HR service that strengthens performance and attendance management, maximising employee productivity across the Council.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting managers across the organisation to improve attendance, address performance concerns, and ensure the consistent application of employment policies and procedures.

We're looking for a skilled and proactive HR Adviser – Performance Management to join our Corporate HR Team. Working within a dedicated team of HR professionals, you'll provide focused, proactive support to managers across designated service areas through a targeted operating model. You'll help managers intervene early and provide intensive case management support for the most complex attendance, capability and probation cases.

In order to ensure the future success of the HR Service, it is vital that the post holder is committed to the following:

• Supporting managers to complete probationary monitoring effectively and take timely, appropriate action when absence triggers are reached.
• Supporting and attending formal meetings and hearings, ensuring compliance with policy, legislation and best practice.
• Delivering mandatory attendance management and stress training, and coaching managers to manage attendance and poor performance effectively.
• Working collaboratively with HR colleagues, senior managers and trade unions to resolve workforce challenges, promote consistent policy application and minimise the risk of legal challenge.
• Analysing attendance data that inform operational and strategic decision-making.
• Supporting the development and review of HR policies, procedures and guidance.
• Participating in job evaluation panels.
• Contributing to wellbeing initiatives aimed at improving attendance and supporting employee wellbeing.

About You

To apply for this post, you must demonstrate:

• A relevant degree, professional qualification (such as CIPD) or equivalent significant operational experience.
• Significant experience providing HR advice and support on employee relations matters, particularly attendance management, capability and probation.
• Experience managing a varied caseload of complex HR issues.
• A strong understanding of employment legislation, case law and HR best practice.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Experience designing and delivering training
• Experience working with a wide variety of stakeholders, including trade unions and senior managers

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.

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:

Katie Summers / Ruth Lewin, Corporate HR Team Manager

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]