HR Advisor

American Airpower Heritage Museum; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Lowestoft seeks an experienced HR Advisor to join their team. The role involves providing HR support, managing recruitment, and handling employee relations in a part-time capacity. Candidates must have at least a CIPD Level 5 qualification and relevant HR experience. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including generous leave entitlement and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Free car parking

Discounts on various products and services

Qualifications

• CIPD level 5 qualified as a minimum.
• Recent HR advisory experience with knowledge of employment law.
• Strong IT, communication, and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and support to managers.
• Manage recruitment and occupational health cases.
• Support employee relations and performance management.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Knowledge of employment law

IT skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Willingness to achieve Level 7 qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2EX
Salary: £35,412 - £42,839 per annum pro rata (Career Grade)

Job Type: Permanent, Part Time
Working Hours: 22.2 Hours per week
Closing date: 11:30pm on 14 September 2025

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people\'s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk. We have a fantastic opportunity for an HR Advisor to join our busy team, working on supporting our HR service for East Suffolk Services Limited based at Rotterdam Road Depot, Lowestoft.

About The Role

You will provide responsive HR advice and support and will work in partnership with our customers and the team to deliver a highly effective, professional and pro-active HR service. You will be responsible for providing advice and support to managers in employee relations, performance management, discipline and grievance and absence management. You will also be responsible for recruitment in your designated service areas and managing occupational health cases to conclusion.

About You

Applicants should be CIPD level 5 qualified as a minimum, with a willingness to work towards the level 7 qualification. You will also have recent and relevant HR advisory experience including up to date knowledge of employment law, as well as strong IT, communication, and customer service skills.

Benefits

• Salary offered within the grade will be dependent on experience and qualifications.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years\' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the Council\'s careers page.

Candidates with relevant experience or job titles such as HR Generalist, HR Officer, HR Analyst, Human Resource Analyst, Senior HR Assistant, HR Adviser, Senior HR Advisor, Assistant HR Manager, HR Coordinator, or Human Resource Advisor may also be considered for this role.

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.