HR Advisor

Coleg Cambria

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 34,000 - 38,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pension Scheme

Generous Annual Leave

On site nursery provision

Discounts on courses

E-learning and PD

Discounted gym membership

Sports and fitness facilities

Free parking

Cycle scheme

Restaurant discounts

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Coleg Cambria is recruiting a permanent Human Resources Advisor to join the Deeside team, with travel to other sites across five Coleg Cambria campuses. The role involves providing professional HR advice, supporting recruitment, and managing a broad HR workload with a customer‑facing approach.

You will deliver guidance on policies, support managers with complex employee relations issues, and stay up to date with employment law and HR best practice. Welsh skills are essential for this post.

Qualifications

CIPD Level 5 qualification required.
Experience advising managers on HR related matters.
Experience processing transactional HR procedures.

Responsibilities

Provide professional HR advice to managers and employees across the College.
Support recruitment activities: writing job descriptions, shortlisting and interview panel support.
Handle a varied employee relations caseload: absence, disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance.
Ensure advice is legally compliant, pragmatic and solutions focused.
Use data and analytics to identify trends and drive continuous people-practice improvements.

Skills

HR advisory experience

Advising managers on HR

Transactional HR procedures

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Location

Coleg Cambria

Application Deadline

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Scale Point From

£33,912

Scale Point To

£37,644

Job Profile

Coleg Cambria: An Introduction

At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education. We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants. Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.

Job Summary

Exceeding expectations through education, innovation and inspiration...

Role Title: Human Resource Advisor

Location: Deeside (must be willing to travel across all 5 Coleg Cambria sites)

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Salary: £33,912 - £37,644

We currently have a vacancy for a permanent Human Resources Advisor to join a hugely welcoming and supportive team. The role will primarily be based at our Deeside site, however, candidates must be willing to travel regularly to other sites (expenses can be claimed).

We are looking for candidates who are equipped with the skills to work in an extremely varied, fast-paced role. You will bring a proactive approach to solving complex people challenges, be naturally inquisitive and confident building effective relationships across the College. You will provide professional advice on day-to-day queries on HR matters from managers and employees, while delivering HR-related activities for a specified area within the College.

You will work across a wide range of HR tasks and priorities including providing advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR-related policies and procedures. A key part of this role will involve supporting managers with a varied employee relations caseload, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance matters, ensuring advice is legally compliant, pragmatic and solutions focused.

Supporting managers with recruitment associated activities, including writing new job descriptions, shortlisting, providing panel support at interviews and a wide variety of employment activities while ensuring an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

You will be dedicated to providing a high level of customer service and will be committed to keeping up to date with employment legislation and HR best practice. You will build trusted relationships with managers and employees, providing confident, credible and professional HR advice.

This position will require you to work proactively as part of a wider team, and be flexible and adaptable when required. You will also be confident asking the right questions, analysing information objectively and constructively challenging where appropriate to support informed decision-making.

As an HR Advisor you will contribute to and support the development and implementation of policies, processes and projects that support the College's wider vision and promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

It is important that you are comfortable working with data and will be able to use data and analytics to understand and identify opportunities for further improvement, identify trends and support evidence-based decision making to continuously improve our people practices.

Essential Requirements

CIPD professional qualification to Level 5
Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers on HR related matters
Experience of processing transactional HR procedures

Welsh skills are essential for this specific post. We are seeking candidates who can help us grow our bilingual provision and service.

Coleg Cambria aims to actively promote and embed the Welsh language and culture. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for our colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills in both formal and informal settings. This includes access to tailored Welsh language training plans as well as incentive payments for bilingual delivery and services.

We highly encourage applications in Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Application forms, explanatory material, information about the interview process and assessment methods and job descriptions all available in Welsh.

Coleg Cambria is a 'Disability Confident' Employer.

We are building a college that reflects the vibrant, diverse community we serve. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups.

Coleg Cambria is committed to safeguarding all learners, and we expect every member of staff to share this commitment.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and is classed as regulated activity. It therefore requires an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check, and applicants must disclose all cautions and convictions, including spent ones. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. Disclosure will not automatically prevent employment; a risk assessment will be carried out however we may deem some convictions / cautions as unsuitable to work with children.

Depending on the position, successful candidates may also need to register with the Education Workforce Council.

Roles are normally advertised with a salary range. If you are offered a role at the college, relevant experience will be taken into consideration to determine your starting salary.

Benefits