HR Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Pobl Group; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading housing and support provider, Pobl Group, as an HR Advisor for a 12-month maternity cover. In this proactive role, you will guide managers through employee relations issues, collaborate with the HR team, and contribute to a fair and inclusive workplace. Bring your HR experience to make a positive impact in a supportive environment. Flexible working is included, covering South Wales services.

Benefits

Mileage paid at 45p per mile

26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Sick Pay

Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)

Health Cash Plan

Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes

Gym and shopping discounts

Training and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in HR, ideally in an advisory role.
• Experience with complex employee relations cases.
• Strong understanding of employment law.

Responsibilities

• Support employee relations casework and coach managers.
• Attend and minute formal HR meetings.
• Maintain accurate HR records and review policies.

Skills

Employee Relations

Communication

Coaching

Organizational Skills

Education

CIPD Qualification or Employment Law Qualification

Job description

Summary

Are you a proactive and people-focused HR professional? Join us as an HR Advisor for a 12-month maternity cover and play a key role in delivering a high-quality, solutions-focused HR service. This is a fast-paced role with a strong focus on employee relations—you’ll be guiding managers through a range of casework, helping to maintain a fair, inclusive and values-led workplace. We’re looking for someone to start as soon as possible, and we may close the advert early and interview suitable applicants as and when identified.

Overview

What’s great about this role?

• Make an impact: You’ll play a lead role in supporting employee relations casework, helping shape a high-performing HR function that supports colleagues across the organisation.
• Keep developing: We’ll support your continuous learning and professional growth.
• Flexible working: Enjoy agile working across our South Wales sites, with a mix of in person and remote work.
• People-focused: Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and friendly team where your voice is valued.
  
  

Where does this role fit in?

Working closely with the HR Business Partners and the wider HR & OD team, you’ll provide clear, timely advice and hands-on support to managers across a wide range of employee relations matters—including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, investigations, performance management, and organisational change.

You’ll build manager capability by coaching and guiding them through complex casework, ensuring issues are handled promptly, fairly and in line with employment law and our policies. The role also involves attending and minuting formal meetings, maintaining accurate records, and contributing to the review of HR policies and best practices. While your main focus will be supporting our Care services, you may support other areas across the Group as needed.

What skills and experience do you need?

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Has experience working in HR, ideally in an advisory role.
• Has led or supported complex employee relations cases (e.g. disciplinaries, grievances, TUPE, restructures).
• Is confident coaching managers through sensitive or challenging people issues.
• Has a sound understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
• Is organised, detail-focused and comfortable working with confidential information.
• Is a strong communicator with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Values fairness, inclusion and a positive working culture.
• Holds a full driving licence and has access to a car.
  
  

A CIPD or Employment Law qualification is helpful but not essential if you bring the right experience.

What are the pay and benefits?

• This is a Full time role at 37 hours per week for a 12 month, maternity cover position. The salary is £34,678.
• Flexible working policies – this is a hybrid role. Due to the nature of the role time will spent throughout our services and the geographical location will cover South Wales. Our head offices are Newport, Cardiff and Swansea, where we have our team meet ups and your base location will be set closest to your home.
• Mileage is paid at 45p per mile
• 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service
• Health Cash Plan
• Savings Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eyecare plan
• Give as You Earn charity donation scheme
• Gym and shopping discounts
• Training and progression opportunities
  
  

What’s FREDIE?

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.

How do you apply?

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up-to-date CV, short/ focussed cover letter along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you.

We’ll be reviewing applications and inviting to interview as we go – so please don’t wait to apply. This advert may close early if we find the right candidate.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact [e-mail] or 0300 3735262

Who are Pobl group?

Pobl Group is a leading housing, care and support provider dedicated to improving lives and communities. Pobl Group has merged with Linc Cymru, another prominent Welsh housing association. This merger has strengthened the group's ability to provide a broader range of services and more extensive support across Wales.

We continue to offer affordable housing solutions, as well as care and support services for individuals and families. Managing thousands of homes across Wales.

We remain committed to our core values of Positive, Connected, Considerate. We aim to create positive social change by creating independence, enhancing wellbeing, and improving the quality of life for people in our communities.