HR Business Adviser

Kent County Council; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Maidstone is seeking an HR Adviser to support service managers with performance management and grievance procedures. The ideal candidate will provide expert HR advice, interpret employment legislation, and build positive relationships at all levels. Enjoy competitive annual leave, professional development opportunities, and staff discounts through our rewards program.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Professional development opportunities

Kent Rewards program

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR advisory role.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships.
• Strong understanding of performance management and grievance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice on performance and capability.
• Support service managers with grievances and disciplinary actions.
• Interpret employment legislation and internal policies.

Skills

Advisory skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of employment legislation

Job description

This is a challenging and exciting career opportunity within the HR Team, supporting and enabling our service managers to achieve their business outcomes with confidence and competence.

You will provide expert advice on performance and capability, grievance and disciplinaries in a way that is responsive to the changing needs of the organisation and support a variety of project types across the HR and OD spectrum.

As an HR Adviser you will be confident in operating in an advisory capacity and be able to build and maintain positive relationships with individuals at all levels of the organisation to deliver business focused solutions.

Working as part of a collaborative, supportive and customer-focused team, you will be interpreting employment legislation and internal policies and procedures to be able to advise managers.

Join our supportive environment, where you can thrive professionally while enjoying a generous annual leave of 30 days per year plus bank holidays and a concessionary day. Enhance your skills and career prospects with plentiful opportunities for professional development. Take advantage of our Kent Rewards programme, offering amazing staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 27th October 2025.

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.