HR Consultant

Tate; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate is recruiting an HR Consultant focused on job evaluations in Bristol. The role supports fair, consistent evaluation processes, advises managers on grading outcomes, and helps develop evaluation frameworks. You will use workforce data to inform pay decisions and ensure practices meet legal standards.

The position is mostly remote with weekly attendance at the Bristol office, offering a £47,665 per annum salary and a permanent, full-time contract.

Qualifications

• Significant local authority expertise is essential.
• Significant experience of undertaking GLPC evaluations is essential.
• Experience with complex or disputed evaluations is desirable but not essential.
• Solid HR experience including policy development and/or casework.
• Good understanding of employment law and HR best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support job evaluation activity, ensuring roles are assessed fairly and consistently.
• Advise managers on role design, grading outcomes and job evaluation processes.
• Support the maintenance and development of job evaluation frameworks and documentation.
• Use role and workforce data to inform pay, grading and organisational decisions.
• Ensure employment practices remain fair, accessible and aligned with legislation and good practice.
• Utilise insight and workforce information to support decision‑making and EQIAs.
• Review and develop HR policies for clarity, fairness and compliance.
• Support organisational projects requiring HR or policy expertise.
• Act as a key HR link with managers to promote fair people practices.
• Contribute to learning resources and training for people management.

Skills

Local authority expertise

GLPC evaluations

Employment law knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

HR Consultant - Job Evaluations

£47,665 per annum

Full Time - Monday - Friday

Permanent

Mostly remote (attend the office once per week in Bristol)

Tate are working with a local authority in Bristol in their search for a HR Consultant, with a key focus managing job evaluations.

Your role focus will be on job evaluations, with key responsibilities including:

• Lead and support job evaluation activity, ensuring roles are assessed fairly and consistently
• Advise managers on role design, grading outcomes and job evaluation processes
• Support the maintenance and development of job evaluation frameworks and documentation
• Use role and workforce data to inform pay, grading and organisational decisions.
• Ensuring employment practices remain fair, accessible and aligned with legislation and good practice.
• Using insight, feedback and workforce information to support decision‑making, contribute to assessments such as Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs), and help identify where improvements or updates are needed.
• Review and develop HR policies to ensure clarity, fairness and compliance with employment legislation.
• Support organisational projects requiring HR or policy expertise, particularly those shaping workforce culture.
• Act as a key HR link with managers and colleagues to promote consistent and fair people practices.
• Contribute to learning resources and training that enhance people‑management capability.

About you:

• Significant local authority expertise is essential
• Significant experience of undertaking GLPC evaluations is essential
• Experience of complex/disputed evaluations is desirable but not essential - though if they have experience of hundreds of evaluations then there will have been some contentious ones.
• Solid HR experience, including policy development and/or casework, alongside a good understanding of employment law and good HR practice.
• Ability to analyse information and present clear, evidence‑based insights, handle sensitive discussions with professionalism and balance, and bring a collaborative style with a commitment to a fair, supportive workplace culture.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application