Senior HR Advisor

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Supportive environment

Discounts and vouchers

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join the HR Advisory Team. The role is hybrid, with occasional travel across the county and collaboration across directorates. You will work on complex casework and help implement service developments in a busy, supportive environment.

The team delivers HR enquiry services via phone and email and supports HR Business Partners in restructures and organizational change.

Qualifications

• Experience providing HR enquiry service via phone and email.
• Experience in HR casework support across directorates.
• Ability to travel across the county to deliver service.

Responsibilities

• Lead on more complex casework.
• Hold a lead portfolio as conduit between HR Advisory Team and HRBP Team.
• Lead on a portfolio area and support service developments.

Skills

HR advisory

Casework leadership

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Hybrid Working(currently the team work together at County Hall, Northallerton on a Tuesday and Wednesday)

Senior HR Advisor (HR Advisory Team)

Are you looking for an exciting and unique opportunity to develop your HR career?

Our HR Advisory Team currently have a great opportunity to join them as a Senior HR Advisor. Our Advisory Team are part of the HR service at NYC primarily providing an HR enquiry service via phone and email and HR casework support to all of the directorates within North Yorkshire Council plus a number of external customers. The team also undertake a number of other activities including delivering manager skills sessions around key elements of our HR policies and support our HR Business Partner Teams in delivering restructures and service change.

We are a busy front facing team based at County Hall in Northallerton but work in a hybrid way with opportunities to also work from home and/or other council offices as appropriate.

The ability to travel across the county to deliver our service when required is, however, essential.

The team sits as part of North Yorkshire Council’s high performing HR and OD Service and we are very proud to have recently won the 2025 PPMA Public Sector HR and OD Team of the Year, the PPMA Gold award as well as a recent award for HR and Payroll provider of the year from Education Today.

Our Senior HR Advisor role is varied, challenging, and rewarding role within a fast paced but highly supportive team.

The role…

As a Senior HR Advisor you will be responsible for a number of key areas;

• 1. Lead on more complex casework.
• 2.Hold a lead portfolio of one of our Directorates being the conduit for sharing information between the HR Advisory Team and the HRBP Team.
• 3.Lead on a portfolio area and support the Principal HR Advisor and the rest of the SHRA team in identifying and delivering service developments.

Why join us?

At North Yorkshire Council, we are committed to supporting our employees to grow and succeed. In return for your expertise, you’ll benefit from:

• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Access to learning, coaching, mentoring and apprenticeships.
• Flexible working opportunities including hybrid where appropriate.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Access to discounts and vouchers, including holidays, high street retailers and day to day spending

For full information, please visit Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

Contact and apply

For an informal conversation about this role please contact Hannah Yeadon, Principal HR Advisor via [e-mail].

Key Documents

Job Description

Total Rewards brochure

Key dates:

Closing date: 04th October 2026
Shortlisting: 05th and 06th October 2026
Interview date: 13th and 15th October 2026

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £39,481 to £44,253 per annum

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Human Resources & Recruitment

Job Role: Advisor