Senior HR Advisor (Full Time)

New Start; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Flexible working

Learning and development

Discounts and vouchers

Hybrid working

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council invites applications for a Senior HR Advisor based in Northallerton, offering hybrid working with team meetings at County Hall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

You will provide an HR enquiry service by phone and email, undertake HR casework, and support HR Business Partner teams in restructures and service change. The role is varied, fast-paced and requires travel across the county when needed. The team recently won awards for HR excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering HR enquiry services by phone and email.
• Ability to manage complex HR casework and support restructures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on more complex HR casework.
• Hold a lead portfolio and liaise between HR Advisory Team and HRBP Team.
• Support service developments and manager skills sessions.

Skills

HR advisory

Casework

Phone & email support

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Jobs

Senior HR Advisor

More Information

Salary

£39,481 to £44,253 per annum

Expires

04/10/2026

Company

North Yorkshire Council

Location

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Job Type

Full Time

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

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Key Documents

Job Description

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Key dates:

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