Job Details

HR Advisor

West Northamptonshire Council

Location: One Angel Square, Northampton
Hours: 37 hours per week
Pay rate: £22 per hour PAYE
Working arrangement: Hybrid – 2–3 days per week onsite

Job Overview

West Northamptonshire Council is looking for an experienced HR Advisor to provide professional HR advice and support to managers across the organisation. The successful candidate will manage a range of employee relations cases, advise on employment legislation and HR policies, and support organisational change, including the implementation of a TUPE transfer from NPH to West Northamptonshire Council.

This is a hands-on HR advisory role suited to someone with strong employee relations experience, ideally gained within a local authority, public sector or housing organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and guidance to managers on disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, performance and other employee relations matters.
• Manage complex HR cases, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, council policies and procedures.
• Support managers with TUPE transfers, organisational restructures, redundancies and other change management activities.
• Analyse workforce data and prepare management information reports using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Advise managers on HR policies, employee wellbeing and performance management.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and service improvements.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure workforce information is up to date.
• Provide guidance and coaching to managers and support colleagues within the HR team.

Essential Requirements

• Significant experience working within an HR advisory environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations case management.
• Experience advising managers on complex HR issues and applying HR policies.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures or TUPE transfers.
• Experience analysing workforce data using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Degree-level education and CIPD Level 5, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within a local authority, public sector organisation or housing association.
• Experience delivering HR training or coaching managers.
• Knowledge of large organisations’ terms and conditions of employment and trade union involvement.

Working Arrangements

The role is based at One Angel Square, Northampton, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring approximately 2–3 days onsite per week.

Candidates should be comfortable providing practical HR advice, managing employee relations cases and supporting managers through organisational change.