Are you a HR professional looking to take your career to the next level?
If you have a passion for making a real difference to people and enabling positive change, we want to hear from you!
Your Role and Team
As an HR Advisor in the Partnering Team, you will be responsible for providing expert, professional advice to managers and employees across all aspects of employment including performance, employee relations, absence management and policy interpretation. The team strive to deliver excellent results for the organisation and are driven to provide exceptional customer service, working with a wide range of stakeholders including managers, employees and trade union colleagues.
Working alongside HR Partners you will be part of a team of professionals, acting as a sounding board and a point of check and challenge. As part of the wider People & Culture team, you will also work closely with colleagues within learning and development and health, safety and wellbeing.
The role is based within a complex, fast-paced environment, which works quickly and effectively to deliver the high levels of service needed to support the organisation, particularly in a period of rapid change. The successful applicant will be able to manage a complex and varied workload with tight deadlines, as well as having an eye for detail.
In this role you will provide support to a wide range of services across the organisation with differing needs and priorities, this requires a high degree of adaptability and flexibility in the role. The successful applicant will benefit from gaining experience working in a local government environment which brings unique challenges and opportunities.
If you have a strong customer focus and want to work for a transformational organisation, apply today!
About You
Adept at working in a fast-paced environment, you will be confident in processing factual information and making informed decisions based on what you have ascertained. You will be able to forge great working relationships which can aid in times when handling of situations or conversations may be challenging.
As an HR Advisor, you will be responsible for providing excellent verbal and written communication to managers and employees across the organisation. You will have the ability to influence, motivate, and engage in a variety of ways.
You will have an HR background with developed employee relations skills and experience in dealing with complex cases.
You will be a self-starter who is flexible and adaptable to change, able to work with ambiguity and be resilient to a demanding environment.
Think you can make a difference? We want to hear from you.
Working Arrangements
This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)
Your Application
Please refer to the role profile and person specification when submitting your application.
If you would like to discuss the role further, then please contact Vicky Birtwhistle, People Partner at [email protected]
Key Information
Advert Closing Date: Sunday 20th September 2026
We aim to Interview Candidates: Monday 28th September 2026.
We want you to have the best interview experience with us, so will provide candidates selected for interview their questions by 4pm the evening before.
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.
Check out our NELC Benefits brochure attached for more information on the brilliant benefits available working at North East Lincolnshire Council!
We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability.
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
