HR Advisor

We are a busy HR Advisory Team working across various services within West Northants Council, including Housing, Highways, Waste Services, Planning, Regulatory Services and Museums and Libraries.

There will be some HR Advisory case work, however the main focus of this Fixed Term Assignment is to support a number of restructures across Housing and Place Shaping where you will be required to provide advice and guidance to managers through the process but also doing some of the more basic tasks of setting up structures within our internal HR system and supporting processes to implement the services.

This role will be offered on a fixed term contract from 1st July to the end of December 2024.

You will be qualified to at least CIPD level 3 and have experience of working in a large organisation would be an advantage.

Your experience will include having worked with a range of managers providing advice and guidance on HR policy and procedure. Ideally you will have supported organisational change initiatives or service restructures. While public sector experience would be useful experience in case management and service restructuring is key. Therefore being organised and willing to take the initiative with providing advice and generally being able to provide solutions and support to our client groups to enable them to provide services to our residents is essential.

This is a flexible working role however with the support required to the management teams needed over the range of projects we expect the successful candidate to be in the office up to 3 days a week.

We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from Anna Earnshaw, our Chief Executive, about working for West Northants Council: https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.


• Cycle to Work scheme.


• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.


• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.


• Car Lease scheme


• Professional subscriptions / registration - if your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees


• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.


• Ongoing training and development opportunities.


• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).


• Our West Ways of Working - We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.


• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.