Local Government South East
HR Adviser (Fixed Term – up to 12 months)
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Fixed Term Full Time Reading Posted 3 weeks ago £33,699 - £38,220 per annum (pay award pending) Grade 4 £ / Year Closes: 10 July 2026
Website: RBFRSofficial Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
One Team For Berkshire
Benefits
- Salary: £33,699 – £38,220 per annum (pay award pending) Grade 4
- Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week
- Location: Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading
- Excellent annual leave allowance of 25 days, flexible working, onsite gym, parking facilities and a Local Government Pension Scheme are available
About The Role
Other information about our benefits can be found here.
This is an ideal opportunity to join Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) as an HR Adviser contributing to impactful service improvements while building on your generalist experience.
Working as part of a professional HR team, you will provide high-quality advice and guidance to managers and employees on a range of HR matters, including employee relations casework, employment legislation, and organisational policies.
The role also has a strong focus on process improvement, data insight, and system development. You will work closely with HR colleagues, ICT to identify opportunities for automation, digitalisation and improved ways of working.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to build on their HR generalist experience while contributing to impactful service improvements.
About You
We are seeking a motivated HR professional with a strong foundation in HR advisory work and a keen interest in systems, data and continuous improvement.
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You Will Bring
- Experience in a HR Adviser or similar generalist HR role
- Experience using HR Systems and Microsoft 365 tools, with confidence in digital working
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
- Provide professional HR advice to managers and staff on employment law, policies, procedures and casework
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle
- Support HR and payroll projects, including pensions related work and system improvements
- Analyse HR data to identify trends, insights and opportunities for improved ways of working
Key Role Requirements
- CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or equivalent
- Experience of transactional and advisory HR
- Strong digital and systems capability, including HR systems and reporting tools
- Experience providing HR advice and supporting complex casework
Application and Selection Process
The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.
The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
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Please see the link to the Job Profile/Person Specification.
Appointment is conditional upon undertaking a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Rechecks will be required in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.
For further details about the role please contact Emma Scott, Senior HR Adviser, (Service Provision) at scotte@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
If you have any queries about the application process or to discuss any adaptations or adjustments, we can make to assist you in your application or with our promotion process please contact Amanda Gavin at gavina@rbfrs.co.uk or by phone 01189 4550 for an informal discussion.
Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CVs without an accompanying application form.
Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours 10 July 2026.
It is anticipated that the assessment/interview process will take place on 14 and 15 July 2026.
Anticipated start date: As soon as possible
Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying / accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.
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