Cornwall Council
HR Advisor (Employment Strategy)
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The Service & Team
Key areas of responsibility for the team include:
- Trade union consultation, negotiation and partnership working
- Pay and reward frameworks
- Terms and conditions of employment and collective bargaining
- Employee benefits
- Employment policies and guidance
- Undertaking employer functions regarding local authority pension schemes
- Job evaluation and related processes
The Role
Working within a small and supportive team, the HR Advisor contributes across a range of Employment Strategy activities. This may include supporting consultation and negotiation with trade unions, implementing pay awards, developing employment policies and guidance, advising on terms and conditions, and supporting the Council's responsibilities as an employer within local authority pension schemes.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience in strategic and specialist HR. The role offers exposure to a wide range of people management disciplines, providing valuable learning and development opportunities in a supportive environment.
Working Pattern
The role is available full time for five days a week but flexible working arrangements will be considered in conjunction with working arrangements for other team members
What you’ll need to succeed
You will be proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable managing your workload independently while working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Relevant HR experience and a willingness to develop knowledge and expertise across specialist HR disciplines. CIPD study or membership is desirable but not essential.
- An understanding of employment law, HR best practice, and employee relations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build positive working relationships and influence stakeholders
What you’ll get in return
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council, and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate, and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance while still ensuring that service needs are met.
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Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
- a competitive salary
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings, including the option for extra voluntary contributions
- a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave
- a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
- Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services
Additional Information
Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.
The full role profile is attached here [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/ezycp0d2/2001-hr-advisor-employment-strategy-v14-sep-2026-1.pdf]
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Kevin Pearce via email: Kevin.Pearce@Cornwall.gov.uk
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work/personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-here/recruitment-process/].
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
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We may adapt our shortlisting approach where we receive a high volume of applications. Any shortlisting decisions will be based on the information provided in your application and the essential requirements of the role.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
Cornwall Council delivers services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-here/]
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-here/benefits-of-working-for-the-council/].
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion, and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people, and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
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