North Somerset Council
Senior HR Advisor
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🌟 Senior HR Adviser x 2 | North Somerset Council | Weston-super-Mare
Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an opportunity to make a real difference?
At North Somerset Council, we're committed to creating a fairer, greener and more inclusive community. We're looking for two Senior HR Advisers to join our collaborative People Services team and play a key role in delivering high-quality HR support across the organisation.
📍 Location: Weston-super-Mare
💰 Salary: Career Graded Level 7 (£34,314 - £37,035) to Level 8 (£37,938 - £40,476) per annum
🕒 Hours: 37 hours per week
📅 Closing Date: 14 September 2026
🏡 Hybrid Working: Typically 2-3 days in the office with flexibility to work from home and the office.
About the Role
As a Senior HR Adviser, you will provide expert HR guidance to managers and senior leaders across a wide range of employee relations matters, helping to deliver positive outcomes for both employees and services.
You'll:
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- Manage complex employee relations casework
- Advise and coach managers on employment law, HR policies and best practice
- Support organisational change, restructures and consultations
- Analyse and present workforce data and insights
- Ensure workforce establishment data is accurate and supports reporting
- Mentor and support HR Advisers and HR Administrators
- Contribute to HR projects and continuous service improvement initiatives
About You
We're looking for a confident HR professional who has:
- Significant HR generalist experience, including employee relations casework
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Experience supporting organisational change and restructures
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities
- A Level 5 HR qualification (or equivalent experience)
CIPD membership, or progress towards Chartered Membership, is desirable.
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At North Somerset Council, we value our people and offer:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 27 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after 5 years' service
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days' leave
- Professional development opportunities
- Dedicated wellbeing support
- Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice schemes
- Inclusive staff networks and employee groups
As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds.
👉 Ready to make an impact and help shape the future of our workforce?
Apply today by clicking the link below and join a team that's committed to supporting our communities and empowering our people.
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