Senior HR Adviser

Senior HR Adviser

Salary: £33,820 - £38,296

Grade: JK

Contract Type : Full-time, Permanent

Location: County Hall, Northallerton – Hybrid (currently the team work together at County Hall on a Tuesday and Wednesday)

Are you looking for an exciting and unique opportunity to develop your HR career?

Are you looking for an organisation which can provide enriching professional development opportunities as well as an excellent work environment?

Our HR Shared Service Team (HRSST) are part of the HR service at NYCC (soon to be NYC) primarily providing an HR enquiry service via phone and email alongside dedicated HR casework support to all of the four directorates within North Yorkshire County Council plus a number of external customers. The team also undertake a number of other activities including delivering manager skills sessions around key elements of our HR policies and support our HR Business Partner Teams in delivering restructures and service change.

Who we are

Our HR Shared Service Team (HRSST) currently have a great opportunity to join them as a Senior HR Adviser. Our HRSST are part of the HR service at NYCC primarily providing an HR enquiry service via phone and email and HR casework support to the four directorates within North Yorkshire County Council plus a number of external customers. The team also undertake a number of other activities including delivering manager skills sessions around key elements of our HR policies and support our HR Business Partner Teams in delivering restructures and service change.

We are a busy front facing team based at County Hall in Northallerton (every Tuesday and Wednesday) but work in a hybrid way with opportunities to also work from home and/or other council offices as appropriate. The ability to travel across the county to deliver our service when required is however essential.

And this is where you come in…….

We have lots of do to shape our new organisation, such as project work, TUPE, Restructures, Policies and transformation leading up to and beyond April 2023, and this fantastic opportunity allows you to showcase your skills and be part of developing our new culture.

Our entry level HR Advisor role is varied, challenging, and rewarding giving you a great base to start your HR career or further develop your existing HR skills within a fast paced but highly supportive team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Senior HR Adviser, you will be responsible for a number of key areas;

• Direct line management of a small team of HR Advisers
• Hold a lead portfolio of one of our 4 Directorates being the conduit for sharing information between HRSST and the HRBP Team
• Support the Principal HR Adviser and the rest of the SHRA team in identifying and delivering service developments including preparing the team and service for LGR and beyond
• Lead on more complex casework

What’s in it for you

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially make life a bit easier. From career average employer contribution Local Government pension scheme, green car and cycle schemes, travel loans, shopping and gym discounts to name but a few you can find more information on the range of benefits we offer within our total rewards brochure.

As a council, we benefit from access to modern technology which has enabled us to work from home pre, during and post the Covid-19 pandemic. These opportunities are no exception and successful candidates will be fully enabled to; work from home, their office base with the opportunity to work across the region and beyond.

We are currently recruiting for multiple opportunities with our HR team, if you are interested in other HR opportunities, please let us know and we will be able to explore these with you.

Contact and apply

For an informal discussion please contact Sara Jeffs Sara.Jeffs@northyorks.gov.uk or call on 01609 536931

Key dates:

Closing date: Sunday 26th March 2023

Interview date: 30th and 31st March 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £33,820.00-£38,296.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Northallerton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Northallerton