Human Resources Advisor

Cambridge Investment Partnership; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000

Job description

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Following a period of transformation across the Council and within our own team, we are developing a new People and Strategic Change function, and we are looking for HR professionals to join us and help shape the way forward.

We’ve recently moved to a business partner model and have introduced a new role of HR Advisor to the team. We are looking for one HR Business Partner and one HR Advisor who can work with us to help shape this new way of working, challenge existing practices and help us to embed the business partner model across the Council.

Alongside this, we are implementing a people and culture strategy to help embed our new values and ensure that our greatest asset – our people, are aligned and working towards our priorities and vision to make Cambridge a united city ‘One Cambridge, Fair for All’. This strategy gives us a greater focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and for both roles, we are looking for someone who is passionate about helping us to develop a culture of belonging across our Groups.

We are a purpose led, agile, dedicated and friendly Team and these roles are a great opportunity for you to make a positive impact on a wide range of people and workforce activity across the whole Council at a time of significant change.

As an HR Advisor, you will be working alongside the HR Business Partners to support employee relations case work. You will be the first point of contact for HR advice and will also be working with the wider HR Team to assist with project work in the areas of Learning and Development, Organisational Development and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We’re looking for an individual who is part CIPD qualified and keen to further their career within HR. You will have the ability to manage reactive operational work requirements alongside longer term project work and you will have experience of advising on a range of HR related subjects.

What we can offer:
We can offer you the chance to really help us shape and embed the roles within our team and the wider Council. We also offer:

• Family friendly policies
• Agile and Flexible working
• Generous annual leave allowance 25 days’ per annum, rising to 30 days’ after five years continuous service; plus 8 days public holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• Annual leave purchasing scheme
• Access to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Additional Voluntary Contribution (Shared AVC) Scheme
• A variety of learning and development opportunities via a range of sources and methods
• Confidential advice and support via the Employee Assistance Programme
• Health and well-being programme
• Professional Membership Fees paid for, dependent on the role

Thank you for your interest in the role. We also have an HR Business Partner role being advertised.

Interviews will take place in Cambridge on 1 May 2025.

Hours: This is a full-time role, for 37 hours per week.

Although the role is advertised as full time, if you believe you have the skills and experience to join us and would like to discuss different working patterns, please do get in touch.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £31,586 – 35,235 per annum (City Pay Band 4), pro rata for part time. Pay award pending – will apply from April 2025.

Location: This is flexible – working in Cambridge at one of our offices and working remotely. You will be able to balance your work location accordingly.

Application Process:
To be considered for this role, please visit www.cambridge.gov.uk/careers for ‘Our Vacancies’. You can follow the on-screen instructions to ‘Apply Online’ and submit an application.

If you are an internal candidate you can apply by logging in to your Employee Self-Serve (ESS) and access the ‘Useful Links’ (top right of the dashboard, under the person icon) and click on ‘CCC Job Opportunities’.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources
• Industries
• Government Administration