HR Adviser

1 month ago


Devon, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced HR Advisers to join our newly formed Policy, Reward and Relation team. You will undertake a varied role working to deliver business as usual and transformational activity. Delivering against our People Strategy, you will play a critical role in delivering under the Voice and Belonging themes and will work with colleagues to contribute to the wider People Strategy.

We are in a transitional period with a need to modernise our terms and conditions and policy approach and have high ambition to make a real impact across our workforce. As a HR Adviser, you will play a crucial role in developing a new approach to policy development and work on how we embed our policies across the organisation, ensuring they align and reflect the direction of travel and mindset. Your role will involve you working closely with our Trade Unions to foster collaborative relations and ensure our policies and guidance are fit for the future.

The team have responsibility for essential business as usual activity including statutory reporting, such as Data Transparency and Gender Pay Gap reporting.

Who you are
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced HR professional with a proven track record of delivering HR solutions and working effectively as part of a team. We are looking for candidates who;

Are self-motivated and driven Can conduct benchmarking and market analysis to effectively inform decision making Have highly effective research skills with ability to interpret and apply to organisational objectives Bring attention to detail with the ability to analyse and effectively harness HR data, while always considering the use of technology to ensure efficiency Are customer focused, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills which build effective relationships Think creatively, with the ability to turn ideas in to tangible outcomes Have strong written skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely, in a way that fosters understanding Can work collaboratively with Trade Union colleagues to achieve desired outcomes


You will play an important role in shaping and enhancing our policy and relations approach to support the needs of the organisation and our people, to ensure they have a voice and supports our managers in leading high performing teams.

Our offer to you
Working for Devon County Council delivers all the benefits you would expect from a large employer including:

Incremental pay increases within your grade Generous annual leave and other holiday entitlements along with flexible working Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Discount schemes


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