HR Adviser

Grade: G scp 23 £34,434 to H scp 31 £41,771
Contract: Fixed Term, 10 June 2028
Essential Qualification: CIPD Qualified, Level 5
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: francesca.rowbotham@bolton.gov.uk

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The Role
£34,434 to £41,771, pay award pending
Join #TeamBolton as an HR Adviser.

We are seeking to recruit an HR Adviser to join Bolton Council’s Human Resources team on a fixed-term basis to cover a secondment. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering a high-quality HR service to the Chief Executive’s Department.

Managing a variety of services, you will act as a trusted first point of contact for managers and employees, providing specialist HR advice and guidance. You will support a wide range of HR matters, interpreting and applying employment legislation, policies, and terms and conditions to effectively resolve issues and support sound decision-making.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to more complex areas of work, including organisational redesign and restructures, TUPE processes, and the management of detailed and high-level employee relations casework.

This is a career grade position (Grade G-H), and appointment will be made at the appropriate grade based on your skills, knowledge, and experience.

About You
The successful candidate will be CIPD Level 5 qualified and have experience in an HR Advisory role. You will be self-motivated, professional, and approachable, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are essential, alongside excellent ICT skills to manage, analyse, and respond to data and information requests.

You will possess strong communication and negotiation skills, enabling you to influence and build effective working relationships while delivering high quality HR support. A sound and up to date knowledge of HR practice and employment legislation is also essential.

Following an initial office-based induction, hybrid working arrangements are available in line with Council policy. However, there is an expectation that the majority of working hours will be based at Bolton Town Hall.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk