Assistant HR Advisor

About The Role North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit – covering over 360 sq miles of coastal and rural environment, with a population of over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct communities, our District is one of England’s top holiday destinations and a place where people positively choose to live. We are looking for a full time Assistant HR Advisor to work within a busy and highly regarded HR Team. The successful candidate will work with colleagues of all levels to support the team in providing high quality HR advice across the Organisation. The successful candidate will be required to provide pragmatic and timely advice to employees of all levels. There will be a requirement to support the HR Advisors with their allocated areas, specifically in relation to absence management and recruitment. As part of this role, the post holder will be involved in projects within the HR service area and corporately across the Organisation. This is a great development opportunity to begin to grow your career within local authority and play your part in helping the Council to support the residents and businesses of North Norfolk. About You You will have a solid understanding of effective people management practice, a good foundation knowledge of broad HR topics and a CIPD Level 3 qualification. You will need to be a strong, professional and confident communicator, able to communicate across all levels of the Organisation. You will be someone who enjoys being busy and is able to manage a varied and full workload, through good organisational and IT skills. Applications for part-time hours would be considered. The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 5 January 2025. We reserve the right to close applications if we have received a sufficient number of suitable applicants. Interviews will be held week commencing 13 January 2025. For an informal discussion please contact: Susan Sidell, HR Manager, 01263 516255, susan.sidell@north-norfolk.gov.uk About Us We're committed to promoting equality of opportunity for the people and communities of North Norfolk. We respect and value difference in our district and across our workforce, and we want everyone to feel included and able to play their part in making North Norfolk a great place to live, learn, work and visit. Our coast and environment are really important to us. We recognize that North Norfolk faces a very real threat from climate change and as such the Council has declared a climate emergency. A Net Zero strategy has been developed to support our ambitions and all staff have a role to play in meeting our carbon reduction targets. As one of the largest employers in the district, we offer a number of benefits that are open to all employees. We have a supportive culture of enabling our people to learn and grow through attending courses, e-learning, and their day to day job roles. Our office in Cromer is modern and light with onsite lunchtime catering, and free onsite parking. We have an active health and well-being group, mental health first aiders, employee assistant program, employee discounts portal, and salary sacrifice schemes (bikes, home electricals and EV car leasing). We have a great forum for communication through regular updates from Directors and Chief Executive, and a working relationship with Unison, our onsite recognised union. Most people that work for North Norfolk District Council can enjoy a great work life balance, as part of our hybrid approach to work. If your role supports hybrid working, and we've shown you all that we need to for your job role, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable internet connection. You’ll enjoy 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and when you’ve been with us for five years, this increases to 30 days (assuming the role is full time). We provide access to a great pension scheme, based on your local authority career average earnings. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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