HR Advice and Support Lead (Employee Relations)

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Closing date: 09 November 2025

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As one of our team of HR Advice and Support Leads (employee relations) in our HR Operations team, you will provide professional advice, guidance and end‑to‑end case management support to managers on sickness absence and employee relations policy and procedure.

We’re looking for someone who is an excellent team player, eager to learn, support others, share their knowledge and support the continuous development of the council’s HR Advice & Support (employee relations) service.

Skills & Experience

• A degree or equivalent in an HR discipline or CIPD level 5 or equivalent, supported by relevant HR experience.
• Advising and influencing on HR and employee relations matters in a customer‑focussed environment.
• Being a local expert, able to prove your credibility, providing advice on employment legislation and associated policy and practice.
• Excellent communications, able to influence at all levels and develop and maintain collaborative and inclusive working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues.
• Being motivated and resilient, using your own initiative, presenting a ‘can do’ approach focusing on results and outputs.
• Contributing to the review of employment policy as well as the development and delivery of employee relations policy coaching and training.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Providing consistent proactive advisory services to customers on employment legislative practices and employee relations policy and procedure within a matrix management structure.
• Being data driven, result‑oriented and contributing to the continuous improvement of the HR Advice and Support (employee relations) service.
• Working closely with the HR Business Partner network, the Health Safety and Wellbeing team and Legal Services Division to ensure the progression of employee relations and attendance cases.
• Contributing to the internal Appeals and Employment Tribunal processes in conjunction with Legal Services, providing independent case management support as appropriate.

Benefits

• 27 days of annual leave (with an additional 5 days with 5 years continuous service).
• Flexible working scheme.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases.
• A range of rewards through the “Our Derbyshire Rewards” package.
• And much more.

Our HR team is contractually based in Matlock, Derbyshire, but as part of our Ways of Working Policy we work on a hybrid basis. There will be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements at interview.

If you would prefer to submit a standard application form, you can upload this instead of your CV.

For more information on our HR team, the benefits we can offer and other HR vacancies, simply click here.

To arrange an informal discussion about this role please contact Jayne Mason, HR Advice and Support Manager at jayne.mason@derbyshire.gov.uk.

Provisional Interview Date: Monday and Tuesday 24 and 25 November 2025