Our client is currently looking to recruit a HR Consultant with focus on Job Evaluation, on a permanent basis.
HR Consultant – Job Evaluation £43,000 Bristol - Hybrid (1 day in the office, 4 from home)
We're looking for an experienced HR professional to join our team as a HR Consultant with focus on Job Evaluation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how we support, engage and manage our workforce through high-quality HR advice, robust policy development and fair, transparent job evaluation processes.
As one of the specialist HR Consultants you'll combine your specialist expertise with a broad HR remit, working across policy, casework and organisational projects that help create a positive experience for colleagues.
About the role As a HR Consultant, you'll play a key role in developing and maintaining clear, consistent people policies and providing expert advice on a wide range of employment matters. Working closely with managers, HR colleagues and employee networks, you'll help ensure our people practices are fair, legally compliant and aligned with organisational priorities.
You'll review and improve policies, provide guidance on complex and sensitive HR issues, contribute to organisational change and use workforce insights to support informed decision-making. You'll also help ensure our employment practices remain accessible, inclusive and reflective of current legislation and best practice.
Key responsibilities - Review and develop HR policies to ensure they are clear, fair and compliant with employment legislation.
- Provide expert guidance on complex HR casework, including conduct, performance and attendance matters.
- Support organisational projects requiring HR and policy expertise, particularly those influencing workforce culture.
- Build strong relationships with managers and colleagues to promote consistent and fair people practices.
- Contribute to the development of learning resources and training that strengthen people management capability.
Specialist focus – Job Evaluation Alongside your wider HR responsibilities, you'll:
- Lead and support job evaluation activity, ensuring roles are evaluated fairly, consistently and transparently.
- Advise managers on role design, grading outcomes and job evaluation processes.
- Maintain and develop job evaluation frameworks, processes and supporting documentation.
- Analyse role and workforce data to inform pay, grading and organisational design decisions.
About you You'll be an experienced HR professional with a strong background in HR policy development and/or employee relations casework. You'll have a sound understanding of employment law and current HR best practice, together with excellent analytical and communication skills.
We're looking for someone who can:
- Build positive working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Interpret and present information clearly, providing evidence-based advice and recommendations.
- Manage sensitive and complex situations with professionalism, sound judgement and discretion.
- Balance strategic thinking with a practical, solution-focused approach.
- Champion fair, consistent and transparent people practices.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working within the Public sector, however this isn't essential
If you're passionate about creating effective HR policies, supporting managers to make informed decisions and ensuring job evaluation processes are fair and robust, we'd love to hear from you.
