Employee Relations Advisor

Cornwall Council is committed to delivering outstanding services for supporting stable and inclusive communities in Cornwall. At the heart of our organisation lies our communities and our people. Our employees make an incredible difference to people’s lives across Cornwall every day through the services we provide, and our HR colleagues are key players in creating the best workforce to make this happen.

Our Employee Relations Team provide a highly valued and respected HR service for managers and leaders in dealing with employment-related casework, enabling the best management practices through a fair and balanced approach to employment matters.

An opportunity for an Employee Relations Adviser has arisen in our Employee Relations Team. This is an excellent opening for an HR professional looking to develop advanced skills, knowledge and experience in people management. This role has a strong operational focus, working with different specialists. This provides a great opportunity to work across a varied range of HR specialisms.

Key activities involve the role supporting and advising on employment matters, contributing to the delivery of people management training for managers, advising on a varied caseload across the full range of employment processes, and contributing to employment policy and practice developments. The role will require diligence and close interpretation of process, legislation, guidance and best practice in employment processes - good experience of employment case work is essential. The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues is a key feature to the success of the role, holding professional and trusted relationships with managers, specialists and employee representatives.

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to be highly self-motivated and accustomed to working proactively and autonomously. You will demonstrate the following:

• CIPD or equivalent with appropriate post-qualification experience.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, regulations and best practice.
• Experience in interpreting and advising on complicated employment situations.
• Analytical skills including the ability to critically analyse information
• A collaborative, team working ethic with the ability to build good and trusted relationships with colleagues.

We recognise that you may choose to use AI tools when preparing your application. We ask that any information you include is an accurate reflection of your own skills, knowledge, experience and achievements. You may be asked to discuss the examples and evidence you provide during the selection process.

We may adapt our shortlisting approach where we receive a high volume of applications. Any shortlisting decisions will be based on the information provided in your application and the essential requirements of the role.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.