Job Introduction
Milton Keynes City Council is a values-led organisation — dedicated, respectful, collaborative — and we’re committed to supporting your development.
You’ll join a team that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
This role offers the chance to build your HR career in a dynamic and evolving environment, with exposure to complex casework and HR programmes. The HR team plays a vital role in supporting the city council’s workforce through expert advice, strategic guidance, and collaborative working.
The team manages a wide range of employee relations matters with a strong emphasis on employment legislation, policy, and best practice. There’s also close work with managers to drive improvement, support organisational change, and ensure a positive and inclusive working environment.
Part Time - 22.2 hours - 3 Days
Full time - 37 hours
Open to discuss flexible working hours
This is a site-based role
Interviews for this role will be held on 27 and 30 October
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
- As a HR Advisor, you’ll be the first point of contact for our managers and colleagues.
- You’ll provide HR advice across a range of employee relations matters including absence, disciplinary, grievance, underperformance, and terms and conditions.
- You’ll work closely with managers to provide timely, risk-assessed recommendations underpinned by policy, best practice, and employment legislation.
- Lead on updating and creating policies and procedures, and creating and delivering HR training for managers, improving managerial capability across the organisation
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive HR team where you’ll be empowered to make a real impact and help shape the future of our workforce.
The Ideal Candidate
- Demonstrable experience of managing employee relations casework from start to finish.
- Possesses strong knowledge of employment legislation and its practical application.
- Can work at pace and manage high volumes of work effectively ensuring attention to detail is maintain.
- You will be a confident communicator, able to coach and influence managers at all levels across the organisation and have the ability to form good working relationships.
- You will be a natural self-starter with a strong work ethic and a desire to grow professionally.
- Ideally you will have (or are working towards) CIPD Level 5 or equivalent.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
