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Bedford
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Job summary
HR Advisor
c.45000 per annum
Bedford
1x Permanent 1x 9month FTC
Hybrid Working
Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a HR Advisor. This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact by delivering expert guidance across the full spectrum of HR services--including employee relations, pay and reward, resourcing, wellbeing, engagement, learning and development, performance management, and Diversity & Inclusion. You'll play a key role in shaping a responsive, future-fit HR function, supporting strategic initiatives, and empowering line managers and colleagues through enhanced self-service and agile HR practices.
You'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.
Job description
Role Overview
The HR Advisor will report directly to HR Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for:
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expert advice and guidance on all employment queries and casework, ensuring statutory compliance and best practice. This includes (but is not limited to) flexible working, probation, sickness, capability/performance management, disciplinaries, and grievances.
Ensure the provision of accurate, business-focused employee relations advisory services in line with our people policies.
Coach and train managers to improve their competence and confidence in managing people-related cases, including delivering formal employee relations training sessions and workshops to colleagues at all levels, including onboarding, policy updates, and professional development.
Develop and facilitate continuous professional development initiatives, supporting a culture of learning and growth.
Apply evidence-based HR practice, using data and research to inform recommendations and decision-making.
Work collaboratively with HR colleagues to produce and monitor casework metrics and key performance indicators, providing regular reports and updating the casework tracker.
Keep accurate records and minutes of formal meetings.
Advise management on employee relations and management issues, supporting managers to get the best out of their teams.
Identify and implement improvements to existing policies and procedures.
Continually develop personal knowledge and skills (both professionally and organisationally), including market/sector knowledge, people trends, HR best practice, and prevailing employment legislation.
Person specification
You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.
To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
Essential Criteria:
Proven track record of developing people initiatives and providing advice to line managers to meet business needs.
Experience in designing, delivering, and evaluating employee relations related workshops or training sessions.
Working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to deliver engaging presentations, facilitate group sessions, and write clear reports and communications.
Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
Trusted advisor, based on sound HR knowledge and experience of advising managers on HR/people matters.
Ability to exercise sound judgement, anticipate issues, and use initiative to create innovative, business-focused solutions.
Experience of providing frontline operational advisory services to internal customers.
Ability to use Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, etc.).
Commitment to the CIPD Code of Professional Conduct, acting with integrity, impartiality, and confidentiality at all times.
Evidence of applying evidence-based HR practice in previous roles.
Commitment to continuous professional development, both personally and within the wider HR team.
Desirable Criteria:
Chartered Member of the CIPD (or actively working towards).
Evidence of ongoing professional development and engagement with the latest HR research and practice.
Passion for championing a culture of continuous learning and professional excellence.
Benefits
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About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We're not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:
Caring
We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.
Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."
Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women's health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What We Offer
Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
Cycle to work Scheme
Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
Life assurance scheme
Give as you earn scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
Enhanced family and sick pay
Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
Recognition Scheme
Discounts portal to numerous retailers
Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.
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Selection process details
Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.
Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
Job Reference:
MaPS01205
Close Date:
03/11/25
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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