Job Description

Contractual hours

36

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Human Resources

Date posted

29/07/2025

Job reference

R00000986

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: B

Salary: 34,608 per annum

About the role

We have an
exciting opportunity for two experienced HR Advisors to join The
British Library's People Team.



The successful
candidates will play a pivotal role in rolling out key changes
into the business areas alongside the Senior HR Advisors and HR
Business Partners, whilst ensuring exceptional HR service
delivery to managers and employees across the Library.



This is a
challenging and varied role, and the successful candidates can
expect to dive into complex employee relations matters including
sickness absence, disciplinaries, and grievances, as well as
supporting managers with their recruitment campaigns, performance
management reviews, day-to-day HR queries, and GDPR
compliance.



The ideal
candidates for this role will:Have experience building effective relationships with managers and employees;
Have experience confidently managing a number of employee relations cases (informal & formal), including conducting
investigations to a timely resolution;
Have a sound understanding of UK employment Law and ACAS best practice;
Have experience of working in Unionised environment; Have experience of dealing with sensitive HR issues in line with the Library's values and policies;
Demonstrate evidence of their own learning and development;
Be comfortable making decisions on day-to-day HR matters and problem solving;
Have experience within the HR Team with a local or national public sector organisation or in the public sector.




The British
Library is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly
welcome applications from male candidates, and those from diverse
backgrounds, including disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ people, as these
groups are underrepresented in our organisation at this level in
this area.



For more
information, please see the Job Profile.

About us

We are the
national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our
shelves hold over 170 million items in a living collection that
gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries,
we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow,
and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this
collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries,
ideas, and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you:

A competitive salary. A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade). Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period. 25 days holiday. Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits

Closing date: 7 August 2025

Interview date: TBC

We are unable
to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this
role.


*We particularly welcome applications from Black,
Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and
disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation
of these groups within The British Library to ensure our
workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an
inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to
engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our
aims.*