HR Officer
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,485 to £31,246 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 453157/1 |
Summary
Can you effectively interact with a range of stakeholders?
Are you passionate about people, confident at delivering solutions to problems and communicating with different audiences?
Is it time to find a vocation where you can strike a work-life balance, have access to lots of Civil Service benefits, and will be highly regarded by your team and colleagues?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
About Us
Our work is focused on improving vehicle safety and environmental protection by providing robust testing and certification to national and internationally recognised standards. We are a part of the Department of Transport as the designated UK Vehicle Type Approval Authority. With more than 40 years’ experience, we have become one of the largest and well-respected approval bodies around. This position has been built on a reputation for technical expertise and quality, which is at the heart of everything we do, and what you could be a part of.
Do not just take our word for it, here is Margaret Popo, Head of HR to tell you more. Please also refer to our Candidate Pack and VCA website for more information.
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Please also refer to our Candidate Pack and VCA website for more information.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Vehicle Certification Agency - Department for Transport Careers
We are seeking a HR Officer to join our HR team. The team is friendly, collaborative and delivery focussed. If you are seeking to develop your HR skills and experience, then this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking for somebody who shares our values of honesty, integrity, objectivity, impartiality, and professionalism.
You will be required to support the HR Business Partner in a range of workstreams, specifically learning and development, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing. You will need to have previous experience working in a HR role and evidence of working with stakeholders at all levels. As a HR Officer, you’ll work closely with the HR Business Partner in progressing several key HR objectives that support the organisation’s business plan.
The post offers an excellent opportunity to work in a vibrant and growing organisation. The successful candidate should understand the contribution and impact of personnel practice on organisational success, staff performance and its importance as a change agent.
Your main duties will include but will not be limited to:
Learning and Development
- Support, facilitate and coordinate the delivery and management of development programmes within VCA. Drive efficiency in approach to achieve excellent learner experience and customer service, considering various tools and technology to do this
- Research volunteering opportunities, developing an external network and promoting the opportunities within the VCA
- Support the HR Business Partner on work experience initiatives.
- Track and provide data on learning development interventions measuring feedback and providing reports that highlight any learning needs and feedback with the HRBP.
Diversity and Inclusion
- Work towards the organisation’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
- Creating and maintaining a Diversity and Inclusion calendar, working with the VCA Communications team to create content aligned to the calendar encouraging sharing experiences across the organisation.
Wellbeing
- The role will lead on organisation and administration of all VCA wellbeing and training events, liaising with staff, departments and external training providers.
- Track and provide data on wellbeing interventions measuring feedback and providing reports that highlight any learning needs and feedback with the HR Business Partner
- Responsible for identifying and sourcing wellbeing activities and making recommendations on suitable courses.
HR Business Partner Support
- Contribute to the development, delivery and review of the organisation’s line management training.
- Act as a notetaker in supporting a range of employee relations matters, such as sickness absence, disciplinary etc.
- Work with the HR team and key stakeholders to ensure that HR projects and plans are appropriately communicated and implemented.
- Create and maintain HR hub intranet pages in relation to learning and development, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing.
- Work with line managers to support them in facilitating the informal process of the organisation’s sickness absence policy.
- Any other reasonable task commensurate with the grade
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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