HR & OD Advisor

Posting date:	19 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 April 2026
Location:	Bury, BL9 0SW
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75794731

Summary

HR & OD Advisor (Career Graded Post up to Grade 11)

About the role

We’re recruiting for an exciting 12month opportunity to join Bury Council’s HR & OD Team as a HR & OD Advisor, supporting the Children & Young People department through the transformational Families First Partnership Programme. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative, fastpaced environment and is keen to contribute to meaningful organisational change to help shape the future of services for Children's and families in Bury.

As a key member of our team, you will work closely with the HR & OD Business Partner to deliver highquality, comprehensive and peoplecentred HR support throughout the change programme. You’ll act as a trusted first point of contact for managers and staff, offering professional guidance on a wide range of employment matters. Strong analytical skills (ideally with job evaluation experience) and project management experience will help you play a vital role in supporting the rapidly improving department through the next chapter of a fundamental transformation.

About you:

• You will have significant experience of leading and advising on change management with the ability to organise and prioritise workload within a fast-paced environment.
• You will have experience in supporting HRrelated projects and delivering solutions that meet organisational needs.
• You will have an understanding of dealing with the job evaluation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to quickly develop credibility and strong relationships with key stakeholders within the allocated service areas are also essential.
• You will be CIPD Level 5 qualified with excellent knowledge of HR best practice and current employment legislation.

This is a great opportunity to broaden your experience, contribute to impactful change, and work within a supportive HR team. The role offers a combination of working remotely from home and from the Town Hall or other Council buildings when required, with an average of two days a week working directly with your team and customers.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Actual working pattern is negotiable. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit Bury - Home | greater.jobs
We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Demi De Griffa on +44 161 253 7574.
Interviews will be held week commencing 13th April 2026

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