People Advisor - Fixed Term Contract up to 30th January 2026

Fixed term contract up to 30^th January 2026

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Position Overview

The People Advisor position is for a Fixed Term period up to 30^th January 2026. Ideally applicants should be readily available, and able to start in February/early March.

We are looking for a resilient, positive, and engaging People Advisor to join our People Advisory team within the Directorate of People, Culture and Wellbeing to support operational and strategic people guidance across our Faculties and Directorates. 

The role of People Advisor will act as an integral part of the People Advisory team in the delivery of comprehensive employee relations guidance on a daily basis.  Key to our success is in the delivery of high quality and consistent advice, and coaching on people matters to managers such as engagement, employee relations, and well-being. Working as part of a great team, you will encourage a culture of continuous improvement with the ability to engage, inspire and influence others.

You will have the ability to build excellent and effective working partnerships with the Dean/Director, senior managers, and staff, and be responsible for delivering innovative and creative people solutions and change management processes that anticipate and meet changing workforce requirements. You will have excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information/rules/employment legislation gaining the trust and respect of colleagues and customers. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing People Policies, managing employment related casework, including disciplinary and grievance processes, and delivering a customer focused people advisor service. Alongside this you will have the ability to conduct job evaluation and deliver internal training sessions and 'on the job' training to individuals and groups relating to our People Policies.

You will be CIPD qualified to a minimum of Level 5 (or working towards Level 5) or hold the equivalent level of experience.

We are an organisation that embeds our values of Excellence, Inclusion, Innovation and Trust in everything that we do.

Informal enquiries prior to application may be made to Tiffany Patat, Employee Relations & People Advisory Manager who would welcome a conversation with potential candidates.  Please contact Belinda Hulme, People Administrator (b.hulme@bradford.ac.uk) to make arrangements.

In Return we Offer: 

• We are a family-friendly University with an agile workforce and are open to flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid Role
• Great campus facilities 
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home and technology scheme and shopping discounts.  Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

To learn more about the University of Bradford view our website - 'About Us' section here.

Applicants are asked to provisionally hold Thursday 6^th February and Friday 7^th February for interviews

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