HR Advisor

HR Advisor - Temporary | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn BT27 4RL

£16.90 per hour (PAYE)

37 hours per week (office-based for the first 1-2 months, then usually 2 days a week from home)

Starting Monday 9 November 2026

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an HR Advisor to join Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's HR & Organisation Development team. You'll give professional, practical HR advice to managers and employees across the council.

What you'll be doing:

Representing HR at employee relations meetings, including discipline, grievance, harassment, attendance and flexible working cases
Advising and supporting line managers on HR policies, procedures and conditions of service
Working with Occupational Health on attendance management and pre-employment health checks
Carrying out recruitment and selection in line with the council's policies and the Local Government Staff Commission's Code of Practice
Supporting the induction of new employees
Handling HR administration for new starters, leavers, secondments, transfers and contract changes
Preparing monthly and year-end reports, including equal opportunities and absence figures
Maintaining and testing the HR information system, and covering for other HR Advisors

What you'll need:

Current membership of the CIPD
Five GCSEs (A-C), NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
At least 2 years' experience in HR, including advising line managers on generalist HR issues
If you don't have the qualifications above, at least 5 years' HR experience instead
A working knowledge of computerised HR information systems
Strong communication skills and good judgement

What's on offer:

£16.90 per hour, paid weekly
Hybrid working after your induction period
Holiday pay accrued in line with statutory entitlement
Pension auto-enrolment (subject to eligibility)
Broad generalist HR experience in a busy public sector team

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Interested? Send your CV to . Early applications are encouraged.

Hatched Recruitment Group is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed