Senior Human Resources Advisor in Plymouth

Location: Plymouth, with hybrid working available

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

As a Senior HR Advisor at Delt, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering an exceptional, high-quality HR service across the organisation. Working closely with the Head of HR Services, you’ll lead by example, championing best-practice HR policies, programmes and services that align with our values and enable our business objectives. This is a hands-on, influential role for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys partnering with leaders, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to make things better.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing expert advice and guidance across the full spectrum of employment and workforce matters, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Acting as a trusted HR partner to line managers, supporting probations, performance reviews, absence management and complex employee relations matters.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with managers, trade unions and staff representative groups to support a productive and engaged workforce.
• Supporting workforce planning activities by analysing demographics, bench strength and operational needs, and developing strategies to address workforce gaps.
• Coaching and advising managers on performance management, employee wellbeing, and addressing gaps in capability or behaviour with confidence and consistency.
• Promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing, helping leaders understand the impact on engagement, performance and organisational outcomes.
• Maintaining and developing HR documentation, including employee handbooks, policies and procedures, ensuring they remain compliant, relevant and fit for purpose.
• Overseeing the effective integration of HR systems and processes to optimise workflows, data quality and workforce planning insights.
• Leading or contributing to cross-functional projects and programmes, completing ad-hoc reporting and project work as required.

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrable, progressive HR experience, including at least one prior leadership or senior advisory role.
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced, commercial environment.
• Strong employee relations expertise, ideally with experience of working in partnership with trade unions or staff representative groups.
• A minimum of CIPD Level 5 qualification.
• Experience within public interest organisations is desirable but not essential.
• The ability to build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence with credibility and confidence.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change, applying sound judgement, pragmatism and common sense.
• Highly organised and detail-focused, with the flexibility to manage multiple and changing priorities without losing sight of quality or customer service.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to inspire confidence through clear, practical and balanced advice.
• A flexible approach, with the willingness to work outside of core hours where required to meet the needs of the role.

Why Join Us?

At Delt, our People & Culture team is at the heart of how we support our customers to do amazing things. You’ll be joining a values-led organisation where collaboration, continuous improvement and doing the right thing genuinely matter. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape HR practice, influence leaders, and make a real impact.

Benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Up to 12 flex leave days a year
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% of salary
• Opportunities to buy and sell leave
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Opportunities for training to be funded by Delt
• EV salary sacrifice
• Performance Related Pay
• Employee assistance programme supporting mental and physical wellbeing

Deadline for applications: Friday 13th February 2026