Senior HR Advisor in Dewsbury

This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in leading and developing our HR and Employee Relations service, driving innovation, continuous improvement, and best practice across a busy and highly rewarding team.

Providing a high quality, comprehensive and effective generalist operational HR advice and support to Locala leaders and colleagues. You will be responsible for ensuring Locala policies and procedures are legally compliant and fit for purpose to enable managers to undertake workforce matters under their remit, whilst providing professional advice, support and guidance to managers and colleagues on employment and absence related issues, ensuring consistency and transparency. You will also lead on several projects at any one time and manage the successful implementation of service improvements within the HR Advisory team.

Can you demonstrate:

• Strong leadership skills to ensure that the HR Advisory Team are well supported and that matters are dealt with effectively and in a timely manner.
• A good understanding of Employment Law to support complex HR cases, providing guidance, support and coaching.
• Proven experience of working with Trade Unions to ensure positive communications and outcomes.
• The ability to review and implement Policies and Procedures.
• A detailed understanding of absence management and support.
• Stakeholder relationship management, listening to feedback and confirming detailed actions plans.
• Attention to detail in providing detailed management reports and papers, analysing trends, issues and coming up with plans to resolve.
• That you can work well under pressure, deal with the day-to-day challenges along with planning for the future.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to ensure deadlines are met.

You must have excellent communication skills including tact, diplomacy and the ability to communicate sensitive issues with non-specialists. You must have an exceptional track record of providing operational HR services, and project management support.

In return, we offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic team committed to your professional development in a forward-thinking organisation. The post holder will be expected to be able to travel independently to be able to access different locations across Kirklees, Calderdale, Bradford and Greater Manchester.

When considering applying for this post, it is crucial that you read the Person Specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria which will be required for short listing. This role is not eligible for sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.

To discuss the role further please contact Lindsay Sadler, Acting Head of HR lindsay.sadler@locala.org.uk. Please note this position is subject to DBS check.

Closing date - Sunday 2nd August 2026 at midnight. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

Qualifications: Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve. Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Benefits: Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
• Refer a Friend Scheme – If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.