Skills

Recruitment

Job Specifications

Vacancy: HR and OD Advisor

Location: Hereford

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Hoople Band D PS31,314 - PS39,483 per annum

Closing Date: 17th October 2025 Interview Date: 24th October 2025

Hoople have an exciting opportunity to join our HR team as a HR & OD Advisor. The role will support Herefordshire Council Children's and Adult's services.

The role will provide day to day advice to the employees and managers across the services on policy, procedure, best practice and employment matters.

The role will hold a caseload including absence, grievance and disciplinary advice and guidance and it is essential you have experience in this area. It will also advise on current and new initiatives and interventions on recruitment, retention and organisational design and development.

If you would like to join a thriving, busy and supportive HR Team who work together to provide the best HR service, we would be interested in hearing from you.

Hoople offer 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, and an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme. We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme;
Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must apply online for this vacancy.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you would like to obtain details regarding feedback on your application please contact Hoople Resourcing at: [email protected]

About You

About Us

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers
Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves
Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work
Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do
Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals

About the Company

Hoople is a private limited company with public sector shareholders, namely Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust. Our Vision is to provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them and we work closely with customers to get to know and understand their needs. We have developed our business to offer responsive, quality and value for money services, utilising a wide range of industry expertise, experience and skills to provide a range of services to our shareholders, practic... Know more