Assistant HR Adviser – People Relations

Suffolk County Council

HR Assistant Adviser delivering high quality HR services through advising managers and coaching employees in Norwich. This role requires a hybrid work approach with office attendance.

Posted 4/28/2026contractNorwich • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £32,061 - £33,699 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide an effective advice and support service to managers, employees, and other stakeholders
Focus on proactively supporting and coaching managers to develop confidence and competence to appropriately manage autonomously and prevent escalation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expertise in delivering HR support across the employee lifecycle
Ability to advise and guide people and deliver on projects
Proactively support and coach managers within all areas of people management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

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Soft Skills

advisingcoachingsupportingguidingpeople managementproject deliveryconfidence buildingcompetence development