3 HR employee relations advisor jobs in Bristol
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Benefits include but not limited to:
-36 days' annual leave, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
-Flexible Working agreed with your Line Manager
-Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
-We match up to 8% pension
-Free counselling service
-Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
-2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation
About us:The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.
Our People, Culture, and Transformation domain is dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our people and volunteers. We bring together strong people practices, modern digital tools, and meaningful data insights to build the skills, systems, and culture that help everyone thrive. By joining us, you'll contribute to shaping an organisation that is supportive, forward-thinking, and empowered by both people-centred approaches and smart, connected technology, enabling The Children's Society to grow its impact and deliver on our mission.
About the role:As this role sits within our PCAT Domain, you'll play a key part in our People Partnering Team, supporting day-to-day employee and volunteer relations matters, supporting organisational change, and working in partnership with line managers and coaching them where appropriate. You will enable the People Partner to lead on improving people relations and policy; overseeing complex organisational change, and partner closely and strategically with organisational leaders.
We're looking for a people and business focused professional with the ability to support people relations cases, prepare people policies, enhance relationships with People Partnering and use People data to drive those conversations, strengthening the way we support our people and teams.
Key skills and experience:Essential:
-CIPD Level 5 qualified
-Experience of HR case management for employee and volunteer relations matters
-Experience of coaching and supporting managers through change
Desirable:
-Writing people policies
-Working on strategic people projects
-Experience of supporting TUPE and Redundancy
Closing date: Midnight on 27th Septemeber 2026 (please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we feel the need to)Interviews: Week Commencing 28th September 2026
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 2 years of employment references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.
In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.
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We're looking for an organised and proactive HR & Office Coordinator to support the smooth running of our people processes and office environment. This is a varied role that would suit someone who enjoys working across HR administration, recruitment, compliance and office coordination in a small organisation.
As a close-knit team of around 30 staff (18 FTE), this role offers a broad range of responsibilities and the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of organisational life. Much of the role centres on coordination, administration and maintaining effective systems and processes, helping to ensure colleagues have the support they need to work effectively.
About the role
Working closely with managers and colleagues across the organisation, you will play a key role in supporting our people, maintaining compliance and helping our office environment run smoothly.
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation monitoring, employee records and contractual changes.
- Supporting recruitment activity, including advertising vacancies, arranging interviews, coordinating pre-employment checks and communicating with candidates.
- Maintaining accurate HR, safeguarding and compliance records and supporting organisational reporting requirements.
- Providing first-line support on HR processes and policies, escalating more complex matters where appropriate.
- Supporting health and safety, data protection and compliance activities through effective administration and record keeping.
- Coordinating office administration, supplies, room bookings and relationships with external providers.
- Helping to improve processes and systems while ensuring colleagues have the information and support they need.
About you
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience in HR administration, recruitment, office management or a similar business support role.
- Is highly organised and able to manage a varied workload effectively.
- Has excellent attention to detail and is comfortable working with confidential information.
- Has strong written and verbal communication skills and enjoys building positive working relationships
- Is confident using Microsoft 365 and organisational systems.
- Is proactive, approachable and enjoys working as part of a small, collaborative team.
Experience of HR systems, office coordination, compliance administration or working in the charity, education, social care or public sectors would be beneficial but is not essential.
Why join CCS Adoption?
This is an opportunity to join a supportive organisation where your contribution will have a genuine impact. As a small team, we value collaboration, flexibility and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for children and families through adoption.
In return, we offer:
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Hybrid working.
- A supportive and friendly team culture.
- Opportunities to develop your skills across HR, recruitment, compliance and organisational support.
- Meaningful work that helps support children, families and communities.
If you're an organised and motivated administrator who enjoys variety and wants to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Anyone joining the CCS team is subject to our safe recruitment and pre-appointment checks. This includes providing documentation to evidence the right to work in the UK, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and written and telephone references.
If you are passionate about making a difference for PWS families in Northern Ireland, we want to hear from you!
PWSA UK is a small charity providing lifelong support to all those affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). PWS is a rare genetic condition causing an overwhelming and uncontrollable drive to eat that can be life-limiting, as well as learning and physical disabilities. We provide a dedicated helpline, a comprehensive information hub, a network of peer support groups, a varied programme of community events, training for professionals working with those with PWS, and support for vital research. Our aim is to help our amazing community overcome the challenges and live life to the full with PWS.
We are looking for a part time PWS Specialist Adviser for Northern Ireland to support the PWS community in Northern Ireland. PWS is a rare and isolating condition and our ambition it to reach families in Northern Ireland to provide impactful advice, support, information and training. The ideal candidate will have an in-depth working knowledge of health and social care systems and education in Northern Ireland as well as a belief in the potential and value of people with Prader-Willi syndrome.
You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as being self-motivated and able to engage with families, health care professionals and policy makers. You will build on the excellent work of our existing support worker to continue engage and enable the PWS community.
The position is part time (14 - 18 hours a week) and is home based and ideal for someone living in Northern Ireland
Please contact us via our website for more information or to get in touch for an informal conversation about this opportunity
Every person with PWS community has access to high quality care, opportunity and support to overcome the challenges of PWS



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