Human Resources Officer

Connected Local Government; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Coventry seeks an experienced HR Officer to enhance employee experience and deliver HR services throughout the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in HR and CIPD membership. Responsibilities include maintaining HR policies, advising managers, and leading initiatives in learning and wellbeing. The role also involves occasional travel to other offices and encourages applications from minority ethnic groups.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in delivering a full professional HR/Learning service.
• Chartered membership of CIPD or equivalent experience.
• Confidence in advising managers on all aspects of people management.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the employee experience at LGSCO.
• Ensure HR policies and processes are up to date.
• Act as a trusted contact for staff and managers.

Skills

Experience in delivering a full HR service

Chartered membership of CIPD

Advising managers on people management

Problem-solving and supporting people

Process improvement

Interest in learning and wellbeing

Job description

About the role

We are a people-focused organisation committed to delivering outstanding HR services and fostering a positive, inclusive workplace culture. We are seeking a proactive and approachable HR Officer to join our team and our workforce.

What you’ll do

The HR Officer role is an exciting role within the HR team, supporting the delivery of the employee experience at LGSCO. Reporting to the HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of HR services across the employee lifecycle, ensuring policies and processes are up to date, and acting as a trusted and approachable point of contact for staff and managers.

Whilst this is a generalist role, we are looking for the successful candidate to take a lead in the areas of learning, induction and wellbeing.

What we’re looking for:

You will:

• have significant experience of delivering a full professional HR/Learning service with varying complexity.
• have Chartered membership of CIPD or equivalent level of knowledge/experience.
• be confident advising managers on all aspects of people management
• thrive on advising, problem-solving and supporting people
• strive to improve processes.
• have a keen interest in induction, learning and wellbeing

Occasional travel to our other offices will be necessary.

Further information including the job description, person specification and details of how to apply are available at http://www.lgo.org.uk/jobs/vacancies

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups who are currently under-represented within our organisation.

Selection Process

Closing date: 9am Monday 12 January 2026

Interviews: to be advised. For questions, please contact: [e-mail]

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.