HR Consultant - Projects

HR Consultant | 9919 | Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028| 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £ 48,227 per annum (Scale K) | County Hall, Norwich

We are looking for an HR Consultant with strong organisation design and subject matter expertise to join the People Projects team here at Norfolk County Council, supporting significant change projects across all the Council’s services. We’re a busy team doing transformative work, using our expertise and experience to support managers to make effective change.

If you’re motivated by solving complex problems and making a positive difference, then this could be a brilliant opportunity for you.

It is an exciting time to join NCC.Local Government Reorganisation is facilitating the biggest shake-up of local government in Norfolk in half a century and we are working on plans for devolution to create the Norfolk and Suffolk Combined County Authority, enabling decisions on jobs, skills, transport and housing to be taken in our region.

And then there’s all the other services we deliver that make a difference to people across the county.

You will be an HR Consultant with strong organisational design and systems experience, able to take on the role of providing high-level technical expertise and advice to managers, often around complex and large-scale issues. The core focus of the role will be to take ownership of projects which involve people change. This will mean coaching and mentoring managers, project leadership, evaluating information and influencing decisions.

It’s a broad role where you’ll add value with what you do.

To be considered for the role, you’ll need significant demonstrable experience working in an HR role, ideally in a large and complex organisation.

You’ll be comfortable providing advice on challenging HR issues and will be used to working with senior managers. Ideally, you’ll have a CIPD qualification (or equivalent) at level 5 or above, but we are happy to consider people with comparable experience working at that level.

You’ll also need first class communication skills, the ability to challenge, influence, coach and mentor at a senior level, and a real enthusiasm for delivering positive outcomes.

In return, we can offer a supportive environment, with training and development opportunities to support your longer-term career development. There’s lots to get involved with, to make a positive difference for our organisation and colleagues. Our hybrid working approach will give you flexibility, and we have a wide range of other benefits available.

Contact Barbara Herring, HR Manager – People Projects at ba for an informal discussion about the team, the work we do, and how we make a difference.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

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.

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

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our work spaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely.

We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

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Redeployment closing date:
Thursday 19 February 2026 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date:
Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 23:59

• Job Identification 9919
• Job Category Human Resources
• Posting Date 02/20/2026, 12:00 PM
• Apply Before 03/04/2026, 11:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations County Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2DH
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