HR Adviser – Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

(Fixed Term – up to 12 months)

This is an ideal opportunity to join Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) as an HR Adviser contributing to impactful service improvements while building on your generalist experience.

Working as part of a professional HR team, you will provide high-quality advice and guidance to managers and employees on a range of HR matters, including employee relations casework, employment legislation, and organisational policies.

The role also has a strong focus on process improvement, data insight, and system development. You will work closely with HR colleagues, ICT to identify opportunities for automation, digitalisation and improved ways of working.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to build on their HR generalist experience while contributing to impactful service improvements.

You will bring:

Experience in a HR Adviser or similar generalist HR role

Experience using HR Systems and Microsoft 365 tools, with confidence in digital working

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

The key focus of this role (Key Responsibilities and Deliverables) is:

Provide professional HR advice to managers and staff on employment law, policies, procedures and casework

Identify opportunities to streamline and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle

Support HR and payroll projects, including pensions related work and system improvements

Analyse HR data to identify trends, insights and opportunities for improved ways of working

Key role requirements: (knowledge, skills and experience)

CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or equivalent

Experience of transactional and advisory HR

Strong digital and systems capability, including HR systems and reporting tools

Experience providing HR advice and supporting complex casework
For further details about the role please contact Emma Scott, Senior HR Adviser, (Service Provision) at scotte@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion.

If you have any queries about the application process or to discuss any adaptations or adjustments, we can make to assist you in your application or with our promotion process please contact Amanda Gavin at gavina@rbfrs.co.uk or by phone 01189 4550 for an informal discussion.

Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CVs without an accompanying application form.

Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours 10 July 2026.

It is anticipated that the assessment/interview process will take place on 14 and 15 July 2026.

Anticipated start date: As soon as possible

Please note that is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying / accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

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