HR Advisor – Fixed Term (18 months)

About the role

Join Forestry England as an HR Advisor, providing first‑line HR support to managers across England. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, helping improve people‑management capability while supporting a flexible, blended working environment.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR contact for managers, offering advice and guidance on people matters.
• Manage HR casework and support the development of people‑management capability.
• Provide HR services to teams across England, requiring regular travel and occasional overnight stays.
• Support blended working arrangements, balancing office presence with remote work as agreed with line managers.

Required profile

• Experience working within HR, preferably in a public‑sector or large‑organisation setting.
• Willingness to travel across South and East districts, the National Office in Bristol, and other sites.
• Ability to work flexibly under informal blended‑working arrangements.

Required skills

What we offer

• Fixed‑term contract for 18 months, £33,854 annual salary.
• 37‑hour work week with hybrid (onsite/remote) working options.
• Pension contribution of 28.97% via the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday (increasing up to 30 days with service) plus bank holidays.
• Access to the STaR employee benefits scheme (discounts on shopping, travel, insurance, gym, etc.).