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We are currently seeking a Senior ER Advisor to join a not for profit organisation in Bedford. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) and offers hybrid working (3 days home working) and a salary of up to £47,000 per annum. This is a new role working in collaboration with HR Business Partners to provide overall insight on ER matters and provide support and advice on escalated ER cases. Key Responsibilities: • Lead complex ER cases, taking ownership of high-risk and escalated cases, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes., • Act as a trusted advisor providing clear, practical advice to managers and senior leaders, building confidence in handling ER issues, • Drive policy and process improvements, identifying trends and gaps, and leading initiatives that make our ER approach smarter and more proactive, • Deliver training and guidance that empowers managers to handle ER issues effectively and confidently, • Balance risk and people by helping make decisions that are legally sound, commercially sensible, and people focused, • Provide insight by turning ER data into meaningful reports and recommendations that help to shape future strategy, • Work closely with HR colleagues and business leaders to deliver joined-up solutions that support organisational goals About You: • Deep ER experience: You've managed complex cases and acted as the escalation point many times before., • Influence and Impact: You know how to engage senior leaders and aren't afraid to challenge when needed Benefits: • 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), • 12% employer pension contribution, • Flexible start/finish times and working patterns, • 3 days working from hom Key Details: • Location: Bedford (3 days home working), • Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), • Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum, • Contract Type: Permanent

Senior HR Advisor • Hourly rate, • Start date March to May, • Location: Bedfordshire Day-to-day of the role: • Act as a senior advisor on employee relations, providing guidance and coaching to managers., • Support the development and delivery of HR strategies and initiatives aligned with organisational priorities., • Handle complex casework, ensuring fair, consistent, and timely outcomes., • Promote positive employee relations and maintain a constructive working environment., • Mentor HR Advisors and HR Coordinators, sharing expertise and developing capability across the team., • Maintain accurate, compliant HR records and uphold responsibilities related to GDPR, safeguarding, EDI, and Health & Safety., • Engage in continuous professional development and contribute to team learning and improvement., • Qualified to CIPD level 3 or working towards Level 5 qualification or similar., • Extensive Employee Relations knowledge and practical experience., • Excellent knowledge of employment legislation and best practices in Employee Relations., • Experience of working in a fast-paced HR environment., • Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities., • Proficient in HR Systems and Microsoft Office., • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Advisor based in Bedford for one of our clients on a Full time permanent basis. Summary of the HR Advisor role Salary: £31,000 - £32,500 Location: Bedford Type of Contract: PermanentHours: Monday – Friday 37 hour working week Responsibilities of theHR Advisor • Advise on a wide range of people matters, • Support the wider HR team and lead on employee relations casework where appropriate, • Prepare clear and professional documentation, • Maintain personnel records, • Ensure high standards of records/data management, • Provide support to the HR Administrators, • Respond to queries, • CIPD Level 5 Qualification, • Experience in providing HR/People advisory support, • Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice, • Understanding of data protection and confidentiality, • Use of Microsoft Office

Working closely with the HR Manager – Enabling Services, this role manages day to day HR queries, supports projects, contributes to policy reviews, and helps ensure consistent, fair and compliant HR practice across the directorate. Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a HR Advisor,

We are currently seeking a Senior ER Advisor to join a not for profit organisation in Bedford. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) and offers hybrid working (3 days home working) and a salary of up to £47,000 per annum. This is a new role working in collaboration with HR Business Partners to provide overall insight on ER matters and provide support and advice on escalated ER cases. Key Responsibilities: • Lead complex ER cases, taking ownership of high-risk and escalated cases, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes., • Act as a trusted advisor providing clear, practical advice to managers and senior leaders, building confidence in handling ER issues, • Drive policy and process improvements, identifying trends and gaps, and leading initiatives that make our ER approach smarter and more proactive, • Deliver training and guidance that empowers managers to handle ER issues effectively and confidently, • Balance risk and people by helping make decisions that are legally sound, commercially sensible, and people focused, • Provide insight by turning ER data into meaningful reports and recommendations that help to shape future strategy, • Deep ER experience: You've managed complex cases and acted as the escalation point many times before., • 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), • 12% employer pension contribution, • Flexible start/finish times and working patterns, • Location: Bedford (3 days home working), • Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), • Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum, • Contract Type: Permanent

Full Time, Permanent, Hybrid As our Employee Relations Lead, you'll be the person everyone turns to when things get complex. You'll guide managers through sensitive situations, protect the organisation from risk, and make sure our people feel heard and supported. This isn't just about policies-it's about shaping a positive culture and helping leaders do the right thing. You'll play a critical role in influencing how we manage people issues, ensuring fairness and consistency while balancing commercial needs. This is a chance to make a real impact-helping us build trust, confidence, and a workplace where people thrive. Key Responsibilities: • Lead complex ER cases, taking ownership of high-risk and escalated cases, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes., • Act as a trusted advisor providing clear, practical advice to managers and senior leaders, building confidence in handling ER issues., • Drive policy and process improvements, identifying trends and gaps, and leading initiatives that make our ER approach smarter and more proactive., • Deliver training and guidance that empowers managers to handle ER issues effectively and confidently., • Balance risk and people by helping us make decisions that are legally sound, commercially sensible, and people focused., • Provide insight by turning ER data into meaningful reports and recommendations that help to shape future strategy., • Champion best practice, ensuring compliance with employment law and internal policies, reducing risk and protecting bpha's reputation., • Deep ER experience: You've managed complex cases and acted as the escalation point many times before., • Influence and Impact: You know how to engage senior leaders and aren't afraid to challenge when needed., • Calm Under Pressure: You can handle sensitive situations with empathy and confidence., • Clear Communicator: You make complicated things simple and easy to understand., • Pragmatic and Commercial: You balance risk with practical solutions that work for everyone. bpha reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date.

Our client is a national employer with approximately 1,200 teammates in 15 national operations centres and 2 head office locations based in Bedfordshire. They have an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to join their dynamic team based in their head office. This is not a regional role. • The human resources team is responsible for contributing to the development of people strategy, through close cooperation with business leaders and a comprehensive framework of policies and procedures. This includes responsibility for the following areas:, • End to end employment lifecycle., • Performance management., • Employee relations., • Employee engagement. Duties and Responsibilities: • Providing the strategic link between HR and management, through the provision of high-quality support, advice and guidance., • Driving a culture of high performance, continuously reviewing processes and procedures where necessary., • Partnering managers in the recruitment process and having personal involvement in management hires., • Being an active and influential player, enabling the effective diagnosis of people issues and developing effective people management solutions., • Partnering managers in areas such as reward, employee relations, talent, performance, organisation development and change, culture, leadership and learning and development., • Challenging, provoking and coaching managers to engage employees and build effective people capabilities., • Driving the raising of the performance bar and building a strong and rigorous development culture., • Providing employee relations advice to managers with practical support and overseeing end to end ER casework., • Delivering HR projects, as and when required by the HR Director, or other senior management., • Liaising with Human Resources teammates to ensure training is consistent and adequate., • Monitoring, measuring and reporting training issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales. Skills and Knowledge: • Experience working with a HRIS system., • Microsoft Office: Excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and teams., • HR degree, or equivalent CIPD qualification., • Previous HRBP/Generalist or Advisor role., • Passionate about engagement., • Complete knowledge of the employee lifecycle., • Ambitious, energetic and dedicated individual with a passion for driving positive people-related initiatives., • Stakeholder management with the ability to interact and influence at all levels., • Excellent communication skills. Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.

Interim Senior HR AdvisorLocation: Dunstable or BedfordHours: 37 per weekContract: 23 March 2026 – 31 May 2026We are seeking an experienced Interim Senior HR Advisor to support a busy HR team during a period of transition. This role will focus on providing expert HR advice and managing employee relations cases.Key Responsibilities • Provide clear, practical advice on disciplinary, grievance, absence, and performance management, • Handle complex employee relations casework in line with UK employment law and best practice, • Act as an escalation point for HR Advisors, supporting case resolution, • Coach and guide managers to ensure fair and consistent decision-making, • Maintain accurate HR records and ensure compliance with policies and procedures About You, • Strong HR advisory experience, ideally at Senior Advisor level, • Confident managing complex ER cases independently, • Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law, • Able to quickly understand policies and work in a fast-paced environment Additional Information, • Multi-site role – travel between locations may be re...

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a HR Assistant to join their professional services organisation. The role requires someone who is looking to be an integral part of the HR team, providing support with day to day duties and administration tasks. Working in collaboration with the HR Manager and other departments across the business you will be the first point of contact on behalf of HR face to face, over the phone and by email. You will also provide cover when the HR Manager is away so you must be confident and happy to hold the fort! The role is fully office based. This role is ideal for candidates who are currently working in HR at administrator, assistant or co-ordinator level who are looking to develop into an HR Advisor role. A CIPD Level 3 qualification would be highly advantageous – but not essential. The Role All aspects of HR administration including – but not limited to: • Support recruitment across the company - arranging interviews, coordinating the appointment process for successful candidates and overseeing the new starter process. • Dealing with various HR queries – including the HR inbox - in a timely and efficient manner. • Keep the HR system up to date • Run HR reports • Supporting HR Manager with administration across a wide range of HR matters including grievance and disciplinary investigation. Requirements • Well developed communication, organisational and team working skills • Ability to be assertive • Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative • Good Microsoft Office skills • Have strong administration skills and real attention to detail Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so

We are currently seeking a Senior ER Advisor to join a not for profit organisation in Bedford. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) and offers hybrid working (3 days home working) and a salary of up to £47,000 per annum. This is a new role working in collaboration with HR Business Partners to provide overall insight on ER matters and provide support and advice on escalated ER cases. Key Responsibilities: Lead complex ER cases, taking ownership of high-risk and escalated cases, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes. Act as a trusted advisor providing clear, practical advice to managers and senior leaders, building confidence in handling ER issues Drive policy and process improvements, identifying trends and gaps, and leading initiatives that make our ER approach smarter and more proactive Deliver training and guidance that empowers managers to handle ER issues effectively and confidently Balance risk and people by helping make decisions that are legally sound, commercially sensible, and people focused Provide insight by turning ER data into meaningful reports and recommendations that help to shape future strategy Work closely with HR colleagues and business leaders to deliver joined-up solutions that support organisational goals About You: Deep ER experience: You've managed complex cases and acted as the escalation point many times before. Influence and Impact: You know how to engage senior leaders and aren't afraid to challenge when needed Benefits: 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) 12% employer pension contribution Flexible start/finish times and working patterns 3 days working from hom Key Details: Location: Bedford (3 days home working) Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum Contract Type: Permanent

Our client is a national employer with approximately 1,200 teammates in 15 national operations centres and 2 head office locations based in Bedfordshire. They have an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to join their dynamic team based in their head office. This is not a regional role. • The human resources team is responsible for contributing to the development of people strategy, through close cooperation with business leaders and a comprehensive framework of policies and procedures. This includes responsibility for the following areas:, • End to end employment lifecycle., • Performance management., • Employee relations., • Employee engagement., • Development and retention. As HR Business Partner, you are responsible for working in close partnership with a number of stakeholders, at varied levels of seniority, in relation to the business’ strategic people priorities and to consistently and actively demonstrate support to the company values. Duties and Responsibilities: • Providing the strategic link between HR and management, through the provision of high-quality support, advice and guidance., • Driving a culture of high performance, continuously reviewing processes and procedures where necessary., • Partnering managers in the recruitment process and having personal involvement in management hires., • Being an active and influential player, enabling the effective diagnosis of people issues and developing effective people management solutions., • Partnering managers in areas such as reward, employee relations, talent, performance, organisation development and change, culture, leadership and learning and development., • Challenging, provoking and coaching managers to engage employees and build effective people capabilities., • Driving the raising of the performance bar and building a strong and rigorous development culture., • Providing employee relations advice to managers with practical support and overseeing end to end ER casework., • Delivering HR projects, as and when required by the HR Director, or other senior management., • Liaising with Human Resources teammates to ensure training is consistent and adequate., • Monitoring, measuring and reporting training issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales. Skills and Knowledge: • Experience working with a HRIS system., • Microsoft Office: Excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and teams., • HR degree, or equivalent CIPD qualification., • Previous HRBP/Generalist or Advisor role., • Passionate about engagement., • Complete knowledge of the employee lifecycle., • Ambitious, energetic and dedicated individual with a passion for driving positive people-related initiatives., • Stakeholder management with the ability to interact and influence at all levels., • Excellent communication skills. Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so