Role: HR Advisor
Location: Central Bedfordshire College - Dunstable Kingsway Campus with travel to our Bedford Campus when required
Salary/Benefits: Salary is up to £37,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People's Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week - 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
This is a
UK based contract, and you are required to have the
Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we're unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About the role: We are currently seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join our Human Resources and Payroll department at The Bedford College Group
. As a Senior HR Advisor, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Strategic HR Leadership & Advisory Support - Provide high-level HR expertise, act as a senior advisor on complex employee relations matters, influence people strategy and lead the HR function when required.
- Employee Relations Casework & Culture Building - Manage complex ER cases to fair and timely outcomes, promote positive employee relations, ensure decisions align with legislation and best practice, and contribute to a constructive, inclusive workplace culture.
- Team Development & Cross-College Collaboration- Mentor HR colleagues, support HR projects and maintain strong working relationships across campuses to ensure consistency, professionalism and continuous improvement in HR services.
- Governance, Compliance & Data-Driven Practice- Maintain accurate HR records, uphold GDPR, safeguarding, EDI and H&S standards, use data to inform decisions, support statutory reporting and participate in core HR governance processes.
- Professional Values, Flexibility & College-Wide Engagement- Engage in CPD, champion organisational values, attend meetings/events across campuses, support invigilation/open days and contribute positively to team objectives and wider College activity.
About you: - Qualifications & Professional Foundation - CIPD Level 3 (or working towards Level 5), GCSE-level English and Maths, with strong grounding in HR practice, employment law and equal opportunities legislation.
- Employee Relations & HR Generalist Expertise - Extensive experience delivering ER casework, applying HR policy, managing complex cases, working in fast-paced HR environments and ensuring best-practice, compliant outcomes.
- Technical Skills, Systems & Problem-Solving- Proficient with HR systems and Microsoft Office, strong numeracy and commercial awareness, excellent attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
- Communication, Influence & Professional Behaviour - Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to build professional relationships, work autonomously, prioritise workloads and contribute positively to team success.
- Adaptability, Values & Compliance - Works in line with TBCG values, committed to continuous improvement, flexible with working hours, willing to travel across Group sites and maintains appropriate safeguarding boundaries with young people and vulnerable adults.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
Interviews to be held: 13 March 2026
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational
VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford College Group The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
