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HR Advisor- Job Share 0.4 FTE (Maternity Cover)

Department
Human Resources
Salary
£40,784 to £46,643 per annum pro rata inclusive
Closing Date
Thursday 05 November 2026
Interview Date
Friday 20 November 2026
Reference
CEN-HR-2026-03

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. 

This role will support the HR Partner Team to provide a high-quality professional HR service to managers and staff across the School. 

This post forms part of an established structured job share arrangement within the HR Advisor function. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the other HR Advisor to ensure consistent five-day service coverage, with clear allocation of responsibilities and structured handover arrangements.

Responsibilities will include, interpreting policies and procedures and legislative requirements, seeking advice where needed from HR colleagues and supporting the HR Partners with employee relations case work e.g. notetaking in formal meetings and ensuring minutes and other confidential correspondence are collated accurately and produced quickly and efficiently and supporting the preparation of packs for formal investigations, grievance and disciplinary hearings.

This role will provide support for HR project work and guidance and advice on a range of HR issues including contractual queries, employee relations cases and HR policies and procedures.

The post-holder will be CIPD qualified or working towards CIPD graduate level or have equivalent professional experience. The post-holder will have significant experience of providing a proactive and responsive HR advice & support service of effective problem solving on a wide range of issues with competing priorities, together with experience of supporting the implementation of new procedures and procedural updates. Further particulars are included in the job description.  

The post is part-time 14 hours per week, 0.4 FTE, on Thursday and Friday each week, and fixed-term until 30 September 2027 to provide maternity cover.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £40,784 - £46,643 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part-time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.


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