Venn Group
HR Consultant – ED&I
Role Overview
Position: HR Consultant (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Focus)
Salary: £42,839 pa
Location: Mostly remote, 1 day per week on-site
Contract: Permanent
A Local Authority in the South West are seeking a skilled HR Professional to help strengthen the way the organisation supports, engages, and manages its workforce. The position carries a specialist focus on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), alongside a shared commitment to high-quality HR advice and policy development to ensure employment practices remain fair, accessible, and aligned with legislation.
Role Details
- Review and develop HR policies to ensure clarity, fairness, and compliance with employment legislation
- Provide guidance on complex HR casework, including conduct, performance, and attendance
- Support organisational projects requiring HR or policy expertise, particularly those shaping workforce culture
- Act as a key HR link with managers and colleagues to promote consistent and fair people practices
- Contribute to learning resources and training that enhance people-management capability
- Provide workforce insights to inform Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs) on HR policy and employment matters
- Support the development and review of policies to embed fairness, accessibility, and inclusion
- Act as a key HR link for colleague networks, strengthening engagement and colleague voice
- Use feedback and data to identify EDI risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Requirements
- Proven and significant local authority expertise is essential for this position
- Solid HR experience, including a background in policy development and/or complex casework
- Strong EDI knowledge and/or job evaluation experience
- Good understanding of employment law and contemporary HR best practice
- Ability to analyze workforce information and data to present clear, evidence-based insights
- Collaborative working style with the ability to handle sensitive discussions with professionalism and balance
- Chartered Member of the CIPD or equivalent professional experience is highly desirable
Should this position be of interest to you, please apply or send an email with an updated copy of your CV to and myself or a member of the team will give you a call to discuss further
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion
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