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.