People Wellbeing Advisor

Permanent

About the Role

This is an exciting newly created role within the People Team, offering a unique opportunity to shape and drive Hartpury’s employee wellbeing agenda

You will:

• Lead the development and implementation of employee wellbeing initiatives aligned to organisational priorities
• Use workforce data and employee feedback to identify trends, evaluate outcomes and inform future wellbeing activity
• Design and coordinate an annual wellbeing programme covering a range of physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing topics
• Deliver wellbeing campaigns, events, workshops and awareness activities throughout the year
• Provide professional wellbeing advice and guidance to managers and employees
• Work closely with People Team colleagues, Occupational Health providers, senior leaders and external partners to deliver wellbeing objectives
• Contribute to the development of policies, frameworks and resources that support employee wellbeing
• Promote preventative approaches to health and wellbeing and encourage early intervention where appropriate
• Produce engaging communications that raise awareness of available wellbeing resources and initiatives
• Keep up to date with emerging trends, legislation and best practice within employee wellbeing

About You 

• Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating wellbeing initiatives or programmes
• Experience of delivering workshops, training sessions, campaigns or awareness events
• The ability to analyse data, identify themes and make evidence based recommendations
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders
• Effective organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of employee wellbeing, workplace health and relevant employment related legislation
• A proactive and solutions focused approach to improving the employee experience
• The ability to build productive working relationships across different departments
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and creating accessible wellbeing opportunities for all employees

We offer a fantastic package of staff benefits including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement that rises with length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Employee Discounts through Bravo Benefits platform
• Onsite fitness facilities
• Support for continuous professional development
• Flexible working opportunities available
• Enhanced family leave benefits

• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle Scheme
• Free entry to seasonal events on campus
• Access to a shuttle bus (Gloucester routes)

About Us

Hartpury University and Hartpury College are among the UK’s leading specialist education providers in agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing. Located in Gloucestershire, Hartpury University and Hartpury College sit side-by-side on a beautiful 360-hectare campus. We provide world-class facilities to more than 4,500 university and college-level students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, A-levels and diplomas, as well as undertaking industry research. The University is rated top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) and has 97% graduate employability, whilst the College is rated Ofsted Outstanding in all areas.  Our passionate, innovative business culture and strong support networks make Hartpury an exceptional place to develop professionally and progress your career.

At Hartpury, we’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace – a place where we can all be ourselves and everyone feels respected and valued. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively welcome applications from ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQI+ communities and disabled candidates. We offer an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria for the role. We’ll also ensure fair treatment and provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process for anyone who needs them. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion we offer a range of inclusive policies, flexible working arrangements and a multi-faith space to support staff from different backgrounds. To find out more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity, please click here.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. 

For further information and to apply online please click on the Apply Now button or call the number to the right of this advert to request documents by post.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

It is our policy that we do not notify candidates who have been unsuccessful with their application. Therefore if you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, we regret that you have not been successful on this occasion.