Senior Adviser - Employment Law

Salary: £76,042 pa  (plus 4318 LW if office based)Location: London/Home based

Contract : 12 months Fixed term

About us

The LGA is the national voice of local government. We work with councils to support, promote and improve local government. 

We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We aim to influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils, so they are able to deliver local solutions to national problems.  The LGA provides a range of practical support to enable councils to exploit the opportunities that ‘sector-led improvement’ provides.  There has never been a more exciting time to work for us. 

The Workforce Team delivers direct guidance and support to councils, schools, fire authorities and other organisations on a wide range of matters pertaining to the two million employees in the sector as well as representing the employers in more than a dozen national collective bargaining frameworks.  We also generate income through bespoke commercial/consultancy activity and engage in policy and lobbying work on behalf of LGA members on workforce matters such as workforce capacity, funding, equality and diversity, social care reform and employment law. 

​​​​​​​To find out more information about what it’s like to work at the LGA, please visit http://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga and for information on Equality and Diversity at the LGA, please visit https://www.local.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity-lga 

The role

We have one, 12 months fixed term Senior Adviser (Employment Law) to recruit, in support of our employment law capacity in the team, noting the government’s reform agenda and the recently passed Employment Right Act. This sits alongside increasing demand from councils for support and advice and contributing to our monthly employment law bulletin (Advisory Bulletin).

A broad, flexible skill set, and commercial mindset are also key features of a senior adviser the post holder will be expected to contribute to the team’s income generation objectives.

While the LGA is based in Westminster, many of the workforce team are based at home and either arrangement is possible for this post, travelling for the role as necessary.

Job Description 

To Apply

If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria for the role before the closing date.

We are specifically assessing candidates against the following criteria:  

•  Understanding of the structure, role and remit of local government and local democracy.

•  Experience in a senior role in a complex organisation at national, regional or local level.

•  Experience of providing complex legal and HR advice and support.

•  Experience of building and maintaining productive relationships with client and partner organisations at a senior level.

•  Highly developed written and oral presentation skills with ability to present complex ideas in a clear and comprehensible way

•  Highly flexible and responsive to the role requirements with a dynamic and proactive approach to problem solving.

Closing Date:10am, 31 March 2026

Interview Date: April 21, 22 or 23

As a Disability Confident Leader, the LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community