People Adviser
London or Cardiff Gate (Hybrid - 3 daya p/week onsite ideally) | 35 hours
You’re the person managers turn to when something sensitive lands on their desk and they want calm, practical advice. You know your employment law, you’ve handled your own ER cases, and you’re comfortable balancing people, data and change. Any previous experience working within an NHS Trust or Not for Profit organisation would be nice to have but not essential.
We’re looking for a hands-on HR generalist to partner with business areas, coach managers through the full employee lifecycle and support organisation-wide people initiatives.
What you’ll be doing
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Acting as the first point of contact for HR advice to managers and staff
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Managing a busy ER caseload – absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, flexible working and contractual changes
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Coaching managers to handle issues informally and confidently
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Building strong relationships with your business areas and becoming their trusted HR contact
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Supporting change and OD activity, including policy rollout and people projects
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Producing and analysing workforce data and reports to spot trends and inform decisions
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Working closely with the People Business Partner and wider People & OD team
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Engaging with trade union representatives where required
What we’re looking for
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Proven experience in a generalist HR / People Adviser role
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Strong employee relations case management
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Confidence advising and influencing managers
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Good working knowledge of UK employment law
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Experience using HR data to provide insight
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CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience)
The environment
Why this role stands out
This is a genuine partnering role. You’ll have ownership of your caseload, visibility with stakeholders and the chance to contribute to culture, change and continuous improvement - not just process.
If you want an HR role where you’re trusted to advise, influence and make things better, we’d like to hear from you so please apply now, thanks!