People Advisor
| Posting date: | 04 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | LU1 3LU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Housing Network |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: |
Summary
Responsibilities & Duties
Employee Relations:
- Ensuring HR related policies and procedures are current and compliant with employment legislation.
- Supporting with ER cases and HR queries.
- Liaising with ACAS for early conciliation.
- Supporting on employment tribunal work where required.
- Providing advice and guidance to employees and line managers on issues relating to employment issues.
- Advising line managers and co-ordinating with the Occupational Health provider to manage long term absence and ensure employees' mental and physical wellbeing is suitably supported throughout the employee lifecycle.
Learning and Development:
- Identify training needs of employees.
- Coaching and developing people managers in HR related areas.
- Collaborate with the creation of a suite of HR training for people managers.
- Supporting on Talent Management and Succession Planning initiatives as appropriate.
- Support with the development of the People Assistant and HR Apprentice.
Resourcing:
- Working with internal stakeholders to identify recruitment needs.
- Supporting the Talent Team with recruitment including attending assessment centres and creating job descriptions.
- Company ambassador at job fairs/recruitment events.
- Support managers on management of probation periods.
- Support on annual appraisals.
Comp and Bens:
- Participate in Bonus and Incentive activities.
- Participate in employee benefits strategies.
- Participate in salary reviews and benchmarking exercises.
Ad Hoc Duties:
- Support other team members and departmental tasks as required by the business.
- KPI reporting as required.
Personal Characteristics
Skills:
-Strong HR background
- Solution focussed
- Calm and composed demeanour
- Willing to ‘Roll Sleeves Up’ in the detail to problem solve
- Compassionate attitude
- Commercial acumen
Knowledge
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience in all areas of HR
- CIPD Level 3
- Ability to problem solve and influence decision making
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with a dispersed workforce
Desirable (but not essential)
- CIPD Level 5
- Project leading
- Supporting field-based managers and employees
Behaviour:
- Work with an inclusive approach
- Commercial acumen
- Role modelling ethical behaviours, leading the business in living our Values
- Keen to support colleagues and ensure business is working cohesively and to the same objectives.
- Keen on strong compliance culture.
- Able to work with minimal direction.
- Adaptability and being prepared to help out if circumstances require.
- We would expect you at all times to:
- act with integrity
- act with due skill, care and diligence
- act with professionalism
- be open and co-operative with colleagues
- act with compassion to those both within the Company and those who we support in the accommodation
Employee Relations:
- Ensuring HR related policies and procedures are current and compliant with employment legislation.
- Supporting with ER cases and HR queries.
- Liaising with ACAS for early conciliation.
- Supporting on employment tribunal work where required.
- Providing advice and guidance to employees and line managers on issues relating to employment issues.
- Advising line managers and co-ordinating with the Occupational Health provider to manage long term absence and ensure employees' mental and physical wellbeing is suitably supported throughout the employee lifecycle.
Learning and Development:
- Identify training needs of employees.
- Coaching and developing people managers in HR related areas.
- Collaborate with the creation of a suite of HR training for people managers.
- Supporting on Talent Management and Succession Planning initiatives as appropriate.
- Support with the development of the People Assistant and HR Apprentice.
Resourcing:
- Working with internal stakeholders to identify recruitment needs.
- Supporting the Talent Team with recruitment including attending assessment centres and creating job descriptions.
- Company ambassador at job fairs/recruitment events.
- Support managers on management of probation periods.
- Support on annual appraisals.
Comp and Bens:
- Participate in Bonus and Incentive activities.
- Participate in employee benefits strategies.
- Participate in salary reviews and benchmarking exercises.
Ad Hoc Duties:
- Support other team members and departmental tasks as required by the business.
- KPI reporting as required.
Personal Characteristics
Skills:
-Strong HR background
- Solution focussed
- Calm and composed demeanour
- Willing to ‘Roll Sleeves Up’ in the detail to problem solve
- Compassionate attitude
- Commercial acumen
Knowledge
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience in all areas of HR
- CIPD Level 3
- Ability to problem solve and influence decision making
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with a dispersed workforce
Desirable (but not essential)
- CIPD Level 5
- Project leading
- Supporting field-based managers and employees
Behaviour:
- Work with an inclusive approach
- Commercial acumen
- Role modelling ethical behaviours, leading the business in living our Values
- Keen to support colleagues and ensure business is working cohesively and to the same objectives.
- Keen on strong compliance culture.
- Able to work with minimal direction.
- Adaptability and being prepared to help out if circumstances require.
- We would expect you at all times to:
- act with integrity
- act with due skill, care and diligence
- act with professionalism
- be open and co-operative with colleagues
- act with compassion to those both within the Company and those who we support in the accommodation
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