Senior People Advisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £44,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Plus benefits |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 4 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | JR447 |
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Are you a seasoned HR professional who believes great employee relations go beyond compliance? We're looking for a Senior People Advisor to join our People & Culture team — someone who combines deep ER expertise with genuine care for people and a drive for improvement.
In this role, you'll be the primary point of contact for all employee relations matters, advising and coaching people managers with confidence and empathy. You'll manage a varied ER caseload, shape our people policies, and partner across the organisation to build a culture where great people practices are embedded at every level.
This is a role for someone who is an excellent communicator, solutions focused, and genuinely passionate about enhancing the employee experience — from the everyday to the complex.
What You'll Be Doing
ER Case Management — Lead ER activity including disciplinary, capability, grievance, and appeals cases, acting as primary escalation point and working with external providers where required to reach effective, compliant outcomes.
Expert Advice & Coaching — Deliver legally compliant, commercially focused ER guidance to people managers, coaching them to build confidence and capability in handling people challenges independently.
Policy & Compliance — Create and maintain people policies that reflect our culture and values, proactively reviewing practices to stay ahead of employment law changes and ensure organisation-wide compliance.
Absence & Performance — Support managers to proactively address absence and performance issues, facilitating positive outcomes for both the individual and the organisation.
Engagement & Change — Lead an employee forum to drive meaningful engagement, and provide thoughtful change management support that keeps our values at the heart of how we evolve.
Data, Records & Global Consistency — Maintain accurate employee data and high-quality case records, while contributing to a consistent international P&C framework alongside the Business Partnering team.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. This role is contractually based at our Cambridge office. It is expected that you will attend the office once per week, and as and when required to facilitate meetings. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
Essential:
Significant experience of managing a varied ER case load with confidence and independence.
Up to date employment law knowledge, with commitment to ongoing personal development.
CIPD Level 5, or equivalent proven experience.
High level of attention to detail
Proven experience in managing complex situations with calmness and clarity, articulate in responses, and with an appropriate level of empathy.
Ability to mediate and negotiate balancing fairness with the aim to achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
Ability to clearly articulate advice and solutions in both one-to-one and group settings. Presenting information in a way that is easy to understand to inform discussions and decisions with various stakeholders.
Outcome focussed approach; with experience in assessing data and feedback to identify trends, issues, and root cause analysis.
Ability to identify line manager skills gaps in relation to people management and implement targeted training, took kits, and support packages to upskill.
Able to deal with ambiguity and periods of deadline driven pressures.
Desirable:
Experience of ER case management systems.
Experience in developing and enhancing the quality-of-service delivery to ensure that it meets stakeholder expectations and aligns with RSC priorities.
International employment experience in USA, Japan, China, Germany or India would be advantageous
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and as a cover letter (in no more than 500 words) telling us about your relevant knowledge, skills and competencies and why you are applying for this role.
Please note this advert closes at 23:59 on 08/03/2026.
About the RSC
We are a thriving international community of over 60,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.
As a not-for-profit organisation employing around 700 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all of our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@rsc.org
In this role, you'll be the primary point of contact for all employee relations matters, advising and coaching people managers with confidence and empathy. You'll manage a varied ER caseload, shape our people policies, and partner across the organisation to build a culture where great people practices are embedded at every level.
This is a role for someone who is an excellent communicator, solutions focused, and genuinely passionate about enhancing the employee experience — from the everyday to the complex.
What You'll Be Doing
ER Case Management — Lead ER activity including disciplinary, capability, grievance, and appeals cases, acting as primary escalation point and working with external providers where required to reach effective, compliant outcomes.
Expert Advice & Coaching — Deliver legally compliant, commercially focused ER guidance to people managers, coaching them to build confidence and capability in handling people challenges independently.
Policy & Compliance — Create and maintain people policies that reflect our culture and values, proactively reviewing practices to stay ahead of employment law changes and ensure organisation-wide compliance.
Absence & Performance — Support managers to proactively address absence and performance issues, facilitating positive outcomes for both the individual and the organisation.
Engagement & Change — Lead an employee forum to drive meaningful engagement, and provide thoughtful change management support that keeps our values at the heart of how we evolve.
Data, Records & Global Consistency — Maintain accurate employee data and high-quality case records, while contributing to a consistent international P&C framework alongside the Business Partnering team.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. This role is contractually based at our Cambridge office. It is expected that you will attend the office once per week, and as and when required to facilitate meetings. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
Essential:
Significant experience of managing a varied ER case load with confidence and independence.
Up to date employment law knowledge, with commitment to ongoing personal development.
CIPD Level 5, or equivalent proven experience.
High level of attention to detail
Proven experience in managing complex situations with calmness and clarity, articulate in responses, and with an appropriate level of empathy.
Ability to mediate and negotiate balancing fairness with the aim to achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
Ability to clearly articulate advice and solutions in both one-to-one and group settings. Presenting information in a way that is easy to understand to inform discussions and decisions with various stakeholders.
Outcome focussed approach; with experience in assessing data and feedback to identify trends, issues, and root cause analysis.
Ability to identify line manager skills gaps in relation to people management and implement targeted training, took kits, and support packages to upskill.
Able to deal with ambiguity and periods of deadline driven pressures.
Desirable:
Experience of ER case management systems.
Experience in developing and enhancing the quality-of-service delivery to ensure that it meets stakeholder expectations and aligns with RSC priorities.
International employment experience in USA, Japan, China, Germany or India would be advantageous
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and as a cover letter (in no more than 500 words) telling us about your relevant knowledge, skills and competencies and why you are applying for this role.
Please note this advert closes at 23:59 on 08/03/2026.
About the RSC
We are a thriving international community of over 60,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.
As a not-for-profit organisation employing around 700 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all of our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us at jobs@rsc.org
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