People Advisor

Alcumus Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

People Advisor

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Cardiff, UK

Reporting To: Head of People

Description

Building innovative solutions; enabling safer workplaces for everyone.

We’ll create a safer working world, building software to support a global network of responsible buyers, suppliers and partners.

We take the pain out of compliance for over 50,000 organisations globally, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet.

Keeping our network of hiring clients, suppliers, and contractors compliant with the standards that matter most, from health and safety and sustainability to ethical behaviour by building best in class solutions.

What that means day to day

• First point of contact for day to day queries and support to managers and employees
• Work closely with line managers to guide them through processes, ensuring consistency, fairness and compliance with employment law and company policies
• Build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders and become a trusted partner
• Support the application and understanding of family friendly policies, flexible working and wellbeing initiatives
• Managing absence with line managers, including occupational health reporting and adjustments
• Support employee relations - absence management, performance issues, and other sensitive cases

What you’ll need to be successful

The successful candidate will bring proven experience in a generalist HR or employee relations role, with excellent communication skills and the ability to think logically and calmly under pressure. You’ll demonstrate strong attention to detail, high levels of integrity and discretion, and a proactive, results-driven approach to your work. CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification is desirable.

What you'll get in return

We have a hybrid workplace policy, where you will work from the office 3 days per week. Plus our Cardiff office is dog-friendly – expect a few friendly paws around the place! We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:

Benefits

Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits

• 🍼 Enhanced Parental Leave
• 🌴Generous annual leave
• 🏥 Healthcare Plan
• 💟 Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• 🚲 Cycle-to-work Scheme

Future Planning

• 💰 Pension scheme with employer contributions
• 🧬 Life Assurance – 3X base salary
• 💸 Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback
• 🏫 LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements? Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we do consider where an individual might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.

We are proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
  • An initial discovery call with the recruiter
  • A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
  • Additional interview (likely face to face) with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.