People Advisor

Job title: People Advisor

Department: People Team

Location: London based with 2 - 3 days per week on sites

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: upto 40000 per annum

Were looking for a People Advisor (London region) to be part of our success story.

**Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britains fastest-growing private companies.
**Great career development opportunities grow with us.

About the role

Supporting guiding and coaching People Managers across Activate Group to effectively manage a variety of people issues in line with Group processes and HR best practice.

Key responsibilities

• Managing a variety of employee relations cases through to completion including absence management disciplinaries grievances flexible working performance and routine occupational health.

• Recording case updates on HR system and providing regular updates to key stakeholders.

• Upskill and coach People Managers on managing employee relations cases using manager toolkits to support and constructively challenging approaches where appropriate

• Develop and deliver training to People Managers supporting their development with managing employee relations cases

• Advise on relevant policies and processes remotely and face to face

• Managing recruitment campaigns from advert through to appointment and on-boarding including sourcing screening and supporting with interviews / assessment centres

• Build relationships with stakeholders including People Team and Departmental/Team Managers across the Group

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Activate Group to be able to provide clear and consistent support to all business areas

• Input into policy/process reviews and updates providing insight to People Partners

• Support People Operations Team with a variety of HR queries including administrative support where required and acting as a point of escalation

• Support on a range of projects to improve the team member experience and operational delivery

• Provide advice to People Managers on non-complex health and safety queries escalating to the Head of Health Safety & Environment where appropriate

• Act as an ambassador for the Group Values ensuring that the values are embedded in every stage of the team member journey

Skills and experience

• Experience of managing a high-volume employee relations caseload within an HR shared service model

• Experience of managing recruitment campaigns

• Strong attention to detail with first class written and verbal communication skills

• Good knowledge of UK employment law relevant legislation and employee relations best practice

• Previous experience in a contact centre or bodyshop environment is desirable but not essential

• CIPD Level 5 qualified/working towards (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Personal health cash plan claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Life assurance: three times basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fruit
• Birthday surprise for everybody!

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group looking after team members is a major priority. Whether youre at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices one of our AAR sites or working from home well make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first to impressive rewards for our employee of the month and little perks like free fruit and cereal well go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UKs 100 fastest-growing private companies we employ more than 700 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UKs largest fleets and insurance companies supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what its like to work with us Take a look at our purpose and values. They define who we are and how we work with team members customers and suppliers:

Purpose: Make someones bad day better

Values:

• Make it happen Be accountable. Take the initiative work fast and do a great job.
• Strive for better Be bold. Challenge the norm make small improvements often.
• Win together Be a team-player. Win together learn together respect each other.