People & Talent Adviser

LendInvest is the UKs leading FinTech platform for property finance. Over the past 17 years we have grown from just our two founders to a team of 200 working to make property finance simple for everyone.

A workplace culture built around trying new things getting things done and having fun while we do it has helped us lend more than 8 billion of mortgages put thousands of new or improved homes into the UK housing market and successfully launch on the London Stock Exchange. We have big plans to continue growing the business our products our technology and our people.

About the role

Were looking for a motivated People & Talent Adviser to join our this role youll be the first point of contact for managers and employees providing clear practical advice on a wide range of HR matters. Youll take ownership of key processes including onboarding probation right-to-work compliance while ensuring our HR systems and reporting remain accurate and insightful. Youll also play an active role in shaping learning and development opportunities and driving continuous improvement across the People & Talent function.

You will be part of a small but energetic and enthusiastic team that focuses on people operations talent acquisition and learning and development. This role will provide an opportunity to work across all of these functional areas.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for managers and employees on people-related queries continuously monitoring our central inbox

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records across HR systems including the employee database and employee files

• Preparing documents such as employment contracts change letters employee reference requests

• Completing the administration of onboarding of new hires such as right to work documents information for payroll processes

• Support with visa and immigration matters ensuring compliance with right-to-work legislation and maintaining accurate records

• Running the induction and onboarding of new hires including background checks and liaising with IT operations

• Manage and monitor the probation process for new employees providing guidance to managers on reviews extensions or confirmations of employment

• Completing the administration of offboarding employees such as exit interviews leaver letters and information for payroll processes

• Support and lead low-level employee relations matters including disciplinary grievance absence management performance and capability cases

• Preparing monthly and quarterly employee data reporting

• Supporting with ad-hoc and regular information requests regarding employee data

• Assist with the development and implementation of HR policies procedures and initiatives

• Support the Head of People Development with coordinating learning & development initiatives and maintaining our learning & skills platform Thrive

• Supporting the performance review process ensuring information in our review tool is accurate and up to date and providing departmental reports to our Senior Leadership Team.

• Provide full support to the team with ad-hoc tasks and project based work

Ideally we are looking for

• Numerate and comfortable working with detail

• Ability to use Microsoft Excel for reporting

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.

• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise workload

• Great customer service skills and calm under pressure

• Proactive and can use their own initiative

• Curious keen to get involved and takes responsibility for their learning and development

• Confident collaborative and a team player

• CIPD qualified desirable but not essential

• Ability to work within a fast-paced environment

Benefits & perks

• Competitive salary company bonus scheme
• Hybrid working policy
• 25 days holiday (increasing with the length of service)
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced parental leave
• Matched pension contributions up to 4%
• Critical illness cover
• Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health support
• Life assurance
• Regular performance reviews to promote a culture of growth and development
• Leadership training for managers
• Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations
• Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development
• Discounts via Perkbox
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Electric car loan scheme
• Monthly socials & annual offsite
  
  Diversity Inclusion & Belonging at LendInvest
  
  At LI we believe in bringing your whole selves to work we are committed to a culture of belonging where individuals can form a genuine community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.