People & Culture Advisor Remote 9 Months FTC

Salary: 37775 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate).

The role:

We are delighted to be recruiting for a People & Culture Advisor to join our global People & Culture team at Marys Meals International (MMI) on a 9-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the People & Culture Lead you will provide high-quality HR advice and sound judgement across a broad range of people matters helping to deliver a positive and consistent employee and manager experience across our global movement. This is a great opportunity to make an immediate impact in a varied role working across a truly international organisation and contributing to a broad range of People & Culture priorities.

This is a varied generalist role where youll take ownership of complex employee relations casework build strong relationships across our international network and provide practical values-led solutions in a fast-paced environment. Youll support the consistent application of our people policies processes and frameworks while contributing to projects and initiatives that help attract develop and retain great people across Marys Meals.

Key priorities:

• Manage and advise on a range of employee relations cases supporting fair consistent and values-led outcomes.
• Support the development and consistent application of People & Culture policies and processes ensuring alignment with UK employment legislation and best practice.
• Champion employee wellbeing and support effective people management in a remote-first environment.
• Contribute to People & Culture projects performance processes people reporting and delivery of HR training.
• Support end-to-end recruitment activity in partnership with the Head of Recruitment and hiring managers.
• Provide People & Culture support and guidance across MMI and the wider global network.

We are looking for:

• A proven HR generalist with significant employee relations experience including managing complex cases and confidently advising managers on the practical application of UK employment law.
• Confidence working across different countries and organisational contexts applying sound judgement while recognising that local employment requirements may vary.
• Excellent communication and relationshipbuilding skills with confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Experience managing HR projects or complex people issues from start to finish.
• A collaborative flexible mindset and a genuine commitment to Marys Meals mission and values.

About us:

Marys Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 3 million children who today will receive Marys Meals.

We believe in the innate goodness of people respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to line with our values Marys Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. Marys Meals is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Marys Meals familyto share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.

Our Benefits:

• 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year to a maximum of 39 days ( option to buy another week)
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Pension

Additional Information:

Salary advertised is for UK based candidates our salary philosophy ensures consistency across locations where Marys Meals operates please reach out to for more information about salaries in other locations.

To apply:

If you would love to use your skills talents and experience to be part of positive change in the world we would love to hear from you. Please click Apply to send your CV and a short covering note telling us why you would like to join Marys Meals and why this role is a great fit for you.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 18th October 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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