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 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 team. In 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
1. Act as the first point of contact for managers and employees on people-related queries, continuously monitoring our central inbox
2. Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records across HR systems, including the employee database and employee files
3. Preparing documents such as employment contracts, change letters, employee reference requests
4. Completing the administration of onboarding of new hires such as right to work documents, information for payroll processes
5. Support with visa and immigration matters, ensuring compliance with right-to-work legislation and maintaining accurate records
6. Running the induction and onboarding of new hires, including background checks and liaising with IT operations
7. Manage and monitor the probation process for new employees, providing guidance to managers on reviews, extensions, or confirmations of employment
8. Completing the administration of offboarding employees such as exit interviews, leaver letters and information for payroll processes
9. Support and lead low-level employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, and capability cases
10. Preparing monthly and quarterly employee data reporting
11. Supporting with ad-hoc and regular information requests regarding employee data
12. Assist with the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and initiatives
13. Support the Head of People Development with coordinating learning & development initiatives and maintaining our learning & skills platform, Thrive
14. 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.
15. Provide full support to the team with ad-hoc tasks and project based work
Ideally we are looking for
16. Numerate and comfortable working with detail
17. Ability to use Microsoft Excel for reporting
18. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
19. Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload
20. Great customer service skills and calm under pressure
21. Proactive and can use their own initiative
22. Curious, keen to get involved and takes responsibility for their learning and development
23. Confident, collaborative and a team player
24. CIPD qualified, desirable but not essential
25. Ability to work within a fast-paced environment
Benefits & perks
26. Competitive salary + company bonus scheme
27. Hybrid working policy
28. ️ 25 days holiday (increasing with the length of service)
29. Private healthcare
30. Enhanced parental leave
31. Matched pension contributions up to 4%
32. Critical illness cover
33. Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health support
34. Life assurance
35. Regular performance reviews to promote a culture of growth and development
36. Leadership training for managers
37. Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations
38. Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development
39. Discounts via Perkbox
40. Cycle to work scheme
41. Season ticket loan
42. Electric car loan scheme
43. Monthly socials & annual offsite