ABOUT US
We’re Minor Figures. Founded on a rooftop in 2014 by three friends with a shared love of coffee, MF has since grown into a global brand with a team of over 100 people across the world, with offices in the UK, USA, and Australia. We create plant-based products for coffee lovers, baristas and a better planet. We love teaming up with people as mad about coffee as we are and love nothing more than heading down to their local cafe to enjoy a chat with the friendly & expert barista.
All our products are 100% plant based and vegan friendly with no added sugar. The company is exploding, achieving record sales figures each quarter.
Minor Figures would be nothing without the independent coffee scene and our products can be found in over 4,000 specialty coffee shops worldwide, where we regularly run Freedays and Minor Figures FM events. We’re also expanding fast, with products lining the shelves in major supermarkets in our three core regions and our team achieving record sales figures quarter-on-quarter.
At Minor Figures, we’re passionate about creating a positive impact and we put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. We’re a 100% carbon neutral and now a B Corp certified company.
We have big plans for the future of MF. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we want to welcome creative, curious, free-spirited, bold thinkers to join us to make that happen. Everyone’s invited. We collaborate, improvise, synchronise. We are wholly authentic, uplifting and constructive. Because magic happens when everyone’s vibing and having a good time. We value individuality and we want you to be yourself. If you share our love for coffee and you want every day you spend at work to feel like your first, we’d love to hear from you.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The People & Culture Advisor leverages their understanding of the Minor Figures business and its individual people to advise on and support people related objectives, such as employee engagement and experience, learning and development, systems and processes, attraction, retention, and recognition. With a strong focus on the EMEA region, the People & Culture Advisor champions the Minor Figures culture, always role modelling our values and helping to develop an amazing place where people want to work every day. This role is a part-time position only, 3 days per week and is office based.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
As any HR professional will tell you, plans and to-do lists go out the window on a daily, or hourly basis. This isn’t a straightforward role. The trajectory will change often.
Here’s an overview of what we’d like you to be doing:
Employee Experience & Engagement
* Serve as first point of contact for people queries and issues for EMEA and conduct regular 121s to maintain strong two-way communication and ensure alignment with regional goals, company updates and people development plans
* Continuously optimise and manage the onboarding process so new hires remain engaged and have a positive employee experience through their probation periods and beyond
* Manage the offboarding process including exit interviews, ensuring that learnings and feedback are incorporated to improve the business
* Support with semi-annual engagement surveys, including distributing, evaluating results and advising on action plans for improvement
* Support the annual performance review cycle, ensuring deadlines are met and process is followed
* Support and champion global learning & development opportunities, including formal & informal training, lunch & learns, guest speakers, and shadowing
* Advise on and support performance management and employee relations issues as required
* Administer monthly payroll and benefits for our EMEA team
Office Culture Champion
* Organise and manage in-person and virtual EMEA events to maintain high-energy office culture, including but not limited to summer & winter parties and virtual gatherings
* Actively seek and lead opportunities for in-person and remote team engagement, seeking to energise EMEA events, meetings and gatherings
* Champion and role model MF values across all communications and activities
* Day to day office administration, including but not limited to management of lunch ordering & provisioning, mail & packages, office supplies, cleaning, fire / health & safety procedures, and risk assessments.
Systems & Tools Management
* Manage the distribution, updates, and returns of all hardware and software; regularly evaluate service and purchasing contracts for savings opportunities
* Maintain our HRIS and ATS system (Personio), ensuring optimisation and automation whenever possible, accurate and timely employee and recruitment data, and end user training
* Support the management, organisation and end user training for internal communication & collaboration tools, including Google Drive (shared drives), Slack (groups and channels) and any other business communication systems
* Help to maintain and distribute employee handbooks and internal HR policies, especially for EMEA & APAC
* Ensure compliance with all relevant local and nationwide legislation regarding people & talent policies, processes and procedures.
ABOUT YOUR TEAM
You will report to our Global People Partner, Andy and will be part of our small but beautiful people team working with our People & Business Coordinator in US, Sandra and our new incoming Global Talent Partner.
ABOUT YOU
First up, we hire humans, not machines, so let’s look at the key skills we need. You’ll:
* Be an ambassador of the Minor Figures brand
* Have a sense of fun, adventure, along with a hands on & a can-do approach
* Not be phased by constant change and challenges and willing to adapt and implement solutions
* Have a willingness to help in all areas of the business when needed
* Have excellent communication skills and self motivation with an ability to grow the role with the business.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
We realise that a job is more than just the take home salary each month. So what are you really getting?
As part of the MF team, not only will you have the opportunity to own your role and make it, you and us a success, you’ll also be becoming part of something very special. Minor Figures’ ethos is that everyone is welcome, as long as you leave all hang-ups, social barriers and prejudices at the door.
You’ll embark on a journey that doesn’t have a destination. It just keeps going. Your contribution will help us become the most loved brand on the planet & the number speciality coffee brand. With that, you’ll grow, develop and progress as we do and you’ll play your part in us having a planet to do this on.
As part of the Minor Figures team, you’ll have the opportunity to invest in the business, option to buy shares in the company at an agreed price. In short, Equity in Minor Figures is available for all staff members.
But of course, we look after you in the other ways that you’d expect:
* 25 days holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays
* Statutory pension contribution (dependant on location)
* Flexible working to meet the needs of the role
* 30% discount on products from our online shop
* Unlimited one to one coaching sessions with More Happi
* Unlimited access to Calm app
* All the free coffee and cold brew you can drink!
* Vegan lunches are available.
YOUR COMMITMENT
You’ll be based out of our office in East London. Work from home flexibility is supported but the office will be your base and will allow you to bring the energy and creativity to the team.
Hours of work will generally be 9.00am – 5:30 pm but may vary with workload or by agreement. Flexibility may be required due to travel requirements.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
At Minor Figures everyone is welcome. We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.
WHAT’S NEXT
You’re sold? The coffee is brewing, you’re ready to hit send and sit back and wait for a response?
In order to make that happen:
* Submit a CV and any supporting documents to us.
* Tell us why you want to work for Minor Figures.
Just a heads up, we’re not a traditional team of recruiters and hiring managers. We want to see the human version of you, not just the black & white copy. Our need to find great people needs to be met with a fun and positive recruitment journey, so tell us more about you, however the heck you want.
If you've got any questions about the role or what to chat about what life is really like at Minor Figures, email us at jointheteam@minorfigures.com.
FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
For all recruitment agencies: We value the impact & work recruitment agencies have & do. We have people that have worked within & relied heavily on the support of agencies in their career. That said however, we’d really appreciate it if we didn’t receive any unsolicited or out of the blue applications.