People and Culture Advisor
We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Advisor to join our People & Culture team. This pivotal role provides expert guidance and hands-on support across all areas of HR, with a strong focus on policy, performance management, and enabling our managers to lead effectively.
What you can expect from us:
·The ability to develop your career further with a defined career pathway
·Four Day Working Week and Flexible Working Hours – on successful completion of probation.
·Paid time off to volunteer and help the community in a way you are passionate about
·25 days holiday plus bank holidays. Additional holidays will accrue from your third year of being in our team
·Your birthday off each year to do something special
·Team development days
·A Better Health at work policy with numerous health activities and campaigns throughout the year.
What we expect from you:
·To have a growth mindset
·To have positive behavioural characteristics
·To be client focussed and always do the right thing for them
·Resilience to do what is right even when it may be difficult
·The ability to create real connections
·To seek greatness every day
·To help leave a positive impact in all your actions
·To be a team player.
The vacancy job specific requirements we would expect you to demonstrate are:
·CIPD level 5
·Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role
The vacancy key responsibilities are:
* Recruitment & Onboarding: Partner with recruitment agencies, refine hiring processes, and deliver interview training for managers.
* Learning & Development: Coordinate external training, deliver internal training, and support management capability development.
* Culture & Engagement: Champion our organisational values, lead culture audits, organise engagement activities, and respond to emerging culture needs.
* Performance & Employee Relations: Advise managers on performance processes, lead grievance and disciplinary cases, and handle complex HR issues.
* Policy & Compliance: Maintain and update HR policies, ensure fair application, deliver policy training, and stay abreast of employment law changes.
* Data & Reporting: Support annual surveys, and compile people metrics for strategic reporting.
* Internal Communications: Drive collaboration and support communication improvements across teams.
* Wellbeing & Inclusion: Support wellbeing initiatives, manage EAP and occupational health matters, and oversee health-related casework.
* Payroll & Absence Management: Review payroll data, manage sickness absence processes, and contribute to reducing absence trends.
* Sustainability & B-Corp: Support B-Corp assessments and actively participate in sustainability working groups.
* Collaboration & Influence: Chair and contribute to cross-functional working groups to support strategic people initiatives.
Hours of work: Part time, 3 days per week.
Location: Primarily based in Jesmond with presence at Chester Le Street and Teesside.
For more information or to apply for this role, please tell us why you would like to be part of our team and forward your CV to Amy Park Head of People and Culture: apark@robson-laidler.co.uk
Closing deadline 31st July 2025.
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