HR Adviser (People & Culture) - Part Time

Fleet Alliance; Colne; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great work environment

Development opportunities

Enhanced holidays

Enhanced family leave

Salary sacrifice benefits

Health cash plan

Job summary

Global Vehicle Group is seeking a part-time People & Culture Adviser in Colne. You will help attract, manage, develop and support our people within a high‑performance automotive and sales‑driven environment.

You’ll work with the Group Head of People and Culture to deliver the people strategy and day‑to‑day HR across the group. You’ll be the regional HR point of contact, implement practical HR solutions, advise managers on performance, onboarding and absence, and support recruitment and HRIS

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR role with relevant experience, ideally in a similar industry.
• Strong experience modernising People & Culture processes and policies, particularly in growing or changing organisations.
• Capable of working in a standalone role with support from other regions across the business.
• Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing employee relations cases.
• Great PC skills and experience using HR systems.
• Confident, credible communicator able to influence and challenge leaders at all levels.
• Pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to manage multiple operational activities and stakeholders.
• CIPD Level 5 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact in the region for all HR queries and support.
• Deliver practical, commercially focused HR solutions.
• Advise and support managers with performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance, onboarding, reward, wellbeing and employee engagement.
• Giving advice and training on our Group Employee Handbook.
• Support recruitment activity including offers, onboarding processes and background checks.
• Understanding of UK employment law and how this impacts policies and procedures.
• Supporting the implementation of People & Culture systems (HRIS), ensuring they enable efficient processes, accurate data and a positive user experience for managers and employees.
• Driving CSR and engagement initiatives.
• Support payroll administration and data management/reporting.
• Collaborating with People & Culture colleagues across the wider group to drive standardisation.
• Supporting change activity, including restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes.
• Identify and support HR projects and improvement opportunities.

Skills

HR experience

UK employment law knowledge

HR policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Communication & influencing

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HRIS

Job description

About Global Vehicle Group

Global Vehicle Group (GVG) is the UK’s largest and most diverse B2B leasing broker. Through our specialist brands – Global Vans, Fleet Alliance, XLCR and LCV Group – we manage over 70,000 vehicles with assets under management exceeding £2.5 billion.

This role is primarily based at XLCR, Colne, Lancashire and working with other business units across the UK. Some travel will required

This role is offered on a part time basis - 3 days per week/24 hours per week - with flexibility around working patterns.

The Role

As People & Culture Adviser you’ll play a key role in shaping how we attract, manage, develop, and support our people in a high-performance automotive and sales-driven environment.

This role focuses on supporting operational HR within the group while supporting the business through a group-wide standardisation programme. You’ll work closely with the Group Head of People and Culture and other Advisors to help deliver the people strategy and manage day to day HR.

What I will I be doing

• Key point of contact in the region for all HR queries and support
• Deliver practical, commercially focused HR solutions.
• Advise and support managers with performance management, absence, disciplinary and grievance, onboarding, reward, wellbeing and employee engagement.
• Giving advice and training on our Group Employee Handbook
• Support recruitment activity including offers, onboarding processes and background checks
• Understanding of UK employment law and how this impacts policies and procedures
• Supporting the implementation of People & Culture systems (HRIS), ensuring they enable efficient processes, accurate data and a positive user experience for managers and employees.
• Driving CSR and engagement initiatives
• Support payroll administration and data management/reporting
• Collaborating with People & Culture colleagues across the wider group to drive standardisation
• Supporting change activity, including restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes
• Identify and support HR projects and improvement opportunities

What will I need to succeed

• Proven experience in an HR role with relevant experience, ideally in a similar industry
• Strong experience modernising People & Culture processes and policies, particularly in growing or changing organisations.
• Capable of working in a standalone role with support from other regions across the business
• Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing employee relations cases.
• Great PC skills and experience using HR systems
• Confident, credible communicator able to influence and challenge leaders at all levels.
• Pragmatic, hands‑on approach with the ability to manage multiple operational activities and stakeholders
• CIPD Level 5 preferred

What we offer

We're going through an exciting part of our journey with lots of opportunity available in a very customer orientated and commercially focussed team;

• Great work environment with team, charity and social events
• Opportunity for development
• Enhanced holidays
• Enhanced family leave
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cars and bikes and product discounts
• Health cash plan including access to GP appointments and EAP