HR/People Advisor(12 month FTC)

Ecotricity; Stroud; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in the UK is seeking an experienced HR Practitioner to support line managers with employee relations cases, including absence management and performance issues. The role involves designing ethical processes, coaching managers, and improving policies. The ideal candidate will have strong HR systems experience, a CIPD qualification, and excellent communication skills. This position offers hybrid working and various employee perks such as healthcare and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Healthcare

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Volunteering day

Company discounts

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced HR practitioner with management skills.
• Knowledge of legal requirements and best practices.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support managers on employee relations.
• Design processes aligned with the company's ethos.
• Review policies for legislative compliance.

Skills

HR systems experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

This is a fixed-term, fast-paced role where the successful HR Practitioner candidate will focus primarily on supporting our line managers with all types of employee relations cases, including absence management, conduct, and capability.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the People Team to deliver on our key objectives and support our employees daily as needed.

What will you do?

• Coach, support, and advise managers and team leaders on managing absence, performance, conduct, and capability issues to ensure high performance across the team.
• Design and implement processes aligned with our ethical ethos, enabling managers and team leaders to manage performance, reward, recognition, and engagement effectively.
• Respond to escalated issues via phone and face-to-face, using your experience to determine the appropriate course of action and escalate when necessary.
• Review and improve people policies and procedures to ensure legislative compliance while maintaining flexibility and ethos.
• Support and deliver group-wide People Change projects, including restructures, TUPE, reward reviews, job evaluation, recognition, engagement initiatives, and process design.
• Assist the People team with HR Systems solutions as part of our technology strategy.
• Share best practices across the team and company to lead in managing our people within our unique culture.
• Utilize our people process experiences to continually improve coaching and processes, embodying our ethos and making sound decisions for Ecotricity.

About You

• Experienced HR practitioner passionate about managing employment processes pragmatically and impartially.
• Experience in reward, benefits, job evaluation, and engagement activities is highly beneficial.
• Understanding and experience with HR systems and handling sensitive personal data are necessary.
• Part or full CIPD qualification, with knowledge of legal requirements and best practices.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills to partner effectively across teams.
• Ability to prioritize, work proactively, and work independently to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Adaptable communication style suitable for diverse audiences.
• Lead by example, open to feedback, and embody the company's values.

About Us

What's in it for you...

• Healthcare, life assurance, and pension contributions
• Volunteering day
• Hybrid working
• Company discounts (shops, gym, events)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with buy/sell options
• Cycle-to-work scheme, carpooling, onsite parking

Supporting our Group Environmental policy to make Britain net carbon neutral by 2025.

Flexibility statement

The dynamic nature of our business may require you to perform duties outside your original role on an ad hoc basis, helping us adapt and thrive in a changing environment.

Ecotricity is Britain's greenest energy company, pioneering renewable energy since 1995, and committed to changing how energy is made and used in Britain—by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable sources.

We build windmills, sun parks, and green gasmills, and have launched initiatives like Britain's first megawatt windmill, the Electric Highway, and Britain's greenest mobile service, Ecotalk. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.