People Advisor

Intercity Technology; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an enthusiastic People Advisor to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will support the People Director in delivering the people strategy, managing employee relations, and overseeing the entire colleague lifecycle. With a focus on compliance and colleague wellbeing, you will play a crucial part in shaping a positive workplace culture. This innovative firm offers an engaging environment where your contributions will be valued and recognized. If you are passionate about human resources and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus birthday off

Annual pay reviews

All-company bonus scheme

Death in service cover

Employee assistance programme

Company pension

Active social calendar

Focus on developing people

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification is essential for this role.
• Previous HR experience is necessary to support various people functions.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the people strategy and manage employee relations.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and maintain personnel files.
• Manage the overall colleague lifecycle and support payroll administration.

Skills

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Human Resources experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Confident

Ability to prioritise

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

About The Role

Are you an enthusiastic People Advisor, looking for your next challenge?

We are looking for a People Advisor to join our team. In this role, you will be supporting the People Director with a wide range of duties, including the delivery of the people strategy, advising on employment relation matters, and managing the overall colleague lifecycle.

As a People Advisor, you will be responsible for:

1. Support the delivery of the people strategy including reviews
2. Support the generation of people policies and procedures
3. Providing guidance to managers on employment policies and legislation
4. Management of 2nd stage employee relations matters, including: probation, disciplinary, capability, grievance
5. Support colleagues with 1st stage employee relations matters
6. Overall management of leaver process including return of equipment, access restrictions, and exit interviews
7. Ensure digital personnel files are up to date, including compliance with legislative requirements, such as right to work checks, DBS checks, completion of e-learning
8. Monitor absence statistics and support management to address issues when required
9. Support Finance team with payroll administration
10. Management of overall colleague lifecycle
11. Maternity & paternity process
12. Management of HRIS
13. Skills assessments and skills development
14. Management of Reward statements and benefit communication
15. Training research, requirements, and business cases
16. Management of employee benefits, benchmarking, and building proposals for new benefits
17. Handling colleague queries promptly
18. Colleague wellbeing – point of contact for occupational health requirements
19. Support the People Director with business processes
20. Management of People Team dashboard
21. Strategic use of People Team analytics
22. Socialites management
23. Creation and delivery of colleague training modules
24. Represent the people function in meetings when required
25. Value integration
26. Support with delivery of management and SLT training
27. Manage CPD calendar of events
28. Manage Wellbeing calendar of events
29. Support ESG/community initiatives
30. Oversee people teams ISO audits requirements including conformance management
31. Colleague communications – People Update, Quarterly Update prep
32. Keeping budget up to date
33. Conduct induction for all new starters

Key Skills and Experience:

1. Level 5 CIPD qualification
2. Previous experience working within human resources
3. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
4. Confident
5. Ability to prioritise
6. Strong attention to detail

What we can offer you:

1. 23 days holiday, plus a day off for your birthday (and your 8 days bank holidays), plus your entitlement will increase by one day for each full calendar year you are employed, up to a maximum of five days
2. Annual pay reviews
3. All-company bonus scheme
4. Death in service cover
5. Employee assistance programme
6. Company pension
7. Active social calendar
8. A strong focus on developing our people

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our new People Advisor, then please click ‘apply for this job’ today.

About Us

Intercity Technology provides reliable and secure technologies in communications, cloud and managed services, with a big difference – Intercity is a technology solutions partner that isn’t all about tech. It’s about a great bunch of people combining their passion, expertise, and dedication to deliver extraordinary results for businesses.

Our vision is to be the best technology partner to work for and with – we are really proud of our achievements so far:

1. Customer Net Promoter Score of +92
2. Gold Award Investors in People Accreditation
3. 3-star “World Class” Best Companies accreditation, and for 2022, 2023 and 2024:
4. The no. 1 best telecoms company to work for
5. 9th best mid-sized company in the UK to work for!
6. 7th best company in the West-Midlands to work for!
7. Platinum Eco Vadis rating

We select candidates with the right skills, experience, and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome all applications. As a specialist in secure technology solutions, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks, so we can ensure compliance with our ISO27001 (Information Security) and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. We are committed to using any personal information you may give us in a secure and proper manner; for more information please see our privacy policy on our website.