People Advisor

Macmillan Davies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Davies is seeking an experienced People & Culture Advisor to join a busy People team on an initial 3-6 month fixed-term contract, with potential to become permanent. Based in London with 1-2 days in the office, the role supports the full employee lifecycle from resourcing and onboarding through to employee relations, absence management, payroll, policy and HR projects.

You will provide practical, commercially minded HR advice, help ensure employment-law compliance, and continually

Qualifications

• Experience in a generalist HR/People Advisory role.
• Strong employee relations and performance management capability.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience using HRIS and supporting payroll processes.
• Confident advising managers on sensitive and complex people matters.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support People Partners and managers across the full employee lifecycle.
• Assist with resourcing and onboarding, absence management, payroll, and HR policy projects.
• Provide practical, commercially minded HR advice and ensure employment-law compliance.
• Help continually improve people processes and employee experience.

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

Absence management

Performance management

UK employment law

HR data management

Payroll support

HR advisory

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

We're looking for an experienced People & Culture Advisor to join a busy and supportive People team on an initial 3-6 month FTC, with potential to become permanent.

Salary: Up to £40,000

Location: London, with 1-2 days per week in the office

This is a broad generalist role, supporting People Partners and managers across the full employee lifecycle, from resourcing and onboarding through to employee relations, absence management, payroll, policy and HR projects.

You'll provide practical, commercially minded HR advice, help ensure employment-law compliance, and play a key role in continually improving people processes and the employee experience.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR/People Advisory role
• Strong employee relations, absence management and performance management capability
• Sound, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience using HRIS systems, managing HR data and supporting payroll processes
• Confidence advising managers on sensitive and complex people matters
• CIPD Level 5 qualification, or equivalent experience

Experience with pre-employment checking, DBS processes, Occupational Health referrals and TUPE would be advantageous.

If you're an organised, proactive HR professional who enjoys balancing operational delivery with process improvement, please get in touch.