People Advisor

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WPP is looking for an experienced People Advisor to join one of our core agencies' HR teams in central London. As an essential member of the people team, you will provide a full range of Human Resources support and play an active role in ensuring the people experience is seamless, from onboarding, operations, employee relations, to offboarding.

This is a unique position for someone who has a passion for promoting and supporting an "employee experience" rather than simply doing the typical "HR stuff".

Responsibilities:

• Support all stages of the employee lifecycle; including but not limited to onboarding, payroll and benefit management.
• Ensure our new starter & leaver admin and related processes run smoothly- identify ways to improve the employee experience and automate the processes where possible
• Manage contractual paperwork, including offer letters, contract of employment and extensions
• Manage annual leave queries and entitlements
• Responsible for the People Systems (including our HRIS Workday) - inputting, maintaining data and making relevant changes
• Work alongside the payroll team to support the monthly payroll process and answer payroll related enquires
• Provide advice to line managers on day-to-day employee relations issues, escalating where appropriate
• Help guide successful delivery of People programs and processes that support the agency to achieve a "best places to work" culture and positive employee experience, including Wellbeing and Learning & Development programmes
• Support the People Partner in developing and implementing strategies for employee retention, motivation, and engagement
• Provide exceptional employee support by responding quickly and accurately to general employee questions and requests
• Act as a trusted advisor to staff and leaders

What you'll need:

• First and foremost, you will be passionate about delivering an outstanding employee experience.
• You will have experience working at a similar level within the UK market.
• You are discreet and able to deal with highly sensitive & confidential information professionally and in line with data protection laws
• You will have a proven track record within HR disciplines such as employee relations, learning and development, performance management, payroll and benefits.
• You have strong administrative skills and a keen eye for detail
• You will have the ability to foster strong, credible relationships with employees and leaders at all levels.
• You will have exceptional communication skills.
• You are respectful in all you do, act with integrity and honesty and treat others fairly
• You embrace and adapt to change with a positive attitude
• You strive to find solutions with a proactive attitude
• You will work collaboratively with the wider People team and Agency leaders
• Part CIPD/CIPD qualified or experience in an Agency environment is desirable.