People Advisor

Bruntwood; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Birthday off

Discretionary company bonus

24 hours a year volunteer time

Sabbatical up to 12 months

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Up to 8% matched pension

Discounts & cashback

Enhanced maternity / shared parental 6

Interest free loans up to £2000

Job summary

Bruntwood is seeking a proactive People Advisor to guide managers, support colleagues, and resolve employee relations issues in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be analytical, curious, and drive a brilliant colleague experience that aligns with business outcomes.

You’ll partner with People Partners and specialists, coach teams, manage cases with empathy and legal compliance, and continuously review policies to stay ahead of employment law while upholding Bruntwood’s culture.

Qualifications

• Experience at People Advisor level in a changing environment.
• Self-starter who seeks knowledge, meets stakeholders and solves problems.
• Support strategic objectives with People Partners and other specialists.
• Coach, consult and challenge constructively.
• Non-bureaucratic in approach to support managers, focused on collaboration and solutions.
• Solid foundation of employment law knowledge to minimise risk.

Responsibilities

• Drive colleague lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding to deliver a seamless experience.
• Coach and advise senior leaders on objectives, performance and culture.
• Support organisational change and transformation activity.
• Execute people plans from engagement surveys to make a difference.
• Develop and deliver workshops to upskill people managers.

Skills

People advisor experience

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Coaching & development

Non-bureaucratic approach

Employment law knowledge

Job description

Across the Bruntwood Group, we develop, lease and manage the very best work, leisure and retail space, regenerate town centres, and provide best in class service to our customers.

Some examples of our varied portfolio include: Bloc, Alderley Park, Circle Square and Pall Mall

Please have a look at these videos to understand whether we are the type of business and environment you would like to work in.

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Job purpose:

Within this People Advisor role you’ll have a broad scope of responsibility. It’ll be fast-paced and hands-on. Whether you’re coaching managers to lead their teams in the right way, supporting colleagues or navigating and resolving employee relations issues. As an analytical and curious thinker, you’ll keep your ear to the ground, delivering a brilliant service that shapes our colleague experience and enhances business outcomes. Being proactive and inquisitive is a must for this role.

What we’re looking for:

There’s so much opportunity to develop and grow within this role and at Bruntwood, so we want to see applications from People professionals who are looking for a clear sight of career development, with the opportunity to diversify your experience and truly make an impact.

• You’ll have experience at People Advisor level, in an ever changing environment that requires you to adapt and be agile
• A self starter, taking the initiative to seek out knowledge, meet stakeholders and solve problems
• You’ll be keen to support strategic objectives, collaborating with People Partners and other specialists to drive projects
• You’ll be eager to coach, consult and challenge in a constructive manner
• You’ll be non-bureaucratic in your approach to support managers, focusing on collaboration and solution based action
• You’ll have a solid foundation of employment law knowledge, able to minimise risk with your decision making

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll be a key driver in our colleague life cycle and key people practices from onboarding to offboarding, to ensure the delivery of a seamless people experience.
• You will work closely with senior leaders to coach and advise them on objective setting, driving performance, and leading their teams in line with our culture.
• Support stakeholders with organisational change and transformation activity.
• You’ll execute people plans - particularly focusing on driving actions from the colleague engagement survey that really make a difference to life at Bruntwood.
• You’ll help to develop and deliver workshops that will inform, inspire and upskill our people managers, building their confidence to handle people matters independently.
• As our people expert you’ll manage cases, advising managers on policy and process, with a natural coaching style that balances empathy and fair treatment with legal compliance, policy, and commercial risk.
• You’ll constantly review our policies and procedures, keeping them fit for purpose and ahead of changing employment law, while ensuring they remain practical, accessible, and aligned with our culture

Here is an overview of our benefits, however, if you want to explore this further - our careers page has a benefits calculator where you can calculate the monetary value of what you’d take opt into.

• 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
• Discretionary company bonus - paid annually
• 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
• Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy.
• Life assurance cover for all colleagues
• Up to 8% matched pension scheme
• Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
• Enhanced maternity / shared parental leave - 26 weeks fully paid leave
• Interest free loans to pursue your passions and apply for up to £2000 towards learning a new skill

In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £30m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.

We’ll do our best to get back to you within a week of your application, however if it has been longer than this please feel free to email [e-mail] for an update.