People and Culture Advisor Recruitment and Compliance

THE ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in the City of London seeks a People and Culture Advisor to provide support in recruitment and compliance processes. The role involves managing end-to-end recruitment, ensuring safe hiring practices, handling employee relations, and promoting a positive work culture. Ideal candidates should have experience in recruitment management and a commitment to compliance. The position offers a collaborative environment within the People and Culture team to ensure effective support across the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment management and compliance processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in employee relations support.
• Skill in promoting a positive and inclusive work culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for recruitment and compliance.
• Ensure pre-employment checks are completed and recorded.
• Assist with employee relations matters across the lifecycle.
• Support the People and Culture team in their absence.
• Contribute to staff engagement and wellbeing programs.

Skills

Recruitment Management

Compliance Monitoring

Employee Relations Support

Confidentiality

Culture and Wellbeing Initiatives

Job description

Summary of the role

The People and Culture Advisor provides administrative and operational support across the People and Culture function, with a focus on recruitment, compliance, and safer recruitment requirements. As an educational organisation it is vital that this role ensures that People processes are accurately administered, statutory requirements are met, and the organisation maintains a high standard of operational compliance.

The post-holder will work alongside the support the People and Culture Team more broadly in delivering a seamless People service across the employee lifecycle, helping the organisation operate efficiently and maintain regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recruitment Management

• Provide end-to-end administrative management support for recruitment and associate compliance checks, including job postings, scheduling interviews, processing applications, right to work checks, DBS checks, and communicating with candidates.
• Maintain recruitment records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Support managers to ensure a smooth and compliant recruitment process.
• Own the onboarding process for all new starters to ensure the best experience for them.

2. Safer Recruitment Compliance

• Ensure all pre-employment checks, references, and right‑to‑work verification are accurately completed and recorded.
• Manage and maintain an accurate and audit‑ready Single Central Register (SCR).
• Ensure accurate safer recruitment training records and compliance monitoring.

3. Employee Relations Support

• Assist in managing employee relations matters across the employee lifecycle, escalating complex or high‑risk cases to the People and Culture Manager.
• Maintain confidentiality and support the consistent application of policies and procedures.

4. People & Culture Team

• Support the People and Culture team when others are absent.

5. Culture, Wellbeing, and Staff Engagement

• Support initiatives to promote a positive, inclusive, and values‑driven culture.
• Contribute to staff engagement activities and wellbeing programmes.
• Act as a first point of contact for general employee questions and signpost where necessary.
• Develop an annual institutional development plan in collaboration with the People and Culture Manager.

Please view our Job Description to view the candidate profile.

Application deadline: 05/01/2026