People & Culture Advisor

Neg Earth Lights

Greater London

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Neg Earth Lights is seeking a People & Culture Advisor to support HR processes and initiatives. The role requires strong employee relations experience and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.

You will coordinate the employee lifecycle, support recruitment, and drive employee engagement initiatives. A CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience is essential to thrive in this role.

Qualifications

Experience in a generalist HR Advisor role or equivalent.
Strong employee relations experience.
Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and complete employee lifecycle events.
Support the People & Culture team with day-to-day tasks.
Provide day-to-day HR advice and coaching.

Skills

Employee relations experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5 or working towards

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Job description

What makes Neg Earth different and what we can offer you

Founded in 1983 by Dave & Pip Ridgway, Neg Earth Lights is a family-owned lighting and rigging equipment supplier for the entertainment industry. We are based at our purpose-built state-of-the-art facilities in Park Royal, London. Every day is different and brings new and exciting challenges. We have a commitment to a sustainable live events and touring industry, one that sparks real emotions and long-lasting memories whilst creating a sense of belonging for our team.

With over 40 years' experience of investing in the latest equipment, in our people, and in our relationships, we encourage ingenuity, creativity, and the exploration of new ways to collaborate.

From concept to delivery, our team wear our reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability as a badge of honour. We seek to invest in the latest and best equipment and ensure everything, from flight cases to truss is maintained to the highest standard. We are forward thinking and flexible, making the complex, simple and the simple, exceptional. No matter the size or scale of the project we take pride in our consistency and customer focused approach.

For us, your training and development takes centre stage, from your first day to your last we will encourage and support you throughout your career development. Our NELL Academy training programmes support your wellbeing and ensure you have the skills and knowledge to excel in your role. Our Leadership programmes enable our managers to help you succeed and our competencies guide your development and realise your full potential. We create an inspirational environment rewarding employees for their hard work.

With us, everything is possible, and we strive to ensure every member of our team can take pride in their delivery of projects and promoting creative solutions.

About You & the Role

This is a generalist HR position, balancing operational HR delivery with culture, engagement and continuous improvement initiatives. We are seeking a motivated and professional People & Culture Advisor with Employee Relations experience who is organised, process driven, has great attention to detail and an interest in developing in their career. They will need the ability to build strong professional relationships, proactively coach managers through processes, using their influential skills, knowledge and experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to thrive within a fast-paced and creative environment.

Job Summary

As People & Culture Advisor at Neg Earth Lights Ltd, you will be an integral part of our People & Culture team, performing a wide range of tasks and supporting all departments as required. You will have exposure to all aspects of generalist HR, including but not limited to project management, compensation and benefits, L&D and employee relations. We want this individual to have the ability to build strong relationships with employees and managers at all levels in the business, consistently being a visible approachable People & Culture representative.

Responsibilities

HR Advisory – Generalist

Leading on the coordination and completion of employee lifecycle events including starters, leavers, benefits enrolment/administration/renewals, absence management, employee relations and time recording
Leading on HR processes in alignment with our policies and procedures
Looking at the continuous review and improvement of our internal processes, policies and procedures. Drafting any new policies and procedures and keeping these up to date
Working independently on requests that come through from employees
Supporting the People & Culture team with a wide variety of day-to-day administrative tasks
Contributing to HR and L&D initiatives, providing support and assisting with relevant communications
Providing a primary point of contact for internal and external HR queries, managing shared HR inboxes with efficiency.
Bridging the gap between People & Culture and all other departments to ensure employees feel informed and always being approachable for staff concerns or queries
As required, assisting with monthly payroll administration and reporting, partnering with the finance team to ensure all data provided meets their deadlines and is accurate
Assisting in the research, coordination and implementation of company initiatives or benefit changes
Communicating with third party vendors/partners as required
Supporting the business on DEIBA initiatives and administration of changes
Championing company values and positive workplace culture
Supporting employee engagement initiatives and surveys, analyse engagement feedback and support action planning
Promoting well-being initiatives and inclusive practices
Using own initiative to make suggestions for improvements or changes with the support of departmental leadership
Supporting in the annual benefits review, data collection and presentations
Ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant HR best practices are followed.
Ensure GDPR compliance relating to employee data
Contributing, supporting and leading on People & Culture Projects and championing change
Working collaboratively within the People & Culture team and with all departments

Employee Relations and Performance Management

Providing day-to-day HR advice and coaching managers on people-related matters. Leading on employee relations cases including:

disciplinary and grievance processes
absence management
performance management
capability concerns
flexible working requests

Supporting managers in resolving issues informally where appropriate
Supporting the delivery of performance review processes and implementing change
Coaching managers on feedback, objective setting and performance conversations
Supporting career development and talent conversations
Supporting offboarding of employees, such as comms, exit interviews and system updates
Drafting and issuing letters as required for employee changes to terms and conditions

Systems

Maintaining and updating employee records across multiple systems, always ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
Assisting with and delivering training sessions on HRIS and associated processes
Providing ongoing maintenance and enhancement of HRIS by designing and customising systems' screens and workflows in line with the Company requirements
Monitoring key people metrics. Having the ability to interpret data, recognize trends and provide insight for management information
Providing employee reports on requests from relevant HR systems to management
Supporting with the coordination and implementation of any new systems and platforms.
Responsibility for the administration and data accuracy of HR systems and updates

Recruitment & Onboarding

Partnering with hiring managers to support end-to-end recruitment.
Advising on job design, role profiles and interview processes.
Proactively coordinating recruitment activities, including managing recruitment, scheduling interviews and assisting managers throughout each stage of the recruitment process
Supporting and championing inclusive hiring practices.
Preparing contracts and pre-employment communication with new starters, ensuring that their Neg Earth experience is positive from their first contact.
Collaborating with all departments to ensure smooth onboarding by coordinating induction processes for new employees and working with managers on scheduling induction timetables
Liaising with line managers to ensure that candidate applications are dealt with within the agreed timescales and chasing where necessary
Completing reference checks and right-to-work checks for new hires.
Managing onboarding and probation processes to ensure successful integration
Supporting managers through probation related processes
Assisting with the coordination and planning of placement selection days, recommendations and set up placement attendees for organised recruitment days

L&D

Preparing and delivering presentations and working sessions to upskill managers and employees on P&C related topics, process or policies
As required, assisting with the maintenance of L&D online platforms, such as adding new starters and removing leavers and assigning learning paths.
Providing management reports upon request.
Identifying development needs and coordinating learning initiatives
Maintaining and updating employee training records, providing reports and analyzing training performance
Assisting with training booking both internal and external

Requirements

Your Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential Skills