People Policy Advisor

Student Loans Company; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 28 days

Flexi-time

Civil Service pension

Life insurance

Enhanced sick pay

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Student Loans Company is seeking a People Policy Advisor to shape and refine policies governing the colleague and manager experience. You will work autonomously to review and develop policies using employment legislation, best practice, and organisational priorities to inform recommendations.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the business to support strategic objectives, ensure consistent policy application, and improve the colleague experience through accessible, digitally enabled

Qualifications

• Experience in policy writing and application.
• Ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Current working knowledge of employment law and HR management underpinned by legislation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine people policies ensuring compliance and accessibility.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align policies with strategic objectives.
• Advise managers on applying policies and providing clear guidance to colleagues.

Skills

Policy writing

Relationship building

Remote working

Employment law knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Analytical skills

Job description

Location: Glasgow, Darlington or Llandudno

Pension: A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Advert Closing Date: Friday 23 October 2026

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the hear of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.
• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.
• Accountability: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.
• Respect: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
• Trust: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words - they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the Role

As a People Policy Advisor, you'll help shape the policies, guidance and knowledge resources that underpin the colleague and manager experience across SLC, ensuring they remain relevant, accessible and aligned to the needs of a changing organisation. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you'll take ownership of reviewing, developing and refining people policies, drawing on employment legislation, emerging best practice and organisational priorities to inform your recommendations.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll contribute to how people policy supports strategic objectives, legislative change and the consistent application of people practices. You'll be confident operating independently, building relationships and using your judgement to identify opportunities for policy improvement while balancing business needs, colleague experience and compliance requirements. You'll also play an important role in helping managers understand and apply people policies effectively, ensuring they have the guidance, resources and confidence needed to make informed people decisions and deliver a consistent colleague experience.

A key focus of the role will be driving improvements in the colleague and manager experience through the development of modern, accessible and digitally enabled policy and knowledge resources. You'll help identify innovative ways to provide clear, reliable information, making it easier for colleagues and managers to access the guidance they need, when they need it. Through consultation, insight and relationship building, you'll influence how policies evolve and contribute to a more inclusive and user-focused approach to people policy. This includes supporting the development of practical guidance, learning resources and knowledge content that build capability, improve colleague and manager understanding, and enable greater self-service across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a genuine interest in employment law, people policy and organisational change who enjoys taking ownership of their work and can quickly become a trusted advisor within a varied stakeholder environment. You'll have the scope to make a visible impact on how colleagues and managers experience and engage with people policies across SLC while contributing to a significant programme of organisational change

Please note that this role is offered on a 12 month fixed term basis.

What you Bring:

• Previous experience of policy writing and application
• Ability to demonstrate relationship building with experience of engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Experience effectively working remotely and as part of a team
• Current working knowledge of employment law and People/HR management underpinned by legislative requirements
• Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate sensitive issues effectively, tactfully and with empathy
• Basic stakeholder management skills, including the ability to collate a diverse range of feedback and differing opinions
• Time management and organisational skills, including a proven ability to plan, prioritise and progress work at pace to deadlines
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to collate, interpret and analyse data, using a variety of methods to effectively engage and influence internal and external stakeholders

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

The Legal Bits

We'll need you to confirm that you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email [e-mail]