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Salary £32,523 - £36,566 per annum

We are a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocatingforinclusivity and diversity at everystage.

As a People Advisor you will be responsible for supporting the People Business Partners to deliver the people strategy across the College and proactively take steps to resolve people queries, wherever possible identifying informal resolutions and ideally solutions that meet the requirements of all parties. You will be required to support managers in case meetings and hearings up to and including dismissals whilst also undertaking analysis on key data identifying trends and areas for focus. You will provide advice and support to Line Managers on policies and procedures and best practice as well as coaching Managers through particular situations. You will be required to liaise closely with union representatives, managers and people operations teams to ensure the smooth delivery of people experience services.

• Work closely with the People Business Partners to deliver a comprehensive People Experience service across the college.
• Support Managers in managing their caseload for designated areas including absence cases, disciplinaries, grievance and performance matters in a proactive way.
• Be a key point of contact for initial discussions regarding policy queries and process guidance, particularly around employee relations matters in designated areas
• Coach individuals on how to handle difficult conversations, and other day to day people management matters that arise.
• Escalate queries to an appropriate level of Management/People Business Partner as and when required, dependent on the serious nature of the issue.
• Liaise closely with the People Operations, Payroll and People Development teams to ensure a smooth service delivery is maintained.
• Delivering training to Managers on key people policies.
• Support People Business Partners to deliver projects across the college, including but not limited to Health and wellbeing strategy, EDI strategy, and policy development.

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £32,523 - £36,566 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%
• Annual leave -30 Days(222 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays(59.2 hours)-this includesa discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer
  • Employee assistance programme through Bupa
  • Occupational Health through PAM
  • Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
• Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding.

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As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Closing date: 5th of January 2026.

Please be aware - If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.