People and Culture Advisor

AKG; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

AKG is seeking a People and Culture Advisor to provide proactive HR support across the AKG UK Group. The role focuses on employee relations, onboarding, policy guidance and HR administration while working remotely for a temporary period.

You will advise managers, manage casework, coordinate onboarding with Payroll IT and L&D, and help drive engagement and culture initiatives. UK employment law compliance and data privacy are essential.

Qualifications

• HR advisory or generalist role with UK employment legislation experience.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations cases.
• Strong policy application and confidentiality.
• Excellent administrative and IT skills with MS Office.
• Experience in onboarding, probation and lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely HR advice to managers and employees on people matters.
• Manage caseload of employee relations cases with documentation.
• Support investigations, meetings and formal processes with compliant records.
• Deliver onboarding, probation, changes, family leave and offboarding administration.
• Coordinate onboarding with Payroll, IT and L&D and track actions.
• Support workforce planning and data reporting for the People and Culture team.
• Contribute to employee engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives.
• Maintain confidential HR records and respond to queries within service standards.
• Update and communicate People and Culture policies to stay compliant.
• Keep up to date with employment legislation and HR trends.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Remote work coordination

Recruitment onboarding

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

PeopleHR

Reward Gateway

Microsoft Office

Job description

People and Culture Advisor

Company: AKG

Salary: from £35,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Working pattern: Remote

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 3 Nov 2026

Closing date: 20 Nov 2026

The People and Culture Advisor will play a key role in providing proactive, practical and professional HR support across AKG UK Group. Working collaboratively with managers, leaders and colleagues, the role will support the effective delivery of people processes, employee relations activity, organisational projects and initiatives that enhance the employee experience.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide timely, consistent and pragmatic HR advice to managers and employees, supporting the fair and effective resolution of people matters.
• Manage an allocated caseload of employee relations matters, including absence, conduct, capability, grievance and disciplinary cases, providing managers with practical advice and maintaining appropriate documentation. Monitor case progress, identify risks and escalates complex, sensitive or high-risk matters to the relevant People and Culture Business Partner or the Director of People and Culture.
• Support managers with investigations, meetings and formal processes advise on preparing correspondence and meeting documentation, coordinating arrangements, taking accurate notes where required and tracking agreed actions. Guide managers on consistent application of policies, employment legislation and best practice, while maintaining clear boundaries between advisory support and management decision-making.
• Deliver timely and accurate administration across onboarding, probation, contractual changes, family leave, flexible working, internal moves and offboarding. Prepare contracts and employee correspondence using approved templates, update HR systems, monitor key dates and provide authorised information to Payroll within agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate onboarding with managers, Payroll, IT and L&D so that new starter documentation, HR records, induction arrangements and required learning are organised promptly. Track completion of onboarding activities and probation review dates, follow up outstanding actions and provide a clear point of contact for new starter queries.
• Work with managers and People and Culture colleagues to identify operational people priorities, provide accurate workforce information and coordinate agreed follow-up actions. Support workforce planning and help managers identify the guidance, skills and resources employees need to perform effectively.
• Support People and Culture Business Partners with organisational change activity, restructures, consultation processes and other people-related projects as required.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and organisational culture across AKG UK Group.
• Maintain accurate and confidential HR records, case files, people data and correspondence in line with data protection requirements and internal procedures. Complete routine data checks, respond to employee and manager queries within agreed service standards, and produce accurate people information and reports to support the wider team.
• Support the review, development and communication of People and Culture policies, procedures and guidance to ensure they remain current, accessible and compliant.
• Keep up to date with relevant employment legislation, HR trends and sector best practice, applying this knowledge to support continuous improvement within the People and Culture function.

Essential requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain policies clearly, handle sensitive conversations professionally and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders while working remotely.
• Passionate about providing high quality work, strong attention to detail.
• Able to quickly identify problems, think flexibly and resolve issues.
• Experience of using HR systems to maintain accurate employee records, process lifecycle changes and retrieve information for reporting, with sound judgement when handling confidential employee and candidate information.
• Practical experience of coordinating and recording right to work and other relevant pre-employment checks, recognising incomplete or inconsistent information and escalating concerns through the appropriate People and Culture channels.
• Excellent administration, IT and organisational skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office. Able to prioritise employee relations casework alongside routine administration, recruitment and onboarding tasks, maintaining accuracy and meeting competing deadlines.
• A proactive approach to delivering high-quality work and developing professionally.
• Demonstrable experience in an HR advisory or generalist role, including advising managers on employee relations cases and applying UK employment legislation and organisational policies. Experience of hands‑on employee lifecycle administration and supporting recruitment and onboarding processes.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 5
• Experience in HR Systems, PeopleHR and Reward Gateway.

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