People & Culture Advisor – 12 Month Maternity Cover in Swansea

Reports to: Head of People

About The Role

• We're looking for an experienced and approachable
• People & Culture Advisor to join our team on a

12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover .

Working closely with the Head of People, you'll play an important role in delivering a proactive and effective People & Culture service across the organisation.

This is a varied, hands‑on role covering the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, recruitment and onboarding, HR administration, payroll support, employee engagement, compliance and Absence Management.

You'll be a trusted point of contact for employees and managers, providing practical and consistent advice while helping us maintain an engaging, compliant and well‑organised working environment.

• What You'll Be Doing
• Provide day‑to‑day People & Culture advice and guidance to employees and managers across a range of HR matters.
• Support and advise managers on employee relations matters, including absence, performance, conduct and other people‑related issues.
• Support recruitment activity from vacancy approval and advertising through to interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Prepare and maintain accurate employee documentation, including contracts, offer letters and other employment correspondence.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records within HR systems, ensuring compliance with GDPR and company policies.
• Support payroll processes by collating, checking and providing accurate employee and payroll information.
• Support employee onboarding, probation, changes to employment and offboarding activities.
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives.
• Help ensure our people practices remain compliant with employment legislation, internal policies and procedures.
• Produce and maintain HR reports and people metrics, including headcount, turnover and other department KPIS.
• Support the review and development of People & Culture policies, processes and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and employee experience.
• Support and contribute to wider People & Culture projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for someone who is confident and experienced in working in a generalist People & Culture/HR environment and comfortable managing a varied workload.

You’ll ideally have

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
• Experience providing practical HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting employee relations matters.
• Experience of recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Strong HR administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office.
• The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to build effective relationships across the business.
• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating closely with the wider team.

Desirable

• CIPD qualification or working towards CIPD accreditation.
• Experience supporting payroll processes.
• Experience working within a regulated or fast-paced environment.
• Why Join Us

This is a great opportunity for an experienced People & Culture professional who enjoys a broad generalist role and wants to make a genuine contribution to the employee experience.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across the organisation, have exposure to a wide range of People & Culture activities and play an important role in supporting both our people and our managers during this 12-month maternity cover period.

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