People Advisor

Starting salary £31k (inclusive of pro-rated London Weighting). Are you keen to gain more experience or take the next step in your career in HR? Are you looking for the opportunity to work mainly remotely (occasional travel to office in Central London or services in UK), for a charity that really makes a difference? Look no further.

This is a Full-Time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

We are recruiting a driven, passionate, and proactive People Advisor to join our friendly People & Culture Team at Phoenix Futures. Our team has a strong team spirit and a supportive, and friendly, atmosphere.

This is a varied and key role within the People Relations Team, reporting to People Business Partner and managing a People Administrator. You will be advising operational managers on employee relation cases and application of our policies, co-delivering relevant training, approving payroll changes before they move to our payroll department for processing, supporting on policy updates and project work, responding to day-to-day queries, monitoring transcript at meetings, supporting on people administration.

You will be a self-starter, excellent communicator and a team player. A passion for solving problems and a can-do attitude is key to this post, alongside the ability to take initiative and manage a varied and fast paced workload.

About You

• 2 years of experience, or equivalent knowledge, in a HR/People Advisory role with a focus on Employee Relations (Essential)
• Numeracy and analytical skills, and proficiency in MS Office (Essential)
• Experience of processing payroll changes (Desirable)
• General understanding of UK Employment Law (Desirable)
• CIPD accreditation or equivalent / willing to work towards accreditation (Desirable)
• Understanding of the Health & Social Care Sector (Desirable)

Your Rewards

• Chance to be a part of a fantastic, close-knit team that makes a difference
• Starting salary of £31,000 p/a (inclusive of pro-rated London Weighting), and opportunity for yearly salary increments (subject to appraisal), meaning potential salary increase up to £36,500 p/a (inclusive of pro-rated London Weighting) after 5 years' service.
• 25 days Annual Leave (increasing by 1 day each year, to a maximum of 30 days) plus Bank Holidays
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Please note that whilst this role is mostly remote, you must reside in the UK and have right to work. Furthermore, there will be a need to travel to London or to services in UK as and when required.

Get in touch or apply with your CV today.

About Phoenix Futures

Phoenix Futures is a charity with over 50 years' experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

Interview Process

We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a short face to face competency based interview, and be provided all details about the assessment process. There will also be a brief task to complete after the interview. All details will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role earlier, should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.