People Officer (Business)

Application Deadline: 7 December 2025

Department: People & Culture

Location: Southbank, London

Compensation: £32,600 / year

People Officer

We are currently looking for a People Officer to join our People & Culture team on a full-time permanent contract. The successful candidate will support the Head of People Operations by providing operational excellence and best practice across all day‑to‑day touchpoints of the employee lifecycle. The People Officer will play a key role in resourcing and onboarding responsibilities across teams, which will include uploading new job adverts to external sites, liaising with candidates throughout the recruitment process from booking interviews to notifying candidates of decisions. In addition, the role will support the People Partnering and Culture teams as required, as well as monitoring and responding to emails from the People Team inbox.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role’s responsibilities. If you are viewing on a job board, please paste the following URL into your browser to find the original advert: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk

The annual salary stated is based on the Full‑Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part‑time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting. Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd‑party agencies will not be considered.

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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the recruitment process from end to end, including setting up interview slots, liaising with candidates and hiring managers while working closely with the People Partners and Head of Culture, to ensure inclusive hiring practices are maintained at each stage and that reasonable adjustments are communicated accordingly.
• Coordinate the onboarding process for all new starters to ensure an excellent experience, including sending new starter Occupational Health questionnaires, setting them up on the HR system and ensuring that all HR data is captured.
• Provide administration for the Employee Life Cycle, from recruitment to exit.
• Process family‑friendly requests, which might include meeting with employees where required.
• Ensure the payroll administration and the HR system are up to date for the monthly payroll processing, liaising with the People Partnering and Payroll teams.

Skills & Experience

• Experience of working in a HR team, at an officer/coordinator level.
• Experience of supporting a high volume of recruitment from the end to end process.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of working with HR Information and Applicant Tracking Systems.
• A skilled multi‑tasker, able to prioritise tasks efficiently, manage expectations in a professional manner and deliver on time across a broad range of requests.

Benefits

• A minimum 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discount at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for SC events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Performing Arts