This permanent People Advisor role sits in the People Team at Jigsaw Homes Group, a housing group with more than 37,500 homes. The post acts as the main People Team contact for designated business areas, giving proactive HR advice with a heavy focus on employee relations. Working across absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance and capability cases, the adviser coaches managers and balances legal compliance with commercial needs. A solid grounding in UK employment law and HR practice decides fit.
What the job involves
- Act as the primary People Team contact for designated business areas across the Group
- Deliver a proactive, customer-focused HR advisory service
- Advise managers on absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance, capability, conduct and organisational change matters
- Take ownership of a varied employee relations caseload
- Ensure Group policies, procedures and employment law are applied fairly, consistently and effectively
- Challenge, influence and coach leaders and managers to drive business change and build management capability
- Identify risk and recommend appropriate solutions
- Give pragmatic advice that balances legal compliance, commercial considerations and colleague experience
- Ensure actions align with Group policies, procedures and values
What’s required
Skills & knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law
- Knowledge of current HR best practice
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Sound judgement
- Confidence to challenge, influence and coach stakeholders
What’s offered
- 24 days' holiday rising to 29, plus bank holidays and 3 concessionary days in December
- Option to buy or sell up to 5 days' extra leave a year
- Incremental salary progression
- Company sick pay
- On-site gyms
- Cash back health plan membership
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Training and development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team