People Advisor

Make-A-Wish UK is looking for a People Advisor who can support the People Team in developing organisational culture and progressing the organisation towards the delivery of its strategy.

Right now, more than 60,000 children in the UK have been diagnosed with a critical condition*, changing their lives and the lives of their families forever. For them, the joy of childhood is brought to an abrupt end with treatment plans, appointments and worry taking over. The power of a wish revives a childhood stolen by critical illness. It brings light and joy to children and their loved ones, leaving a profound and lasting impact on all their lives.   

 But Make-A-Wish UK can’t be that light for everyone. It takes a community of dedicated volunteers, supporters and donors to help these children feel like children again. We’re looking for people like you to contribute to our collective mission of granting a wish to every eligible child.

 Make-A-Wish UK strives to be a magical, inclusive and inspiring place to work. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we launch our ambitious new strategy which will, ultimately, enable us to reach more children and young people who are eligible for a wish.

 The People Advisor will support the Head of People and People Co-Ordinator to ensure we are compliant and up to date with legislation whilst maintaining our People engagement objective. This role will help us create a magical, inspiring and inclusive work environment for the people of Make-A-Wish, enabling and empowering them to do their best for wish children, partners, volunteers and supporters always.

 You can find the full job description for this role here.

 Key Responsibilities:

•  Respond to various people queries raised across the business, providing expert advice around our people policies and ensuring our compliance to both employment law and employment best practices.

• Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation ready for sign off by our Head of People.

• Delivering/identifying training needs with the support of Head of People and People Co-Ordinator

• Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies whilst managing the process

• Support various capability investigations, including grievance and disciplinary

• Work closely with the Make-A-Wish UK Finance Team and our third party payroll bureau to ensure an accurate payroll each month.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• CIPD Level 3 qualified

• Extensive experience in a people advisory role, including a solid understanding of current employment law, practices and payroll processes to be able to advise all employee levels.

• Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information

• Demonstrable experience of supporting project work within people function or similar

• Understanding of people engagement in the workplace

• Experience of creating resources for training sessions and frameworks

At Make-A-Wish, we believe that agile working gives everyone an opportunity to have their own work pattern that suits their role and individual needs. We believe this is the most effective way to give our best to wish children and supporters, and as a result deliver our charitable mission in the most effective way; whilst ensuring we create a happy workplace. 

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Relevant level of DBS check will be required for this role. Employment is subject to positive references and proof of the right to work in the UK.

Make-A-Wish is also committed to attracting and recruiting diverse people as it’s vital that we strive towards ensuring that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we seek to serve.