People Adviser

Hybrid (3 days per week in the UK London office)

As part of the People team you’ll learn new and develop current skills in all aspects of HR and organisational development. You’ll support our People Business Partners, and work with the People Operations Lead to practise a range of HR generalist skills to support line managers and colleagues, and to ensure consistent best practice, and develop our recruitment profile and brand.

We’re looking for someone with substantial experience in employee relations, with great influencing skills, who can autonomously apply best practice across a range of subjects and situations. 

About the role

You’ll work with the wider People & Culture team to play a key role in building and delivering our people strategy, and contribute to the development and the continual development and improvement of policies and practices to ensure we are supportive of all communities in our work, and to the development of work that betters the experience of all employees at Parkinson’s UK. 

What you’ll do

You’ll provide high quality specialist advice, assisting managers on a variety of HR functions including recruitment and retention, employee relations, performance management, employee wellbeing support, and workforce planning and resourcing. With coaching from the People Operations Lead you’ll provide guidance, support and data to managers, enabling them to effectively lead and develop their teams.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience of effectively managing a range of employee relations case work, and experience of managing a wide range of recruitment campaigns from start to finish 

• Influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to support managers to deliver effective and fair ER processes

• An understanding of HR legislation and best practice 

• Ability to work as part of a team of subject matter experts and contribute to the development of consistent practices across the charity.

• An understanding of HR systems, reporting, data and metrics and how to use them effectively 

• The ability to work to tight deadlines set by others and to support the team in achieving collaborative goals 

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home two days a week. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.

Interviews for this role will be held in person on 26 September. 

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.