Jobs in Acton Central

People & Culture Advisor

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Based in Park Royal/Acton

Hybrid role: after 6-month probation, 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

An established specialist supplier to the global entertainment and live events sector is seeking a proactive People & Culture Advisor to join their growing HR team in West London. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on HR professional who thrives across the full employee life cycle and is passionate about building a positive, collaborative workplace culture.

You'll play a key role in supporting managers and employees, leading on employee relations matters, improving people processes, and contributing to projects that enhance the employee experience

Key Responsibilities:

Acting as the first point of contact for HR advice, coaching managers and employees on a wide range of people-related matters.
Leading employee relations cases from start to finish, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, capability and flexible working matters, ensuring a fair and consistent approach.
Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, development, benefits administration and offboarding.
Partnering with hiring managers to coordinate recruitment activities, prepare offers and contracts, complete pre-employment checks and deliver a seamless onboarding experience.
Reviewing, updating and improving HR policies, procedures and processes to ensure legal compliance and drive operational excellence.
Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems, producing reports and using people data to identify trends and support informed decision-making.
Supporting payroll administration by providing accurate employee data and liaising with Finance to meet key deadlines.
Contributing to learning and development initiatives by coordinating training, maintaining records and delivering presentations or workshops where required.
Supporting employee engagement, wellbeing and DEIBA initiatives, helping to foster an inclusive, collaborative and positive workplace culture.
Playing an active role in People & Culture projects, systems improvements and change initiatives, bringing ideas and a continuous improvement mindset to the team.Experience Required:

CIPD Level 5 (or be working towards it).
Experience in a generalist HR Advisor (3 -4 years)
Strong employee relations knowledge and confidence managing cases independently.
A good understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
A proactive, organised approach with strong attention to detail.
Experience working across the full employee lifecycle in a busy environment.
Experience within creative, production, logistics, media, or family-owned businesses would be advantageous but is not essential.Benefits:

22 days' holiday plus bank holidays, rising with service
Enhanced family leave policies
Comprehensive corporate healthcare cash plan and wellbeing support
Company pension scheme and life assurance
Free on-site fitness facilities or external gym discounts
Funded professional learning and development opportunities
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee referral bonus programme
Long service awards and additional milestone perks
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We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK