People Generalist

CV-Library • Contract • Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom • 3w ago

People Generalist Location: Watford (with essential travel to 5 sites across London when required) Salary: Negotiable Type: 18-month FTC Hours: 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday This is a true People Generalist role where no two days are the same. We are looking for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to play a key role in supporting colleagues, managers and senior leadership team. Your primary focus will be to support six branches, offering advice both over the phone and in person, whilst exploring measures to continually improve and maintain processes. Benefits:

25 Days Holidays, plus bank holidays and your Birthday Day off
Longservice and milestone birthday celebrations
Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access and more
Competitive salary
Pension – up to 3% Company Contribution
Life Assurance – subject to length of service
Staff Discount
Cycle to work scheme Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
Significant experience in employee relations.
CIPD Level 5 certification.
Strong understanding of HR principles, employee relations, practices, and employment laws.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to build robust relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to use and understand AI tools Key Areas of Responsibilities: HR Business Partnering:
Support the Senior People Business Partner, team members and the wider management teams/colleagues with process improvement and query resolution
Manage employee relations issues end-to-end, ensuring compliance with company policies.
Act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing HR support at an operational level.
Supporting the business with long-term objectives and five-year plan
Facilitate talent management and succession planning. Employee Relations:
Manage and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with company policies and employment law.
Design and deliver in-house management upskilling workshops
Visiting branches to ensure HR presence and advice is available for timely support Employee Engagement and Culture:
Drive a positive culture by implementing employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and focus groups.
Actively own and contribute to HR projects at any given time
Administrate online benefits platform via Perkbox and become a super user to actively promote to staff
Regularly update and communicate HR policies and procedures.
Designing and Delivering weekly company induction programme for onboarding new colleagues