[Hiring] People and Culture Advisor @Akg

Role Description

The People and Culture Advisor will provide proactive, professional and pragmatic HR advice and hands-on support across AKG UK Group, with a particular focus on employee relations casework. The role will combine advising managers with accurate people administration and practical support for recruitment and onboarding, while contributing to employee initiatives and organisational projects.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, the role will help build positive working relationships, support a collaborative and inclusive culture, and ensure people matters are managed consistently, fairly and in line with business needs, employment legislation and organisational policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely, consistent and pragmatic HR advice to managers and employees, supporting the fair and effective resolution of people matters.
• Manage an allocated caseload of employee relations matters, including absence, conduct, capability, grievance and disciplinary cases.
• Support managers with investigations, meetings and formal processes.
• Deliver timely and accurate administration across onboarding, probation, contractual changes, family leave, flexible working, internal moves and offboarding.
• Coordinate onboarding with managers, Payroll, IT and L&D.
• Work with managers and People and Culture colleagues to identify operational people priorities.
• Support People and Culture Business Partners with organisational change activity, restructures, consultation processes and other people-related projects.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and organisational culture.
• Maintain accurate and confidential HR records, case files, people data and correspondence.
• Support the review, development and communication of People and Culture policies, procedures and guidance.
• Keep up to date with relevant employment legislation, HR trends and sector best practice.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passionate about providing high quality work, strong attention to detail.
• Able to quickly identify problems, think flexibly and resolve issues.
• Experience of using HR systems to maintain accurate employee records.
• Practical experience of coordinating and recording right to work and other relevant pre-employment checks.
• Excellent administration, IT and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach to delivering high-quality work and developing professionally.
• Demonstrable experience in an HR advisory or generalist role.

Requirements

• CIPD Level 5 (Desirable).
• Experience in HR Systems, PeopleHR and Reward Gateway (Desirable).

Compliance

It is the responsibility of all staff to abide by organisational policies to ensure compliance with relevant standards e.g. ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) as well as adhering to statutory duties in relation to safeguarding, Prevent and health and safety.

Inclusive Recruitment and Accessibility

AKG UK is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, experiences and working styles.