Christie & Co
People & Projects Coordinator
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Location: We are located in Blackfriars, London.
Working pattern: We offer a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days WFH.
About Us
We are the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure, and medical. With over 90 years of experience, we offer professional brokerage and advisory services. Our team has a network of 13 offices in the UK along with 12 in Europe, employing the largest hotels team in Real Estate. We pride ourselves in our high standards, providing a client-centric experience and building business around our clients through tailoring our services.
Purpose of the Role
To provide high-quality support to the HR Director across a broad range of operational, administrative, and project-related activities. As the business continues to grow and organizational demands increase, the HR Director requires dedicated support to ensure effective delivery of key HR initiatives, day-to-day operations, and strategic projects. You will play a critical role in enhancing efficiency, maintaining momentum on priority workstreams, and enabling the HR function to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding organization.
About the Team
We are a small, close-knit team of nine, supporting the organization’s People and Development strategy across the employee lifecycle. Based in our London office in Blackfriars, we work collaboratively to deliver a high-quality People & Development partnership service to the business. We operate a hybrid working model and offer up to two days per week working from home.
Responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Serve as a trusted and confidential right hand to the People & Development Director, providing comprehensive executive support including diary management, preparation of materials, and proactive follow-up on key actions from meetings and agendas.
- Provide high-quality communications, briefings, and documentation on behalf of the Director.
- Support and prepare meeting packs, presentations, and supporting documents for the People & Development Director when required.
- Produce People-related management information (MI) reports to support data-driven decision-making.
- Attend meetings to take accurate, comprehensive minutes and circulate agreed actions in a timely manner.
- Where appropriate, represent the Director in key meetings and decision forums, providing strategic input and driving outcomes on people-related initiatives and deliverables.
- Act as a primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear, professional, and timely communication.
- Prioritize and manage the Director’s inbox to ensure timely responses and effective workflow management.
- Support the Director with planning, prioritization, and overall time management to optimize executive capacity.
- Coordinate travel arrangements and logistics as required.
- Provide agreed updates to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment across workstreams.
- Utilize project management tools to coordinate people-related projects, track progress, monitor deadlines, and support the delivery of key initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Implement and maintain project governance structures, including project documentation, scope definition, stakeholder communication plans, and progress tracking.
- Coordinate health and safety compliance activities, ensuring the organization meets all regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Process expenses and manage administrative tasks to support efficient operations.
- Maintain the highest levels of discretion and confidentiality at all times.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows, enhance efficiency, and strengthen executive and team effectiveness.
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What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate would demonstrate:
- A strong analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with the capability to analyse data sets and produce clear, compelling presentations.
- Experience with Power BI is highly advantageous.
- Familiarity with project management platforms such as Monday.com, with the ability to support effective planning, tracking, and delivery of projects.
- Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence and drive action across stakeholders without formal authority.
- Proven experience in stakeholder management, building strong relationships across all levels of the business.
- Strong operational and administrative capability, including maintaining accurate records and ensuring systems are kept up to date.
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About You
At Christie & Co we value the importance of creating and maintaining meaningful personal relationships in the workplace to achieve success as a team, our people bring:
- Professionalism at all times, with the ability to handle sensitive information with absolute confidentiality and discretion.
- A strong use of initiative, proactively identifying solutions and taking ownership of tasks without the need for close supervision.
- A strong work ethic, consistently delivering high-quality results and contributing positively to team performance.
What We Offer
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- An additional day leave for charity work
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Life assurance
- Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Retail and gym discount
- Enhanced sick leave
Our Values
Adaptable, Collaborative, Innovative, Personal, and Trusted, you can learn more about life at Christie & Co here: https://www.christie.com/careers/what-makes-the-christie-co-experience/
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