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Senior People Advisor
London
Hybrid working (typically 1-2 days per week in the office)
£20.87 per hour + £2.52 per hour holiday pay
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (flexibility considered)
Temporary with a possibility of extension.
Are you an experienced HR professional available at short notice and looking to make an immediate impact within a purpose-driven organisation?
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a mental health charity to recruit an experienced Senior People Advisor.
About The Charity
They are a London-based mental health charity supporting people across the full mental health spectrum, from early intervention through to complex needs. Following a merger in December 2024, the organisation launched in April 2026, bringing together decades of experience and a shared commitment to delivering compassionate, accessible support. Working closely with the NHS and local communities, the charity supports more than 22,000 people each year and continues to grow its reach and impact. Kindness, inclusion and lived experience sit at the heart of everything they do.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation during a period of positive change and development.
About The Role
Reporting to the Head of People, the Senior People Advisor will play a key role in supporting managers and employees across a broad range of HR activities. You will act as a trusted advisor, leading on employee relations matters while supporting the wider People & OD function to deliver an excellent employee experience.
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This is a varied and hands-on role, ideal for an experienced HR professional who enjoys balancing operational delivery with continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters
- Support managers with complex people issues and employment law queries
- Lead probation and performance review processes
- Support organisational change projects, including restructures and TUPE processes
- Enhance onboarding and induction programmes
- Monitor and analyse HR metrics and people data
- Support policy development and implementation
- Assist with payroll administration and employee benefits processes
- Support the effective use and management of HR systems
- Contribute to wellbeing, EDI and organisational development initiatives
You will have
- Strong HR generalist experience, ideally at Senior Advisor level
- Excellent employee relations experience and employment law knowledge
- Experience supporting managers across a range of people matters
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working with HR systems and people data
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience
- Previous charity, healthcare or social care sector experience would be advantageous
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Hiring process
This is an urgent requirement and applications will be reviewed as they are received.
One-stage interview process via Microsoft Teams on Friday 4 September.
How To Apply
Please send your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this opportunity.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.
Charity People is a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background, including age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership status. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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