People Advisor

About The Role

Let's grow together

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you're an experienced People Advisor looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we're looking for you

We're flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let's grow together …

What You'll Be Doing

• Coach People Managers on complex ER issues, such as conduct, performance or absence management cases, equipping them to lead their teams confidently
• Manage high-risk and sensitive employee relations cases including investigations, disciplinary hearings, and supporting with outcomes
• Partner with the HR team to develop and implement clear practical policies, procedures and letters, ensuring alignment with best practice and employment legislation
• Provide advice on complex health related issues, including welfare meetings and medical referrals
• Analyse ER case data to identify trends and recommend targeted interventions to improve retention and engagement

About You

What you'll bring to the team

• CIPD level 5 or above, with in depth knowledge of employment legislation, HR best practice and commercial awareness
• You communicate clearly, translating ER issues into practical guidance and presenting option to people managers
• You handle challenging conversations with empathy and professionalism, ensuring constructive outcomes even in sensitive situations
• You remain calm and professional under pressure, managing shifting priorities and ambiguity.
• You are genuinely committed to doing what's right for both the business and its people
• A clean current driving licence

Even if you don't meet all the criteria,
we encourage you to apply
. At Paragon, we
value diversity
and we're excited to hear from passionate individuals like you If you're ready to contribute to the team, please apply.

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Working hours

This is a hybrid role, with flexibility dependent on business needs. You will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role also includes travel to other sites across the UK, as required.

About Us

Inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.

What can we offer you?

• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week's leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies : We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home.

Be yourself

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That's why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we'll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.