People & Culture Advisor (12 Month Ftc)

**Salary**: Competitive

**Location**: London

**Contract Type**: 12 month FTC

**The Vacancy**

We are looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic People & Culture Advisor to join our People Operations team on a 12 month FTC contract. You will work as a trusted advisor with line managers across the business providing support, advice, and guidance on all people matters and will work in a true generalist role in a busy, fast-paced environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop relationships with our employees and People Managers, learn and understand their different priorities and issues enabling us to offer value added advice;
- Coaching and advising managers on a wide variety of HR and ER matters;
- Own the onboarding and offboarding process including but not limited to creating offers, carrying out right to work checks, delivering the People and Culture induction and conducting exit interviews;
- Monitoring of probation periods - following up with managers and employees throughout the process;
- Supporting on capability, grievance, disciplinary, investigations;
- Monitoring of absence and handling any related issues;
- Managing the maternity and paternity leave process - including advising on entitlements and answering any related questions and queries from both employees and managers;
- Supporting with the monthly payroll process including preparation, processing and follow up;
- Support and work closely with the People and Culture Administrator to efficiently and effectively deliver day-to-day HR administration across all aspects of the employee life cycle;
- Regularly contribute across the People and Culture team, recommending improvements to systems and procedures to improve efficiency in the department;
- Review and update HR policies, procedures and manager guidance as and when required. Ensure that any legislation changes are captured;
- Understand and follow Company policies, ensuring that they are communicated and implemented consistently, providing proactive support and advice to People Managers and all employees;
- Supporting on HR projects.

**Experience, Skills & Qualifications required**:

- A highly organised individual who can deliver to deadlines, manage their workload effectively and maintain strong attention to detail;
- Be an excellent communicator, with the ability to influence others and solve problems as they arise in a professional and tactful manner;
- The ability to analyse and explain complex data and information is essential;
- Experience in a hands-on, busy HR environment;
- Good employee relations knowledge and practical experience;
- Pro-active, self-motivated, with a can-do attitude and service mentality;
- Empathy and the ability to liaise at all levels;
- Experience of payroll will be beneficial;
- Commercially astute and PC literate.

**The Company**

Hollis is a leading international, independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle.

We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, technical specialists, consultants and project managers operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

**Why join us?**

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We strive to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

We offer a highly competitive salary and a generous benefits package including:

- Life assurance and private medical insurance
- Season ticket loan
- 5% Employer pension contribution
- 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday
- Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more
- Happy to consider flexible working arrangements
- EV car scheme
- Longevity awards
- Workplace nursery scheme

Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can.

We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.

We're Inclusive

Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented o