People Advisor

**ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS**
CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, and China.
We create a positive learning environment where every staff and student is empowered to contribute to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

The People Advisor is a key position within the P&E team delivering a professional advice service to a designated area and supporting the HR Business Partners across our Schools.

Working as part of a proactive, innovative, and responsive P&E team, you will provide pragmatic, creative and business focused People solutions and recommendations along with supporting wider business projects.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with time in school Cambridge Schools as well as Head Office.

**Main responsibilities of the role**
Provision of an efficient, effective and customer focused service which supports all aspects of an employee’s relationship and engagement with the business including, but not limited to, recruitment, safeguarding, terms, and conditions of employment, training, and development activities, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, safeguarding standards and business policies.

Building effective working relationships with staff at all levels, providing advice and guidance whilst ensuring a good level of understanding of business needs to identify innovative solutions and recommendations

Effective and timely management of employee relations case work and change management programmes across the wider business such as investigations, hearings, grievances, absence management, performance, restructures. You will be ensuring lead managers are supported and policy standards and legislation are adhered to.

Champion safeguarding practices across the business, ensuring best practice and regulations are implemented and shared.

Contribute to the effective development, and maintenance of our HR Systems iTrent (payroll) and Jobtrain (recruitment), ensuring data is updated accordingly along with ensuring managers and employees are supported in the full utilisation of the systems.

**HR Advising**:
Provides support, advice and guidance to line managers and employees in relation to HR policies and procedures, employee relation issues and organisational change.
Promotes employee engagement, analysing the data from engagement surveys and working with the schools to proactively implement actions.
Champions the completion of good quality annual appraisals and supports any gaps in learning needs.
Ensures central communication is delivered across their business area.
Delivers and supports the business on a wide range of HR projects.
Advising managers on how to deal with difficult conversations and improve on soft skills.
Identify development needs of supervisors and managers
Creating and delivering training on best practises
Monitoring absences levels and assisting with ill health capability

**Our commitment to inclusion and diversity**
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values Pioneering, Persevering, People we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools an employer of choice for all.

**What We Offer You**
- Competitive Salary
- Income Protection
- Death in Service Benefit
- Contributory Pension
- Health Assist Programme
- Long Service Award - additional days holiday for each year of service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Professional and Personal Development through accredited courses and our training partner Linked In LearningA fun and supportive workplace

**Our commitment to inclusion and diversity**
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values Pioneering, Persevering, People we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools an employer of choice for all.

**And Finally**
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