Job Introduction
Come join the team as our new People and Culture Advisor!
Are you ready to make a real difference and have a blast while doing it? Do you have a knack for creating a workplace where everyone feels valued? If you’re nodding your head, then keep reading because we have the perfect role for you!
As our People and Culture Advisor, you’ll be the go-to person for all things people-related. You’ll support our managers and colleagues, make sure they have the tools, information, and skills they need to succeed. From recruitment to onboarding, health and wellbeing to employee relations, you’ll be a key player in making Yorkshire Housing an employer of choice. Sounds good right?
What you’ll be getting up to:
Be a trusted advisor: You’ll be a pro at building strong relationships with managers and colleagues, providing them with valued advice and support. Developing robust relationships, where you have trust and can challenge when needed; particularly when dealing with employee relations matters. You’ll make sure a colleague obsessed service is delivered to all!
Enhancing the colleague experience: Collaborating with the wider people team such as our fabulous Recruitment Advisors, and the magical HR Operations Team; you’ll help the teams make sure the recruitment and onboarding journey is engaging and inclusive. You’ll also support improvements to this part of the colleague journey, so it just keeps getting better.
Drive engagement: You’ll lead on key projects such as Health and Wellbeing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and colleague forums. Implementing specific People & Culture/business projects to enhance the colleague experience will be your jam. You’ll be confident to think differently.
Empowering managers: A pro at coaching and supporting managers to handle people-related matters with confidence and compassion. You’ll encourage managers to face people challenges proactively, empowering them to be curious and develop their capabilities.
Deliver insights: Being the go-to people person for your business areas, you’ll provide regular business-critical people insights and updates. Working closely with HR Business Partners to deliver meaningful insights for your business areas, helping to develop action plans that support the People Plan.
Support training and development: Supporting managers to identify training needs; working with HR Business Partners and Learning & Organisational Development Partners to design and deliver effective solutions, so we can continuously develop and improve performance across Yorkshire Housing.
Managing the leavers process: You’ll make sure colleagues receive a considered experience, no matter their reason for leaving. Owning the leaver experience to help us to learn from insights gained to continue to improve the colleague experience for those who stay.
What do you need from me? Well, we’re glad you asked, here’s what we’re after:
- A proactive, customer-obsessed approach with a passion for improving the colleague experience.
- A confident and strong communicator with top notch interpersonal skills; you’ll have the ability to build relationships at all levels.
- Experience in employee relations, with a focus on early and informal conflict resolution.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification or part-qualified, with up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law.
- A collaborative and innovative mindset, always looking for ways to improve and adapt.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to handle multiple activities simultaneously and prioritise accordingly.
- Personal values and an approach that align with YH’s values.
- An understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity and how to apply this in service to customers and colleagues.
And finally, a bit about us:
At Yorkshire Housing, we’re not just about providing homes; we’re about building vibrant communities and making a positive impact. Our People and Culture team is the heartbeat of our mission, ensuring that our colleagues have an amazing experience from day one. You’re already hovering over that apply button aren’t you? Let us tell you a bit about what we’ve got on offer here.
Here’s what’s in it for you:
We offer a salary of £36,340.59 per annum for a 35-hour week, 25 days annual leave (raising annually to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays. We also work (truly) flexibly, and believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go.
But that’s not all. We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.
Our people’s health and wellbeing is one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.
So, now you’re really interested?
At YH, we’re actively building a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.
If you require additional support with your application, please contact our recruitment team via email to recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk.
The fine print
The closing date for applications will be 04.08.24, but we might close it early if we get lots of fab candidates, so don’t wait around. Just so you know we don’t tend to just do a traditional interview here; we use a variety of methods to make sure we get the best out of people applying for us.
We’re looking at a 2-stage process for this one, with the first stage taking place via teams on 08.08 & 09.08.24 so keep an eye out on your emails as we’ll be in touch pretty soon after the role closes!
If you’re applying for this role internally, you must inform your current Line Manager (it’s the right thing to do).
