People Advisor (12 Month FTC)

The Vacancy

Role Purpose 

We have an exciting temporary opportunity available within the People and Culture Team in our Newcastle office. As a People Advisor, you will provide comprehensive and proactive HR support to managers and employees on all aspects of the people life cycle. 

You will support our People Partners to deliver an effective people partnering service, contributing to the achievement of our People & Culture team objectives and helping to deliver People initiatives and projects. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Providing practical advice and support to managers on all aspects of the people life cycle in line with our policies, best practice, processes and employment legislation, including performance and absence management, probationary reviews, disciplinary and grievance. Escalating issues to People Partners as required. 

• Supporting line managers with the performance cycle including setting OKRs and holding performance conversations. 

• Working with the People Operations team to ensure the smooth running of our processes, providing support on flexible working applications, changes to terms, exit interviews etc where needed. 

• Facilitation of annual salary review, bonus and promotion processes. 

• Assisting with the design and roll out of line manager training. 

• Contributing to the review and design of our policies and procedures. 

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the People & Culture team to provide a seamless people experience and support the implementation of business change programmes, taking part in project work as required. 

• Regular and ad hoc reporting and analysis of data as required, helping to maintain the integrity of our employee data. 

• Supporting succession planning and actions related to target operating models. 

• Supporting NorthStandards engagement agenda through active and positive promotion of the Principles. 

• Taking action to improve people services at NorthStandard. 

About you  

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience 

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or relevant experience. 

• Previous experience handling HR queries alongside managers. 

• Working knowledge of UK employment law and a basic knowledge of employment law in Greece and US. 

Technical & Soft Skills 

• Confident in developing professional relationships with colleagues across the business at all levels of seniority, exercising discretion and diplomacy at all times. 

• Ability to handle challenging conversations. 

• Able to plan and organise own workload. 

• Efficient and effective administration skills including good attention to detail. 

• IT Literate with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems including HRIS. 

Starting from £30,000 dependant upon experience

Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group. 

Were more than just a workplace. Were a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. 

We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.  

You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.

Were committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.

The Benefits

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The Values

Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group. 

Were more than just a workplace. Were a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.

You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.

Were committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.

The usual stuff

A competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus plan and benefit arrangements for everyone.

Flexible working

We offer a best in market hybrid working policy and are open to considering a range of flexible opportunities. This includes job-sharing, part-time roles and remote working.

Taking care of you

Our people are the most important part of our club and we constantly strive for our culture and working environment to show how much we value the contribution you make. We do this through our Employee Resource Groups, learning and development opportunities, inclusive policies and our Employee Assistance Programmes.

Social events

We host a range of get-togethers throughout the year as we believe that bringing our people together is a great way to motivate each other, inspire success, and build a stronger foundation for the cub. Empowered

By being trusted, inspired and developed

Giving

Showing we care by sharing our attention, experience and expertise

Courageous

Challenging relentlessly to create better outcomes

Inquisitive

Embracing diverse perspectives and fresh possibilities

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Information :

• Company : Countryside Properties
• Position : People Advisor (12 Month FTC)
• Location : Newcastle upon Tyne, City and Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Country : US