People Adviser
Employer: Action for Children
Location: Remote
Temporary: Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026
Working hours: 15 hours per week working mainly on a Tuesday and Thursday
Salary: £33,000 per annum dependant on experience pro rata
Closing date: Thursday 19th March 2026
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Benefits:
29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivating People Advisor on Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026 for 15 hours per week working mainly on a Tuesday and Thursday to provide a quality advisory and guidance service to managers and staff through consistent and effective application of Action for Children’s Human Resources policies, procedures, and guidance notes.
This will also include provision of and guidance with the accurate and consistent processing of HR activities onto Action for Children’s People Systems.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
You will provide a first point of contact for all staff and managers to answer and respond to information requests and advice on HR policies.
Provide quality advice that is functionally consistent and accurate to managers, in response to employee relations matters.
Utilise people and other related systems.
Retain accurate, concise, and clear notes to track cases, ensuring completion of closing procedures for all incident and service requests.
Adopt a coaching approach, while providing advice and guidance, utilising agreed techniques, e-learning tools, and systems.
Take responsibility for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all HR policies and procedures.
Support the delivery of incoming/outgoing transfers under TUPE.
Maintain confidentiality at all times, in particular of sensitive HR data.
Let's talk about you
Must have CIPD professional qualification or relevant equivalent experience.
Ability to build credibility for self and the service by establishing and developing excellent relationships.
Ability to select, analyse and interpret data.
Proven presentation and communication skills.
Demonstrable leadership skills to drive and support continuous organisational improvement.
Working knowledge of key employment law.
Demonstrable continued professional development.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Closing Date: Thursday 19th March 2026.
Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 23rd March 2026.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
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