People Advisor (12 Month FTC)

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 NorthStandard’s 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.

Who we are We are a specialist marine insurer and a member of the International Group of Protection and Indemnity clubs, owned by its shipowner members and controlled by a board of directors drawn from its membership. We’re one of the world’s leading and most influential P&I Clubs. Employing over 600 people globally, we provide an unmatched depth and breadth of expertise to our members.

Our culture and what to expect from us Our culture is hugely important to us enabling us to fulfil our brand promise, ‘Taking on tomorrow, together’. Together we are empowered, inquisitive and courageous, giving the best of ourselves to our colleagues, customers, members and the communities we serve. We provide excellent service to members, build long-lasting relationships built on trust and understanding, and treat our colleagues in the same way. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, we all act as role models and celebrate our cultural principles.

We provide our people with a fantastic benefits package including: Hybrid working 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising with length of service). An annual company bonus scheme. 15% employer pension contribution. 2 days volunteering leave Private Medical Insurance. Life Insurance A health care cash plan. Structured learning and development with support towards obtaining professional qualifications that are relevant to your job. An onsite gym in our Newcastle office and much more…