Hybrid People Advisor People Advisor

Overview

Our People Team comprises passionate, caring, and dedicated individuals responsible for ensuring a world-class service across the Group. We're currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to help support our global employee base and champion our culture. Initiative, an agile mindset, attention to detail, and strong organisational skills are crucial. Equally important are positivity, building robust relationships, and championing our culture.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for people-related administrative and operational requests, maintaining accurate information on People processes, HR policies, legalities, and procedures.
• Document and process new starters, leavers, promotions, and other changes to employment terms and conditions.
• Support the development and implementation of People processes and policies to facilitate business growth.
• Manage pre and onboarding processes for new team members, including inductions.
• Drive employee engagement by planning and supporting initiatives and championing our culture.
• Act as the first point of contact for employee relations cases, including disciplinary and grievances, handling workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, and termination procedures.
• Administer employee benefits.
• Support the implementation of talent development activities, including learning and development programs.
• Collect, clean, and regularly update People data, sharing it with stakeholders in a user-friendly format as necessary.
• Assist with recruitment and our Early Careers programmes, including recruitment campaigns and selection.
• Manage the visa procurement process, providing support to applicants and updating records.
• Stay updated on developments in the People Ops field to keep the company informed of HR trends, potential new initiatives, and best practices.
• Act as a colleague champion and change agent, anticipating People-related needs and developing integrated solutions in line with the overarching People strategy.
• Support People projects and initiatives.
• This list is not exhaustive, and you may be expected to participate in special projects as required.

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience in a People Advisor role.
• CIPD qualification (level 3 minimum).
• Proficiency in using people management systems and Applicant Tracking System (Experience with HiBob would be advantageous).
• Knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and practices, with experience in employee relations case work.
• Proven track record of operating in a fast-paced environment.

Personal Attributes

• A team player with a sense of humour and a ‘can-do’ attitude: willing to get stuck in and take charge of tasks big or small, and always focused on finding practical solutions
• Professional and sensitive to the confidential nature of the work handled by the People department and the ability to handle confidential data and sensitive information with discretion.
• An enthusiastic, proactive and friendly approach to completing tasks and getting involved in ad-hoc projects.
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Confident in networking; ability to build relationships with prospective candidates and the organisation.
• Passionate in ensuring great candidate and employee experience.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to set own priorities and reschedule work in a changing environment and with multiple demands and competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently with flexibility and initiative.
• Ability to provide an accurate and efficient service under pressure.
• Experience with phone, video, and in-person interviews, candidate screening and evaluation.
• Commitment to living the company values and leading by example.

Benefits

• 25 days annual holiday plus long service day
• An additional day’s annual holiday for your birthday;
• Company Pension (UK);
• Subsidised gym membership;
• Perkbox employee benefits platform;
• Frequent team events;
• Private Healthcare (individual cover only);
• Learning Allowance Benefit – a reimbursable benefit of £100 per annum (or equivalent) for you to spend towards your personal career development.

Company Overview

Defense.com™ is transforming the way businesses manage cyber security by allowing them to easily identify, manage and prioritise threats.

We help to simplify and solve the cyber security challenges facing organisations, allowing teams to protect their brand and assets against today’s evolving threat landscape. Businesses of all sizes rely on our solutions to protect, detect and respond to cyber threats.

By combining world-class security technology with support from our experienced consultants, we’re empowering organisations to grow with confidence and significantly reduce the risk of cyberattacks.

Please note that as part of the recruitment process a criminal records check will be carried out by an authorised third party.

Strictly No Recruitment Agencies; any submission of resumes without prior request / engagement from Defense.com will not be deemed as an introduction and therefore will not warrant an introduction fee.