People & Culture Lead

If you’re a “Jack of all trades” looking for a job where no two days are the same, this is one to look at. You’ll cover all bases from recruitment to managing those difficult conversations…

This is a broad, hands-on People role with responsibility across HR, employee experience, and office management. You’ll be the central point for all people-related activity, covering the full employee lifecycle and the day-to-day running of the workplace environment.

What’s the day to day?

• Managing end-to-end recruitment and onboarding (adverts through to induction)
• Advising managers on employment law, HR policy, and best practice
• Managing employee relations cases (grievance, absence, performance, disciplinaries, redundancy, settlements)
• Reviewing and maintaining HR policies and ensuring consistent application
• Producing monthly HR reports and KPIs
• Managing the full employee lifecycle (onboarding to exit, including parental leave and leavers)
• Leading performance review cycles and employee engagement surveys
• Supporting internal communications and people initiatives
• Coordinating learning and development, including training needs analysis and sourcing solutions
• Overseeing office management and facilities (supplies, spend, suppliers)
• Managing travel, meetings, visitors, and internal events
• Organising company socials and team-building activities
• Supporting health & safety compliance (policies, risk assessments, fire safety)

What’s needed:

• Experience across both HR and office operations
• A solid understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice
• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience)
• Confidence managing employee relations cases end-to-end
• Ability to advise and influence managers and senior stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance competing priorities
• Clear, professional communication style
• Discreet, empathetic, and pragmatic approach

What do you get?

• An annual salary of up to £38k (depending on experience)
• Study support for CIPD
• 25 days annual leave + birthday + bank holidays
• Private medical after 1 years service
• Hybrid working (1 day WFH)

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