People Team Advisor – Part time, flexible
City Science
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £20,000 - £35,000 per year
About the role
- Deliver efficient, day‑to‑day People administration across the employee lifecycle.
- Maintain accurate employee records and ensure data integrity across systems, including BrightHR.
- Support the Finance team by providing accurate and timely payroll‑related information.
- Manage full‑cycle recruitment through Recruitee, supporting City Science’s goal of eliminating external agencies.
- Lead advertising, screening, interviewing and offer processes.
- Support onboarding to ensure a smooth and positive new‑starter experience.
- Provide balanced, supportive guidance to employees and managers on a range of People matters.
- Assist with employee relations concerns in a fair, pragmatic and solution‑focused manner.
- Contribute to wellbeing initiatives and help foster a positive, supportive culture.
- Coach and empower line managers to build confidence and capability in handling day‑to‑day People matters.
- Encourage proactive, developmental approaches that reduce dependency on the People team.
- Support the development and refinement of People processes that suit a fast‑growing, scaling organisation.
- Identify improvement opportunities that are efficient, practical and appropriate for where the organisation is today.
- Help build a People function that is fit‑for‑purpose rather than overly policy‑driven or bureaucratic.
- Work closely with and support the Head of People on development projects, people initiatives and process improvements as and when required, contributing to both strategic and operational progress.
Requirements
- Experience supporting a similar sized organisation, either in a small People team or in a standalone role.
- Ability to work autonomously, using initiative and sound judgement without step by step guidance.
- Comfortable managing shifting priorities and working at pace in a dynamic environment.
- Professional, intuitive and supportive, with strong people skills.
- A “doer” mindset—efficient, proactive and improvement focused.
- Broad HR generalist experience (not a single specialism background).
- Strong IT skills, with experience using HR/ATS systems (BrightHR and Recruitee advantageous).
- CIPD qualification not required; equivalent professional experience is more valuable.
Benefits
- Fully remote (UK-based) role
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave entitlement (plus annual leave buy/sell)
- Membership of to our pension scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Employee assistance program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
full-cycle recruitmentemployee relationspayroll managementdata integrityprocess improvementonboardingHR generalist experiencecoachingsupporting managerswellbeing initiatives
Soft Skills
strong people skillsautonomous workinitiativesound judgementadaptabilityproactive mindsetsupportive guidancesolution-focuseddevelopmental approachpositive culture