Financial Conduct Authority

HR Advisor

Financial Conduct Authority

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £39,100 - £55,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Provide practical guidance and coaching to people managers on a wide range of people matters, including performance and absence management, flexible working, probation and informal grievances and disciplinaries
  • Build manager capability in core people management skills by coaching them through day-to-day people management interactions, including navigating policy, handling difficult conversations and ensuring consistent and appropriate application of policy
  • Act as a first point of contact for managers, supporting them to resolve complex or sensitive people issues informally and confidently
  • Support managers in addressing complex personal or workplace issues, identifying proportionate and effective solutions
  • Work with external providers, including occupational health, to deliver targeted and timely support
  • Collaborate closely with HR colleagues, including HR Business Partners, Employee Relations, HR Policy and Organisational Capability, to problem-solve and agree appropriate interventions
  • Develop and maintain guidance and support materials, such as written guidance, presentations and interactive case studies
  • Use people data and insights to take an evidence-based approach and inform advice to stakeholders

Requirements

  • Experience in coaching leaders and people managers through a range of HR policies and procedures and providing generalist HR support
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt communication style to provide clear, practical and proportionate HR advice to a range of stakeholders, based on their needs and level of understanding
  • Experience of building effective working relationships with managers and stakeholders, including the ability to constructively challenge decisions or behaviours to achieve appropriate outcomes
  • A collaborative team player who demonstrates an inclusive approach and can influence and challenge to deliver shared goals
  • Strong prioritisation, organisational and record-keeping skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing demands
  • Confident in clarifying issues and scope, weighing options and assessing risks and benefits to reach balanced, well-reasoned decisions
  • Comfortable producing, analysing and interpreting data to provide insight and take an evidence-based approach
  • Confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and influencing them towards appropriate solutions
  • Skilled at identifying capability or learning gaps in people managers and translating these into targeted development interventions
Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders).
  • Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
  • Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
  • 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
  • A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
HR policiesperformance managementabsence managementcoachingdata analysisevidence-based decision makingproblem-solvingrecord-keepingdevelopment interventionsstakeholder engagement
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationinfluenceadaptabilityrelationship buildingprioritizationorganizational skillsconstructive challengingclarificationdecision making