People Services Advisor - FTC

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built and natural environment. Working in more than 140 countries, the firm’s designers, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, and technical specialists work with our clients on innovative projects of the highest quality and impact. As a wholly independent organisation, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependants: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.

Working as part of the People Services team the role holder will work with a range of stakeholders delivering expert advise and support to a defined business area.

You will develop and coach managers and leaders, increasing the capability and confidence in relation to the understanding and application of our people policies.

• Advise and coach managers and leaders on the delivery of employee relations processes including disciplinary, grievance, sickness and performance management
• Upskills managers and leaders on employee relations processes
• Responsible for management of sickness absence in a defined business area, coaching managers on areas such as reasonable adjustments, occupational health and support pathways.
• Monitor and assess absence trends, promoting early intervention and flagging trends and appropriate solutions with local leadership
• Support and have a sound understanding of the local well-being programme initiatives.
• Monitoring, reporting and analysing data in line with business needs including production of monthly MI dashboards and identifying trends and patterns from data analysis.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, to understand their needs and expectations and provide responsive and high-quality people support.
• Work with the Partnering Team to identify and understand local business need and seek specialist support from our centres of excellence teams where appropriate.
• Lead on the development of policies and associated guidance, ensuring these are ope rationalised within the region
• Ensure our processes and procedures are adapted so that they are fit for purpose, meeting both the business needs and creating the best possible environment
• Develop tools and training material that enables the Advisory team to provide a pro active service and upskills managers on our People Policies
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvements within People Services team with the member experience at heart, question and challenge the traditional way or view.
• Always looking at ways to provide advice and solutions through innovative thinking.
• Actively contribute to the delivery of people priorities and projects.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

• Experience of working in a generalist People focused role in a similar organisation with detailed knowledge of people best practices, processes and systems
• Experience of supporting the business with complex employee relations cases including performance management
• Experience of providing complex People related advice to managers with confidence and self belief.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, with the ability to identify,…