Adviser

People Advisor

Salary: £33,000 per annum dependant on experience pro rata.

Location:

Remote.

Contract:

Fixed term Contract until 31st December 2026 / Part-Time – 15 hours per week (mainly covering Tuesday and Thursday).

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can makea huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivating People Advisor on Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026 for 15 hours per week working mainly on a Tuesday and Thursday to provide a quality advisory and guidance service to managers and staff through consistent and effective application of Action for Children’s Human Resources policies, procedures, and guidance notes.

This will also include provision of and guidance with the accurate and consistent processing of HR activities onto Action for Children’s People Systems.

• You will provide a first point of contact for all staff and managers to answer and respond to information requests and advice on HR policies.
• Provide quality advice that is functionally consistent and accurate to managers, in response to employee relations matters.
• Utilise people and other related systems.
• Retain accurate, concise, and clear notes to track cases, ensuring completion of closing procedures for all incident and service requests.
• Adopt a coaching approach, while providing advice and guidance, utilising agreed techniques, e-learning tools, and systems.
• Take responsibility for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all HR policies and procedures.
• Support the delivery of incoming/outgoing transfers under TUPE.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times, in particular of sensitive HR data.

• Must have CIPD professional qualification or relevant equivalent experience.
• Ability to build credibility for self and the service by establishing and developing excellent relationships.
• Ability to select, analyse and interpret data.
• Proven presentation and communication skills.
• Demonstrable leadership skills to drive and support continuous organisational improvement.
• Working knowledge of key employment law.
• Demonstrable continued professional development.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

email us at recruitmentserv quoting reference 12605.

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Thursday 19th March 2026.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 23rd March 2026.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minorities ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Job Description

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement