People & Culture Manager (12 month FTC)

Job Title: People & Culture Manager (12 month FTC)

Location: London City

Salary: Competitive + benefits

The Vacancy

We are looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic People & Culture Manager to join our People Operations team on a 12-month FTC contract. You will work as a trusted business partner with key stakeholders providing support, advice, and guidance on all people matters and will work in a true generalist role in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will sit on the London & Southeast Regional Leadership team and provide strategic and operational HR advice to all people managers within the region.
• You will provide Directors and managers with the resources, knowledge and skills they need to effectively manage their teams.
• You will identify and understand people challenges in the region and work with key stakeholders to address these to help improve business efficiency.
• You will drive HR strategy and engagement with wider people initiatives.
• You will coach, train and upskill people managers within the region to build leadership capabilities.
• You will review and analyse people data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience.
• You will work within a team of six and will manage one direct report.
• You will manage and administer our UK payroll process and ensure changes are processed as required.
• You will manage our UK benefits schemes internally, with employees and also with benefits consultants and external suppliers.
• You will work with our Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers to ensure we have the right people in the right roles.
• You will manage employee relations casework when required including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, and will work with people managers across the region to ensure performance is managed effectively.
• You will work with the wider team to review HR policies and processes and implement changes where necessary.
• You will support change management processes as required.
• You will drive our reward & recognition and wellbeing initiatives to foster a positive culture.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications required:

• You will ideally possess a level 5 or 7 CIPD qualification, or equivalent experience with demonstrable experience of providing effective HR advice to a professional client group.
• You are an experienced people manager and have experience managing payroll.

You are a highly organised individual who can deliver to deadlines, manage their workload effectively and maintain strong attention to detail.

You are an excellent communicator, with the ability to influence others and solve problems as they arise in a professional and tactful manner.

You have the ability to analyse and explain complex data and information and recommend solutions.

• You have experience in a similar role and a hands-on approach in a busy HR environment.

You have strong employee relations knowledge and practical experience.

• You are pro-active, self-motivated, with a can-do attitude and service mentality.
• You have experience and the ability to communicate and liaise at all levels across the organisation.

The Company

Hollis is a leading international, independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle.

We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, technical specialists, consultants and project managers operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

Why join us?

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We strive to achieve the right balance, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

We offer a highly competitive salary and a generous benefits package including:

• Life assurance and private medical insurance
• Season ticket loan
• 5% Employer pension contribution
• 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday
• Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more
• Happy to consider flexible working arrangements
• EV car scheme
• Longevity awards

Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can.

We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.

We're Inclusive

Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented or non-dominant groups. We’re focused on a culture of inclusion; where all barriers including prejudice are removed from our working environment; and where all our people are empowered to be the best they can be.