People & Culture Advisor

Job description

People & Culture Advisor

Our People & Culture teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best People & Culture specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

As People & Culture Advisor, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive guidance, advice and support to managers and colleagues on all aspects of People & Culture within Primark.

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first.

Some of our benefits are:
·  27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
·  Comprehensive on-site facilities
·  Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices
What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
·  Guidance and Coaching : You will support, guide, and coach managers on all people related matters, providing guidance on P&C policy and procedures, ensuring these are kept up to date with the relevant employment legislation. You will support line managers to ensure that Primark’s talented colleagues are identified, nurtured, and developed, coaching line managers on using effective succession planning tools.
·  Employee Relations : You will oversee employee relation cases, such as underperformance, misconduct and grievance matters ensuring that any disciplinary action taken is fair and reasonable.
·  Payroll and Administration: You will oversee the payroll and P&C administration function ensuring that high standards are maintained.
·  Engagement and Communication: You will engage with managers on our company engagement survey results to ensure that two-way conversation is encouraged, listened to and action plans implemented.
·  Recruitment: Combine efforts with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to embody a strategic, clever, and reputable method in the recruitment and evaluation of candidates. You will conduct interviews with hiring managers when required, ensuring all candidates have a positive experience.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
·  Solution Focus: You will bring a solution-focused mindset, finding effective ways to overcome challenges. You will have proven ability in handling sensitive matters whilst ensuring all Primark information remains confidential to the business.
·  Self-Direction and Agility: You have advanced planning and organisation skills, with the ability to balance responsibilities, plan and arrange workflow priorities for yourself and your team and work within agreed timescales.
·  Customer Experience: You will develop relationships built on trust and open communication and have proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisations.
·  Innovation: You encourage a culture of continuous improvement and openness to change and act as a voice for change within your team.
·  Working With Others: You bring a positive, motivated attitude and have the ability to engage, inspire and influence others with your clear communication and coaching skills. Please note this role is based on-site at our Islip Depot and requires occasional shift evening/night shifts.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, innovative, and motivated people where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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