What you will do

• Develop, implement and maintain Journey Further policies to align with objectives and culture
  
• Establish effective processes for managing issues with conduct and capability
  
• Create programmes to educate managers and leaders on HR policy and best practice
  
• Create an employee onboarding and management process for the UK and US, utilising HiBob
  
• Develop policies to improve employee experience and employer brand whilst mitigating risk
  
• Manage workplace conflict through effective dispute resolution
  
• Create a resolution-focused ER culture to improve business outcomes
  
• Ensure legal compliance and adherence to best practice while implementing workforce-related initiatives to mitigate risk
  
• Provide guidance to all employees, managers and leaders, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards of practice
  
• Work with managers to develop workforce strategies, improve relations, engagement and productivity, and provide constructive solutions to challenges
  
• Support the resolution of all employee relations issues including grievances, disciplinaries, appeals, performance management, and capability issues
  
• Analyse trends by monitoring and reporting on workforce data and succession planning to drive appropriate action
  
• Use and embed HiBob (and other tech) to improve HR process, employee experience and business efficiencies
  
• Work with the People Director to drive key strategic initiatives across a range of areas including DEI and ESG
  

Requirements

• You have a solid understanding of UK employment legislation
  
• You have CIPD Level 5 or above
  
• You can apply and interpret employment law in a range of situations and mitigate risk to the business
  
• You can influence and manage at all levels
  
• You can inspire and motivate company-wide positive change
  
• You are an outstanding communicator who builds trust and relationships at all levels in a short space of time
  
• You have a pioneering mindset
  
• You take a people-first focus in your work
  
• You have a passion for continuous improvement and are always looking for ways to develop, evolve and streamline
  
• You have worked and thrived in a fast-paced, growing and progressive environment, and look to add value every day
  
• You have experience in a start-up or an SME
  

Diversity & Inclusion

Journey Further takes pride in creating an environment where everyone can be themselves. This starts with recruitment.

We pledge to make our roles as open as possible and to provide equal opportunities to everyone that is kind enough to give us their time. All recruitment decisions we take will be based solely on the positive skills and behaviours that applicants display and absolutely nothing else.

We do not discriminate based on any personal characteristic, we are a people first agency and we care about and celebrate individuals.

If something is important to you, it's important to us. If you have a particular need during the application process or during your time at Journey Further, please let us know.