People Adviser

This is an exciting time to join NPL as the organisation embraces the mission and opportunity to provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. NPL's vision is to deliver extraordinary impact from excellent science and engineering as an exemplary national laboratory. This mission reaffirms the pivotal role the organisation plays in supporting the UK's national challenges as well as the needs of industry.

Our close knit, supportive and experienced People Team are looking for two enthusiastic, experienced and customer focussed People Advisers to join them. No two days will be the same from supporting managers to resolve employee relations situations to delivering annual people programmes. Ultimately, you'll support the kind of positive experience that retains the best.

We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working (minimum two days onsite in Teddington).

Role focus

As a People Adviser, you'll be part of the team that's advising, guiding and coaching managers across the business to help us deliver our vision and mission. As we continue to grow, you'll:
• Be at the forefront in providing expert advice and support to our management population to navigate the full remit of employee relations (ER) cases from start to resolution, including confidently supporting managers to make risk-informed decisions.
• Coach managers in best practice in all aspects of the people management cycle from providing advice on contractual matters, effective communication to address team issues, to motivation and development of high performing teams and supporting wellbeing and welfare.
• Support with development and continuous improvement of our people procedures, using your expertise and knowledge of legislation and proven effective people practice ensuring they are fit for purpose and right for our population.
• Take on a portfolio of projects and initiatives of varying complexity to provide the right tools, data and guidance and improve the employee experience.

In everything you do, we'll expect you to ensure all interactions with our employees are fair, in line with agreed processes and legally compliant across all interactions.