London, UK
Human resources manager
at Populous
Populous is looking for an interim human resources manager to cover maternity leave in London.
We are seeking an experienced, pro-active human resources manager to oversee HR operations supporting 160 people across our 3 offices in the EMEA region. This role is needed to cover maternity leave and is fixed term for 12 months.
Reporting to the head of HR, in this role you will demonstrate your prior generalist operational HR experience at a decision making level within a fast-paced environment. Covering the entire life cycle of employment, your responsibilities will include:
- providing first class HR advice and guidance to directors, managers and employees
- delivering the project staffing resourcing plan in partnership with the technical project staffing lead
- implementing and leading the annual review process
- guiding managers and employees on employee relations and wellbeing issues
- managing benefits administration including healthcare, pensions and sharing payroll data with finance
- execute all legislative changes including pensions and employment case law as appropriate
Populous has recently undertaken significant headcount growth in recent months and this is an exciting time to join our small HR team to help establish scalable processes and workable policies.
Key skills and attributes:
- degree level education
- proven experience in a similar generalist HR operations role is essential
- prior experience in an architectural practice would be an advantage
- prior experience of supporting senior leaders and employees across all levels
- capable of thinking strategically and to analyse issues to identify and implement creative solutions
- exceptional interpersonal skills and the confidence to build relationships
- professional, personable and approachable but firm
- able to work collaboratively with proven influencing and negotiation skills
- resilient, flexible and able to deal with a variety of issues as and when they arise
- an advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages including Excel, Word and Outlook
- an excellent command of the English language (verbal and written)
- the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner
Immediately available candidates are preferred. If you are looking to join a fast thinking and dedicated team in a vibrant and creative environment, we would like to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a motivation letter outlining why you are the best candidate for this role. Please confirm your eligibility to work in the UK and your salary expectation.
Your full application should not exceed 8MB.
Candidates need to have the immediate right to work in the UK. Your salary expectation and interview availability should also be included in your application.
Populous is an equal opportunities employer. With offices on the banks of the River Thames, five minutes’ walk from Putney High Street, Populous employees enjoy a full range of workplace benefits, as well as the opportunity to attend events at a number of our London venues, including the O2 Arena and Emirates Stadium.