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Code Your Future trains dedicated people in poverty to change their lives by getting good jobs in the software industry. We have helped hundreds of people get jobs so far, including at companies like Google, Slack, HashiCorp, Thoughtworks, and Capgemini. All of our education is free, and we cover expenses like childcare and transportation to support people in need.

We teach part-time courses using a flipped classroom style, assigning our trainees material to learn and exercises and projects to work on. We meet in person once a week on Saturdays, and host mentoring sessions during the week, to help people with their learning. Our teaching and mentoring is primarily delivered by volunteers with a diverse set of backgrounds and skills, and our curriculum is all open source.

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Position Overview The People & Operations Lead manages the day-to-day execution of internal operations, driving efficiency through automated workflows across HR, finance, and community safeguarding.

Your Responsibilities

• HR Operations: Manage the full employee lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding), leave, and training management. Ensure compliance with the Equality Act, managing access requirements and reasonable adjustments across the organisation.

• Financial Administration: oversee regular financial approvals, weekly expense processing, and support the annual audit.

• Safeguarding: act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). Maintain safeguarding policies and ensure training is understood across our community.

• Systems & Automation: modernise internal tools and grant administration workflows to reduce manual admin tasks, whilst maintaining operational data integrityand managing secure user access across internal databases (HR, grant tracking, and community records).

Your Background

• Hands-on experience in operational HR, DSL safeguarding, and core financial processes, with a passion for designing clear, efficient workflows.

• Compliance & Safeguarding Focus: Hands-on experience with safeguarding best practices, equality legislation (Equality Act, access requirements, reasonable adjustments), and data protection compliance (working alongside our DPO on GDPR/SARs).

• Pragmatic Problem Solver: Comfortable managing multiple operational streams.

Why Join Us?

You will be playing a central role in keeping our mission running safely and effectively. You’ll have the opportunity to shape our internal processes, work closely with passionate leaders, and make a tangible impact every day.

Are you passionate about helping Disabled people live independently? Do you enjoy solving problems, building relationships and providing practical advice that makes a real difference?

At Equal Lives, we're looking for an Independent Living Adviser to join our Suffolk Independent Living Service. This rewarding role supports people who use Direct Payments and personal budgets to arrange and manage their own care and support, giving them greater choice, control and independence.

You'll provide information, advice and guidance on a range of topics including Direct Payments, support planning, recruiting and employing Personal Assistants, and managing support arrangements. You'll work closely with individuals, families, professionals and community organisations to help people achieve positive outcomes and live independently.

We're looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about equality, empowerment and the Social Model of Disability.

• Has excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Can manage a varied workload and respond to enquiries in a professional and person-centred way.

• Has experience or knowledge of HR, recruitment, employment practices or supporting people to employ staff.

• Is confident using IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications.

• Can work independently whilst contributing positively to a wider team.

• Has a full, clean driving licence and is willing to travel across Suffolk.

• Knowledge of Direct Payments, personal budgets or independent living services would be beneficial, but training will be provided on our specific services.

Why work for Equal Lives?

Equal Lives is a user-led disability rights organisation working across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are passionate about removing disabling barriers, promoting independent living and ensuring Disabled people have choice, control and equal opportunities.

This is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships, support people to take control of their lives, and be part of a team committed to making a lasting difference in our communities.

Salary: £24,500.00 rising to £26,357.15 per annum after 6 month probation period

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time

Hours and working pattern: 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday 

Location: Office based during probation with possibility of hybrid working after this.

Office location: IP City Centre, Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD

Some travel is required for visiting service users in their homes or other locations, so a full and clean driving license is required.

Key Dates 

Closing date: 2nd September 2026 (midday)
Shortlisting: 3rd September 2026

Interviews: 16th September 2026 at IP City Centre, Ipswich

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE – OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY

Join the Executive Team of a growing archaeology charity and develop a modern people function, shaping the culture and capability behind some of the UK's most significant archaeological discoveries.

• Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 (plus benefits, including a 17.2% pension, and 28+ days of annual leave, plus public holidays)
• Location: Oxford Archaeology has three main bases: Oxford, Cambridge and Lancaster. The organisation offers hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days per week within one of OA’s offices.

Oxford Archaeology (OA) is one of the UK's leading archaeological practices, and a charity which has been connecting people with their shared past for more than 50 years. From single house extensions to national infrastructure projects such as HS2, the team of almost 500 archaeologists, scientists and specialists work across sites throughout the UK from their offices in Oxford, Cambridge and Lancaster, uncovering, preserving and sharing what lies beneath the ground for the benefit of everyone.

This is a newly created role at a genuinely pivotal moment for OA. As the organisation has grown in scale, reach and impact, its people, culture and organisational systems now need to be strengthened to match. You'll join the Executive Team, with a mandate to build the people function OA needs for its next decade of growth.

As Director of People and Culture, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership on people, culture and organisational development, working closely with the Executive Team, Board of Trustees and HR team
• Develop and deliver a People and Culture Strategy that supports OA's charitable mission, commercial ambitions and long-term strategy
• Lead organisational change and transformation, strengthening structures, systems and governance across a complex, growing organisation
• Build a distinctive employer value proposition and an inclusive, high-performing culture that attracts, engages and retains talented people
• Act as OA's Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Lead and develop the HR and Learning & Development teams

We're seeking an experienced, values-led senior HR leader with a track record of leading organisational change and building people strategies within complex, growing organisations. CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent) and Designated Safeguarding Lead experience are essential, alongside the credibility to influence at executive and board level and the pragmatism to build strong foundations from the ground up. Please note: the majority of the HR and L&D team work from the Oxford office. Regular travel, as well as some out of hours attendance at events will be required, through the UK.

Please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include a comprehensive CV and a supporting statement (no more than two pages), explaining how you meet the requirements of the role.

Key dates

• Closing date: 7 September
• 1st stage interviews with Oxford Archaeology: 18 September 
• 2nd stage interviews with Oxford Archaeology: 28 September
• Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by EOD on the 14 September ahead of the longlist submission on 15 September.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Head of Human Resources & Organisational Development

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: London, Euston

Lead the people agenda at one of the world's most influential architectural organisations.

At the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the global professional body for architecture, we're committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing workplace that enables our colleagues to thrive and deliver real impact for our members and the wider profession.

We're looking for an experienced and inspiring Head of Human Resources & Organisational Development to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Services and as a member of our Senior Management Team, you'll shape and lead our people strategy during an exciting period of organisational change.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior HR leader who enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and wants to make a lasting impact on organisational culture, leadership and employee experience.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead our HR and Organisational Development function, ensuring our people strategies, policies and services enable RIBA to attract, develop and retain talented colleagues.

You'll provide strategic leadership across:

• HR and Organisational Development strategy
• Business partnering and organisational design
• Talent attraction, development and succession
• Employee engagement and culture
• Learning and leadership development
• Performance management
• Employment law, HR policy and employee relations
• Health, safety and wellbeing

You'll also play a key role in delivering the people aspects of our House of Architecture Programme, helping to shape modern, flexible ways of working and ensuring RIBA continues to be a great place to work.

About you

You'll be an accomplished HR leader with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders and the practical experience to turn strategy into action.

You'll bring:

• Fellow CIPD qualification (or equivalent senior HR experience)
• Significant experience leading HR and organisational development functions
• A successful track record of delivering organisational and cultural change
• Strong employment law knowledge and commercial judgement
• Experience advising Executive teams, Boards and Committees
• Outstanding communication, influencing and leadership skills
• The ability to inspire teams while remaining pragmatic and hands-on

Experience within a charity, membership organisation or not-for-profit environment would be an advantage but isn't essential.

Why RIBA?

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of our organisation through our people. You'll join a passionate and collaborative team, influence decisions at the highest level and help create an inclusive, innovative and high-performing culture that supports our long-term ambitions.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic leadership with meaningful organisational impact, we'd love to hear from you.

The interview process will be a two stage process, with the first interviews taking place on Wednesday 19th August, in-person, in the London offices.

An exciting new opportunity has become available to join our dynamic, fast-paced, hardworking HR team to deliver efficient human resource services for a Stockport town centre based charity.

We are looking for a warm, professional, confident and articulate individual to deliver an efficient HR service and the highest standards of internal and external customer care to our employees nationally. Working from our busy Stockport Town Centre office you will ensure that rigorous personnel procedures are carried out in accordance with agency and stakeholder requirements. Additionally, you will advise and support senior staff in respect of welfare issues, ill health and attendance, capability, grievance, disciplinary procedures and ensure legal compliance, fairness, consistency and good practice in all HR matters and procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about HR and are truly committed to providing excellent customer service.  A perfect starting point for an enthusiastic individual with full exposure to all aspects of the employee life cycle.  Extensive support and mentoring given for the successful applicant and an opportunity for CIPD support on completion of probationary period.

Vacancy Reference Number: 84500

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship, we are unable to accept Skilled Worker Visas.

 

 

Head of People and CultureSalary: £65,000 per annum
Location: London (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

TPP is delighted to be supporting a nationally recognised charity to recruit a Head of People and Culture. This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation with a strong social purpose and play a leading role in shaping its culture, people strategy and future direction.

With an ambitious strategy and an exciting period of organisational development ahead, the organisation is seeking an experienced HR leader who can combine strategic thinking with operational excellence. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Group, you will influence organisation-wide decision-making and help create an outstanding employee experience across the charity.The OpportunityReporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will lead the development and delivery of a modern People and Culture strategy that supports organisational goals, drives positive cultural change and enables colleagues to thrive.

This is a highly visible leadership role, combining strategic influence with hands-on responsibility for the day-to-day people function. Working closely with senior leaders, managers and colleagues, you will ensure that the organisation attracts, develops and retains talented people while maintaining a strong, inclusive and values-led culture.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the People and Culture strategy.
• Partner with the Chief Executive and senior leaders on organisational development, workforce planning and change management.
• Provide expert advice on employee relations, organisational design, succession planning and people-related risk.
• Lead cultural development, engagement and wellbeing initiatives that foster inclusion, belonging and collaboration.
• Develop and oversee best-practice approaches to recruitment, onboarding, performance management and learning and development.
• Ensure all HR policies and processes remain compliant, effective and aligned with organisational values.
• Monitor and report on workforce metrics, people-related KPIs and organisational risks.
• Lead and develop the People function, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality HR service.
• Support the successful delivery of organisational change programmes and consultation processes.

About YouYou will be a credible and influential People leader with a passion for creating environments where people and organisations can flourish.

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience developing and delivering people strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising senior leaders on complex people and organisational issues.
• A track record of leading culture change, engagement and organisational development initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing employee relations matters and consultation processes.
• Strong leadership and team management capability.
• Experience using HR systems, workforce data and reporting to inform decision-making.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach with excellent judgement and influencing skills.

Why Join?This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference within an organisation committed to delivering positive social impact. You will join at a pivotal moment, helping shape the future culture, capability and employee experience of a respected national charity.

The organisation is committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Applications are encouraged from candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.TPP's deadline 17th August 2026.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed.

After visiting Smart Works, 68% of clients secure a job, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.

The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading, Bristol and Leeds. Over the past ten years, Smart Works has helped over 50,000 women, and last year alone we reached 10,600 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.

In 2025 we launched our new 5-year strategy- we are aiming to build a future where every woman, at any stage of her career, can access trusted, personalised support to secure employment. We aspire to be local in feel, national in reach, shaped by the voices of women, valuing every story and every success.

About the Role

Smart Works is now hiring a People Coordinator to form part of an interim team structure during a period of maternity leave.  

This is an exciting 12-month opportunity for someone who has previously worked in an office environment, has good administrative skills and would like to gain experience in both HR and recruitment within a non-profit organisation.

Some experience in an HR or recruitment role would be an advantage but is not essential - we're looking for a compassionate and organised individual who shares Smart Works' mission for promoting fair hiring and employment practices and treating candidates and employees with dignity and respect. 

You will be part of the small but mighty People and Culture team, who work with hiring managers and staff in the ten Smart Works centres across the UK. You will receive on-the-job training as well as plenty of opportunities to shadow key HR processes, get involved in project work, and have access to our e-learning platform for your professional development. 

The successful person will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the People Team. They will provide high-quality administrative support across the employee lifecycle, coordinate recruitment activities, maintain People systems and records, and help deliver an excellent experience for candidates, employees and line managers at Smart Works.

As one of the first points of contact for the People Team, they will provide friendly and efficient support, resolving routine queries and ensuring that administrative processes are delivered accurately and on time. 

The role will also contribute to continuous improvement projects and help ensure the People Team can focus on strategic business partnering by providing excellent operational coordination. 

How to Apply

Please view the JD and then head to your website to apply through our recruitment system by 9am on Monday 17th August.

Job Title People Assistant (Inc. L&D)

Duration Permanent

Hours 36 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Salary £27,000 per annum, plus pension and benefits

Location Homebased

Overall job purpose

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly organised individual in a supporting role to the People team. The role will assist with day-to-day operational tasks, providing managers and staff with effective administrative support in all aspects of Human Resources.

You will provide People generalist support for the full employee lifecycle, as well as support with the end-to-end recruitment cycle in line with The Churches Conservation Trust’s policies and procedures, best practice and legal requirements.

To be successful in this role, you must be able to work as part of a small team, whilst also independently and proactively completing tasks. Excellent communication and IT skills, accuracy and attention to detail are essential requirements.

 We have recently published our TRUST values, which outline the behaviours and expectations that act as our foundations at CCT. We have attached the pack, outlining each value, which we will also be using as part of our shortlisting and interview process to find the right candidates that align with our values.

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Friday 14th August 2026

Please note: We will be conducting online interviews throughout this period and we reserve the right to close the role earlier if someone is found before the closing date.

 

As part of our recruitment process, we undertake candidate psychometric testing. If your application is successful and you are invited to interview, you will receive an email asking you to complete a series of activities, these need to be completed at least 2 days before your interview.

All successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS, credit check, references and right to work checks.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

ID 1851 HR Business Partner, Human Resources (up to 2 vacancies)
Permanent contract
Family Action Head Office, London (N1) with hybrid working
37 hours per week (full-time)
£37,211 - £41,518 per annum
Plus £3,866 Inner London Weighting (if London-based) or £480 (if home-based)

We are flexible about both hours and where you work. The role is 37 hours per week full-time, but we welcome applications from people looking for part-time or other flexible working arrangements. We are also open to both office and home-based working; for colleagues based at our London office (N1), we operate a hybrid working model with an expectation of office attendance twice per week.

One of the roles will partner with our London-based services, so being based in or within commuting distance of London would be beneficial. However, we don’t want location to be a barrier and we welcome applications from people based elsewhere in the UK.

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action, we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

In the HR Business Partner role, you will partner with leaders and managers across the organisation, building strong relationships and developing a deep understanding of the services and business areas you support. As their key HR contact, you will provide expert advice and coaching on complex people matters, help managers build their confidence and capability, and support them to plan strategically for their people and align their plans with the wider people strategy.

You will also manage, coach and develop a team of HR Advisers, supporting them to build their expertise and deliver a high-quality HR service.

Alongside this, you will lead on complex change processes, including TUPE transfers and restructures, working collaboratively across HR, Services, and Implementation teams to implement change effectively.
If you have significant HR experience, strong applied knowledge of employee relations and experience supporting complex organisational change, we would like to hear from you. You might come from a generalist HR background or have specialised in employee relations or change, and you don’t need to have worked in the not-for-profit sector or held a formal management role before. The ability to build trusted relationships, provide pragmatic and solution-focused advice, deliver through others and contribute to the continued development of our people practices will make you an ideal candidate.

We are a supportive and inclusive organisation, and we want to break down barriers to people joining us. If you don’t feel confident applying because you don’t meet every single requirement on the Person Specification – please don’t let that stop you; we want to hear from you. We encourage you to use the application to highlight what you can bring to the role – your skills, knowledge, and experience as well as your values. At Family Action our 4 core values are incredibly important to us and underpin all we do. We are a 'people focused', 'can-do' organisation, which strives for 'excellence' in all we do and operates with 'mutual respect'.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days (pro rata) plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jab vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

Closing Date: Monday 31st August 2026 at 23:59 pm

For direct queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working arrangements, please email Katie Milne, Head of HR (full email adress located in the advert on our careers page).

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Please note that we will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found, so we encourage you to submit your application without delay. We are also ideally looking for a candidate who can join us as soon as possible (i.e. on a short notice period), however if that is not your situation please do not hesitate to apply as applications will not be assessed on this basis.

People Assistant

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Contract: Fixed-term – 12 months

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £29,512 gross per annum FTE / £17,707 pro rata R

Reporting to: Head of People (with oversight from the People Coordinator)

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. Our people are central to our mission, and we are committed to ensuring our systems, processes and staff experience support a high‑performing, values‑led and inclusive working environment. We are now seeking a People Assistant to provide high‑quality administrative, systems and coordination support across our People function.

About the role

The People Assistant will play a key role in maintaining accurate HR data, systems and records, supporting smooth and consistent employee lifecycle processes, and acting as a first point of contact for routine People queries. Working closely with the People Coordinator, you will support recruitment, onboarding, induction, contract changes, payroll updates, staff communications and wider People Team priorities. This is a varied role that suits someone organised, proactive and committed to strengthening employee experience across a global organisation.

Key responsibilities

People systems, data and records

• Lead day‑to‑day administration of People systems (including Cascade), ensuring accurate and timely updates.

• Maintain HR trackers, staff files, recruitment records, onboarding checklists, leave records and contract change documentation.

• Support preparation of routine people data, monthly updates and reports.

• Monitor data quality and follow up on missing information.

• Provide first‑line support on HR systems queries.

• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency and compliance.

Support to the People Coordinator and employee lifecycle

• Provide coordination support across recruitment, onboarding, induction, probation, contract changes, leave processes and exits.

• Prepare adverts, schedule interviews, communicate with candidates and support reference checks.

• Draft HR letters, templates and documents for review.

• Support induction arrangements, systems access and onboarding documentation.

• Track probation, contract end dates, leave and exit actions.

• Assist with staff engagement, wellbeing and employee experience administration.

Processes, policies and internal platforms

• Support maintenance of People processes, templates and guidance.

• Keep People content on SharePoint and internal platforms accurate and up to date.

• Assist with policy updates and document management.

• Support audit recommendations, compliance checks and process improvement actions.

• Provide content for routine People communications and updates.

Payroll, compliance and administration

• Support accurate and timely payroll changes in collaboration with Finance.

• Assist with preparation and checking of employee change information and final pay inputs.

• Maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with data protection and employment requirements.

• Track routine HR deadlines, training records and contract administration.

Team coordination and wider support

• Provide flexible administrative support to the People Team.

• Build effective working relationships across global teams.

• Support meetings, workshops and training sessions.

• Contribute to People projects and organisational priorities.

About you

You will bring:

• At least 2 years’ experience in HR, People administration or coordination.

• Strong systems and data management skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle processes.

• Good understanding of HR administration, confidentiality and data protection.

• Strong organisational, communication and coordination skills.

• A proactive, solution‑focused approach and willingness to improve processes.

• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and cultures.

• Commitment to Saferworld’s values, safeguarding principles and inclusive working culture.

How to apply

Apply through our vacancy portal on the Saferworld Jobs website. Please upload your CV and a covering letter addressing the person specification and explaining how your experience matches the requirements of the role.

Closing date: 20 August 2026

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a well-established national charity in the search for their new Head of People and Culture. For almost a century, this organisation has been creating healthier, more inclusive communities through practical programmes, national campaigns and meaningful advocacy, helping to improve people's everyday lives across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership team at a pivotal point in the organisation's journey, leading its people agenda while helping to shape its future culture, strategy and ways of working. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with one day a week in the London office.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will lead the development and delivery of the organisation's People and Culture strategy, ensuring it supports both organisational objectives and an outstanding colleague experience. You will provide strategic HR leadership across the full employee lifecycle, advising senior leaders on organisational development, workforce planning, employee relations, change management, learning and development, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, and performance management. You will oversee the People function, manage and develop a small team, maintain robust HR policies and systems, monitor people-related KPIs, and work closely with the Senior Management Team and Board to drive continuous improvement, positive organisational change and an inclusive, values-led culture.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded HR leader with a strong generalist background and a proven track record of developing and implementing successful people strategies. You will have excellent knowledge of UK employment law, experience advising senior leaders on complex people matters, and the credibility to influence at executive and Board level. You will be a confident leader with outstanding communication and relationship-building skills, capable of balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery. CIPD membership is essential, alongside experience of leading teams, managing organisational change and creating workplaces where people can thrive. Experience of working within the charity sector would be beneficial.

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by 18 August at 11:59 AM.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a tailored cover letter after reviewing the full job description. Please note that only applicants with an unrestricted right to work in the UK will be considered for this position.

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

To support the smooth running of HR, administration, IT coordination and organisational events. The role works closely with the Business Operations Manager, the Director of Finance and Business Operations and colleagues across the charity to ensure a positive employee experience and effective internal systems.

People Coordinator

Location: London (with hybrid working)

Contract: Fixed term - 12 months

Salary: £37,782 gross per annum FTE ; £22,670 gross per annum pro rata for 22.5 hours

Closing date: 20th August 2026

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We are seeking a People Coordinator (Maternity Cover) to play a central role in delivering a positive, consistent and supportive employee experience across our global team.

About the role

The People Coordinator provides high‑quality coordination and day‑to‑day delivery across Saferworld’s people function, supporting staff and managers throughout the employee lifecycle. You will be a key point of contact for HR coordination, staff wellbeing and employee experience, helping ensure our recruitment, onboarding, systems, policies and people processes run smoothly and effectively.

This role blends operational HR support with systems and process coordination. You will help maintain accurate people data, strengthen ways of working, support organisational wellbeing initiatives and contribute to a positive, values driven culture.

Key responsibilities

Employee Lifecycle Coordination

• Lead end‑to‑end coordination of recruitment, onboarding, induction, probation, contract changes, leave processes and exits.
• Prepare job adverts, arrange interviews, support shortlisting and manage candidate communication.
• Coordinate induction arrangements and deliver a quarterly global induction programme.
• Maintain accurate HR documentation, trackers and staff files, ensuring timely and compliant processes.
• Review and improve lifecycle processes to enhance efficiency, consistency and staff experience.
• Administer staff benefit schemes and coordinate annual renewals.

Staff Wellbeing, Engagement and Employee Relations

• Act as a first point of contact for HR, wellbeing and employee experience queries.
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives and support continuous improvement of our wellbeing offer.
• Work with the Head of People to manage external wellbeing providers and workshops.
• Support staff engagement activities and work collaboratively with staff representatives.
• Provide first‑line employee relations support and coordinate casework, ensuring accurate records.
• Support parental leave, keep‑in‑touch arrangements and other employee experience processes.

HR Systems, Processes and Policy Support

• Maintain People systems (including Cascade), ensuring data accuracy and timely updates.
• Coordinate people data, monthly reporting and routine updates.
• Support development and rollout of People policies, templates and guidance.
• Manage wellbeing and People content on SharePoint and internal platforms.
• Provide content for staff communications, including monthly people updates.
• Support implementation of audit recommendations and process improvements.

Payroll, Compliance and People Operations

• Work closely with Finance to ensure payroll changes are captured accurately and on time.
• Support preparation and checking of final pay and employee change documentation.
• Help ensure compliance with Saferworld policies, standards and employment legislation.
• Monitor deadlines and coordinate routine People activities, including contract administration, leave tracking and training records.
• Support procurement and administration linked to wellbeing and people initiatives.

Learning, Coordination and Cross‑Organisational Support

• Support identification of learning and development needs and coordinate training activities.
• Build strong working relationships across country programmes and global teams.
• Contribute to People projects, organisational priorities and improvements to staff experience.
• Provide flexible support to wider team priorities as required.

About you

You will bring:

• Experience in HR coordination or a similar people‑focused role.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive, supportive and confidential approach to working with staff and managers.
• Confidence using HR systems and managing people data.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing, positive employee experience and Saferworld’s values.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and cultures.

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a friendly, values‑driven People Team committed to improving staff experience and wellbeing across a global organisation. This role offers variety, autonomy and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to how we support our people.

As a People Systems & Benefits Specialist, you'll play a key role within our People Operations, Systems and Data team, supporting and developing the technology and benefits platforms that underpin the colleague experience across Peabody. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders, payroll teams and external providers to ensure our systems are effective, our data is accurate and our benefits offering remains engaging and valuable for colleagues.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines strong systems knowledge with a passion for employee benefits and enjoys finding practical solutions that improve processes, colleague engagement and business outcomes.

What you’ll do

• Act as Product Owner for the Salary Extras platform and support the wider management of key People systems including PeopleXD, ServiceNow HRSD, CultureAmp, Kallidus and Power BI dashboards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across People Services, Payroll, IT and external suppliers to enhance system functionality and improve colleague experiences.
• Support the delivery of system enhancements, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing and implementation.
• Lead the administration and ongoing development of colleague benefits schemes, ensuring they remain attractive, efficient and well-managed.
• Manage relationships with benefits providers, including renewals, invoicing and issue resolution.
• Coordinate monthly benefits and recognition activities, including Long Service Awards, Recognition Awards and voluntary benefit schemes.
• Project manage the annual benefits selection window, working with suppliers, payroll teams and internal stakeholders to deliver a seamless experience for colleagues.
• Create training materials, deliver system training sessions and promote the benefits offering through communications, drop-in sessions and colleague engagement activities.
• Monitor benefits-related queries and ensure colleagues receive a high-quality and timely service

What you’ll need

• Experience administering and supporting HR Information Systems, ideally including PeopleXD or similar platforms. 
• Experience managing employee benefits platforms and administering colleague benefits schemes. 
• Strong systems aptitude with the ability to identify and implement technology-led solutions to business challenges. 
• Excellent analytical skills and confidence working with large datasets, reporting tools and advanced Excel functionality including pivot tables and formulas. 
• Experience coordinating projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. 
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and confidently to non-technical audiences 
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage confidential information appropriately
• Knowledge of employee lifecycle processes and HR best practice

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution

Please read before applying:

Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you.Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role. 

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Ryan Loasby.

Interview Dates: We are looking to conduct interviews across the first week of September 2026 at the following address, 45 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB

The closing date for this advert will be Sunday 23rd August 2026 at 11:59pm. However, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.