Overview
People Advisor – London, EC1N 8JS
People Advisor12-month Fixed-Term Opportunity, Full-time (37.5 hours)Farringdon, London (Hybrid): £41,236 – £43,406
About Us: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) is one of the UK’s leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1,900 colleagues who help manage and develop our diverse portfolio of nearly 56,000 homes, serving more than 75,000 customers across London, the East Midlands, and the East and South of England.
The Role: We’re looking for a People Advisor with experience in Employee Relations to join our People & OD Team, supporting managers and leaders across MTVH to get the best from their teams and strengthen organisational performance.
In this role, you will:
Act as a trusted partner to Directors, Heads of Service and Managers—providing tactical and operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle, including engagement, wellbeing and ER case management.
Manage ER cases across business areas, including: investigations, disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance issues.
Coach and advise people managers on a broad range of issues such as absence, capability, performance, disciplinary, grievance, TUPE and restructuring.
Support organisational change initiatives, ensuring people considerations—including EDI—are integrated and delivered effectively.
Build strong relationships with managers and specialist HR functions to deliver a seamless HR service.
Manage day-to-day HR operations, ensuring accuracy in HR systems, governance, data integrity and compliance.
Contribute to proactive development of HR solutions that align with business strategy, legislative changes, and workforce trends.
Play an active role in championing MTVH’s values and fostering a culture of engagement, transparency and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Need to Succeed: We’re looking for someone who brings both strong HR expertise and a people‑centred approach. You will bring:
Skills & Experience
Experience in a generalist HR role with strong ER case management expertise (e.g. investigations, disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance).
Knowledge of HR systems, data management and reporting.
Experience working in a regulated environment where safeguarding is important.
Strong project management skills and experience supporting change programmes (e.g. restructures, TUPE).
Ability to analyse HR data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
High attention to detail, excellent organisational capability and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Well-developed communication, influencing and coaching skills.
CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or relevant experience.
Personal Qualities
Empathetic, resilient and able to navigate challenging conversations when needed.
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with adaptability and agility.
Strong integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.
Alignment with MTVH’s values
Key dates: In-person interviews will be scheduled from week commencing 20 April.
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