People Advisor, Quiet Company

Full-time, 35 hours per week, fixed term for 2 years

Based at Friends House, London NW1 (London based staff may be able to work at home some of the time by agreement)

Quiet Company (QC) is a Quaker-owned hospitality and facilities management enterprise rooted in ethical values and eco-sustainability with locations in London and Cumbria. We believe in fostering a positive workplace culture that aligns with our values of integrity, peace, equality, and simplicity.

We are currently seeking someone with HR Business Partnering experience to join our People Team. The role entails working with the People Team and the CEO of QC to ensure our people practices reflect our values and help achieve QC's business goals.

This role will include:

• collaborating with the Head of People Team and the CEO to align people strategies with QC's ethical business goals
• advising the CEO and senior managers with the full range of employee relations advice
• collecting, analysing and interpreting people metrics to inform business decisions
• engendering organisational development and facilitating change across teams
• partnering with the Learning and Development Advisor to enable staff and managers to thrive in their roles
• co-working with our Workplace Equity Coordinator to promote diversity and belonging

To be shortlisted you will need:

• an understanding of strategic people management issues
• experience in advising senior leadership teams on people and culture strategies and issues
• strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data to inform decision making.
• contemporary knowledge of values-based organisational development, change management, and upskilling managers.

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role please click apply for more details.

Closing date: 8.00am on Monday 13 January 2025

Interview dates: Monday 20 January 2025 (online) and Monday 27 January 2025 (in-person at Friends House)

Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.