People Advisor

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment? We’re looking for a confident and proactive People Advisor to join our People Team and provide dedicated support across designated business units.

This is a generalist role where you’ll balance operational delivery with a focus on creating a great employee experience. You’ll manage your own employee relations and HR casework, while partnering with a dedicated People Partner on more complex matters and people projects.

What you'll be doing:

As the first line of People support for your designated business units you will:

• Build strong relationships with managers and team leads, understanding their operational needs and offering pragmatic people solutions that align with business goals.
• Advise on policies, procedures, and people processes to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Own and manage a range of ER cases (sickness absence, performance, probation, disciplinary, grievance, etc.), ensuring accurate documentation and timely resolution.
• Draft correspondence and meeting notes, ensuring compliance with internal policy and UK employment law.
• Partner with the People Partner on complex or high-risk cases when needed.
• Manage core HR processes (excluding onboarding/vetting).
• Maintain accurate records within the HRIS.

Collaboration & Projects:

• Work closely with the People Coordinator to ensure contracts and HR letters are issued accurately and on time.
• Partner with the Onboarding Team to ensure smooth handovers at offer stage and beyond.
• Support wider people projects such as process improvements, policy updates, and manager training.
• Identify trends or process bottlenecks within your business unit and propose practical improvements.

What you’ll bring

Essential:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR / People Operations role, ideally within a fast-paced or matrixed organisation.
• Confident managing HR casework independently, with solid knowledge of UK employment law.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Discretion, integrity, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust at all levels.

Desirable:

• Experience using HRIS systems (Cascade preferred).
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards).

What will you get in return?

You will be entitled to a  competitive salary of up to £40K pa ( Dependent on Experience) and a great range of benefits including:

• 33 days Annual Leave (includes bank holidays)
• Sick Pay that increases with length of service
• Subsidised Private Medical Cover after completing and passing probationary period
• Annual season ticket loan & Banham interest-free loan
• Cycle to work & Home & Tech scheme (up to the value of £2k)
• Hybrid working (dependent on location and role - 3 days office based and 2 days working from home)
• Recruitment referral bonus scheme earning up to £500 per successful referral (T&Cs apply)
• Personal Accident Insurance Scheme - Accidents at work and outside of work are both covered, including personal attacks and sport-related injuries
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities (including day releases for studies/exams)
• Company equipment tailored to your role (laptop, mobile, additional screens)
• Up to 50% off Banham products
• Banham Social Events
• Employee recognition rewards and moments of magic prizes
• Byond card - a workplace benefit to access exclusive offers and discounts on your everyday spend.
• An employee assistance program (EAP). EAP gives our employees access to a 24/7 free, confidential advice service for help with personal and professional problems, which could be affecting your home life or work life, health, and general well-being. This benefit also extends to your family (available from the first day of employment)
• Charity events throughout the year – Banham is proud to be working with The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and sponsoring The Banham Marsden March since 2010 over £17 million has been raised to make a difference for patients across the UK and the world for The Royal Marsden.

Who are we?

Banham is a family-owned; family-run business that has been providing security solutions since 1926. We operate throughout the Southeast of England offering a comprehensive service on all aspects of physical and electronic security.  Most important, however, are the people who make up Banham. Our dedicated employees live and breathe collaboration; they inspire and learn from each other while upholding our five core values: Family, Pride, Trust, Leadership, and Making a Difference . Employees who began their Banham careers as trainees now head up our key departments, and we are proud to foster a working environment that encourages staff to stay with us for many years.

If you share our values and have the drive and enthusiasm to help us fulfil our vision, of significant growth, we would love to hear from you. Please click APPLY now to register your interest.

Banham is an equal opportunities employer providing employment to its team members and applicants without regard for their sex, gender, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other category protected by law.

We welcome diversity and provide equal opportunities to applicants, based on experience, talent, and qualification for the job.