People and Culture Advisor / Partner

UK DRI Core team - London / Hybrid
Closing date: 8 November 2024
Interview dates: Week commencing 18 November 2024

About us

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is a globally leading multidisciplinary research institute of over 900 staff investigating the spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders causing dementia, driving a step change in our understanding of neurodegeneration, and accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of interventions that will help diagnose, treat, and ultimately prevent dementia.

Today, over 1M people in the UK are living with dementia and related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neuron disease (MND). The impact of these incurable and progressive conditions on individuals and their families is devastating. Societal costs are staggering and growing as the population ages.

Due to major advances in our understanding of the biology of these disorders the field is at an inflection point with the next decade promising to deliver transformative breakthroughs in therapies and a new era of predictive, preventative, and precision medicine. The UK is well placed to play a leading role in this revolution due to its strengths in science required for discovery and delivery, this is led by UK DRI working with our world class University based centres.

Our People and Culture (P&C) team at the UK Dementia Research Institute are deeply committed to our team’s success and our research impact. The person in this role will have experience in solution finding, problem-solving, and delivering a great customer service.

As a P&C Advisor/Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor and change agent through influencing and supporting our people managers. You will seamlessly move between autonomy, decision-making and operational activities that create a positive and engaging workplace.

You’ll act as a point of contact for the UK DRI covering the full lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding, pay and benefits, policy and process, and everything else in between. This includes ensuring our people practices follow the latest employment law.

Throughout your role, you will proactively design solutions by leveraging data to develop actionable insights to help us nurture an inclusive and happy environment.

About You

• Experience of being a trusted advisor and guide to people managers in implementing relevant policies and practices, including current knowledge of UK employment legislation; immigration law knowledge is a bonus.
• Highly collaborative and autonomous, with the ability to cultivate and maintain relationships at all levels in the organisation.
• Knowledge and awareness of implementing P&C projects and services.
• Forward thinking with a high learning agility and adaptability.
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Proficient in analysing data and developing actionable insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels.
• CIPD qualified and/or equivalent experience of working in People & Culture.

This role would suit an experienced advisor who has experience of working in a small team and is happy to get involved in key projects for a purposeful organisation.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared within the UK DRI P&C team and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.

What we offer

As well as a competitive base salary and the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, including:

• 27 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• 6 business closure days
• Option to purchase 5 days’ annual leave
• Single medical cover
• Group Life Assurance 4x base salary
• Group Income Protection and Critical illness cover
• Season ticket loan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme
• Comprehensive programme of voluntary benefits

UK DRI currently operates hybrid working.

To apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter detailing why you wish to join UK DRI and your experience for this role to our approved supplier: recruitment@ukdri.ac.uk

No agencies please.

UK DRI is committed to equal opportunities

UK DRI embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. This means ensuring our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.