People Advisor

About the role

The City of London Corporation is seeking an experienced People Advisor to join the People, Culture and Inclusion team at the Barbican Centre. You will work closely with senior advisors and business partners to support recruitment, employee relations, learning, reward and organisational change across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Advise managers on inclusive recruitment and support end‑to‑end hiring processes.
• Provide expert employee‑relations guidance, handling disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
• Assist with organisational change projects, restructures and policy variations.
• Contribute to people‑focused projects, process improvements and data‑driven insights.
• Support reward matters, including salary benchmarking and communication of pay awards.

Required profile

• CIPD qualification (or working towards) or relevant degree‑level education.
• Proven experience as an HR/People Advisor with strong employee‑relations knowledge.
• Demonstrated recruitment experience and ability to advise managers.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• Experience using HR/People systems and analysing workforce data.

Required skills

What we offer

• Part‑time, hybrid working arrangement (3 days a week, 7 hours per day).
• Competitive hourly rate of £24.16.
• Opportunity to influence people strategy within a historic cultural institution.