Interim People Advisor (12-14m fixed term contract)

About this role

About us CF is a leading consultancy dedicated to making a lasting impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, embed life science innovation and boost growth through investment. Our consultancy serves the entire healthcare sector, from healthcare systems and life sciences to health tech and sector suppliers. CF’s multi-disciplinary team provides end-to-end services, spanning strategy, finance, performance, organisational improvement, data and digital. We also create optimal policy conditions for healthcare advancements through evidence-based thought leadership, taking a proactive stance on key issues. As an inclusive and values-driven organisation, we are committed to excellence and are honoured to have received multiple industry awards. With unmatched access to UK healthcare data and specialist data science expertise, our consultants are a driving force for delivering positive and meaningful change. We are expanding from the UK into the Middle East and now Ireland, with additional geographies in our 2030 strategy. We inspire clients to make change happen and improve health outcomes. We support our people to be courageous in doing the right thing. About the role This role if offered as a fixed term contract to cover a 12-month sabbatical. It will ideally start at the latest by mid-August and run through to mid-September 2027. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will champion and help to deliver our People Strategy which supports the success of all of CF’s business practices. You will work with our CPO, People Development Manager and Recruiting Manager to deliver an excellent employee experience across employee onboarding, offboarding, learning, talent and resourcing. Our People team is newly built following a period of transition, so your scope and ability to make a difference will be huge. We have developed our People Strategy, which is designed to support the delivery of CF’s 2030 company strategy, through ensuring we are an employer of choice within the sector and an ‘irresistible organisation’ for our employees.  We have made an extensive commitment to staff development through an in-house development programme, supported with external inputs. This delivers 10 days of training per year to all staff, with additional time for specific groups (e.g. graduate analysts on induction). Training draws on the extensive skills and experience of the leadership team to deliver the programme, which has been accredited as a route for recipients to become Chartered Management Consultants. Our growth ambitions are significant – we have diversified over the past ten years, and in the future this is likely to see us establish additional UK bases, as well as considering how we have a more international face. These developments will all have significant implications for how we work and the skills we need. Responsibilities People and HR Operations Support the Chief People Officer in management of people meetings, note taking, creation of follow up emails, letters and scheduling including the People Steering Group Conduct ongoing right to work checks maintaining compliant records to comply with relevant legislation Maintain accurate and up-to-date digital filing of all employee documentation Execute employee data actions and changes in our HRIS to facilities accurate employee records Maintain a record of people changes that have an impact on payroll and take the lead on finalising monthly payroll amounts and details for all current geographies and working with external providers who process payroll in each market Leveraging Sage HR data and updating and refining info contained within, maintain an excel log of employees including joiners and leavers by month sharing this with Finance and other corpoprate teams Use Microsoft Teams channels, groups, and a shared inbox to respond to employee queries while demonstrating the highest of professional standards Demonstrating consistently high standards by delivering against agreed team SLAs for employee requests You will view your work through a DEI lens, making sure your work is inclusive and accessible for a team of brilliant people from all walks of life and across an increasingly number of geographies Identify opportunities to automate workflows and processes or to make manual processes more efficient and work with the People Data Ops and other teams to enable changes and improvements Learning Administration Support the roll out of learning and development events, including delivery, working closely with stakeholders and the People Development Manager and Chief People Officer to implement any solutions Support learning administration by helping the People Development Manager schedule instructor-led sessions, aligning sign-up rights and ensuring appropriate levels of attendance for example with associated reminders and communications Manage LMS attendance data and provide updates to the Chief People Office on training attendance vs business plan targets Prepare physical spaces for training by providing catering and ensuring an appropriate supply of materials and a working screen in the absence of the Office Assistant Organise our wellbeing calendar with support from the People Development Manager Employee Lifecycle Management Support with recruitment activities to deliver a seamless recruitment process - you'll play a key role in identifying areas for improvement, scheduling of interviews and building streamlined processes to create a great experience for our candidates and hiring teams Lead and help to deliver CF’s pre-boarding and onboarding programs creating a memorable experience for all new hires that sets them up for success working closely with the People Development Manager Collaborating with the broader People Team by owning, delivering and supporting on projects within the People Strategy Manage our offboarding process administratively to provide a leaver experience that is…