People Hub Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

This is a fantastic time to join and help shape the evolution of HR service delivery across the group as it evolves to more digital and remote ways of working. Initially the People Hub Coordinator will provide HR support within their specific geographical cluster, then transition to delivering support to all business units across the group.
They'll provide generalist day-to-day HR support and services to the company within the People function. The People Hub activity covers the full employee life cycle, and so the successful individual will gain exposure to the full breadth of HR and exposure to all areas of the business.
To be successful in this role, will have worked in a similar HR position previously, enjoy working in a fast-paced changing environment and comfortable adapting and contributing to change. They'll have excellent verbal and written communication skills as they'll need to support various employees across the company. They'll have good IT skills and the ability to learn new systems as we're currently implementing a new HR system which they will have an integral part in delivering this project.
People Hub activities form the basis of our legal compliance and therefore strong attention to detail is also important. This is a fast-paced role where priorities can sometimes change, therefore the successful candidate needs to be highly organized with the ability to work as part of a team and be comfortable in asking for support so we can manage expectations from the business.
This is a career building opportunity, on-going training and development within the hub team, the site People Partner teams and group Communities of Expertise which offers opportunities in Learning and Development, Recruitment, HRIS, Projects and further HR business partnering roles. Therefore, we are looking for someone who has the drive, determination and is truly passionate about HR.
This is what you'll actually do!
As the People Hub Coordinator, you'll report into the People Hub Lead and, along with other People Hub Coordinators in the cluster and across the wider group, provide HR generalist administrative support, guidance and advice to managers and employees.
You'll utilise business systems to administer employee matters and associated correspondence, acting as first point of contact for HR related queries. You will also gain exposure to a wide variety of employee relations cases, along with interacting with the Company's Occupational Health provisions as and when required.
As the People Hub Coordinator, you'll also support and lead with various recruitment campaigns including advertising, screening, and onboarding, where you'll own the onboarding process for all new employees in our bakeries, ensuring compliance and the best experience for those joining the business. You will also get exposure to the Learning & Development cycle for all employees and work with managers in Talent management.
As part of the wider People Team, you'll have the opportunity to work on larger Group continuous improvement projects relating to Diversity and Inclusion, Policy and Procedures, Health and Wellbeing, Community and Employee Engagement, Social Media, while being an active advocate in building our Employer Brand.
Ideally this is you!
· Ideally Degree educated and/or CIPD qualified

· Ability to work well under pressure in a busy, fast paced environment. The successful candidate must be able to perform a variety of duties whilst being resourceful and maintaining flexibility.
· Confident with communicating with a wide range of stakeholders.
· A working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.
· Highly organised and detail oriented, with good administration skills
· Passionate about HR

Are you looking to gain further HR experience in a one of the UK's leading bakery businesses as we go through a period of growth and investment?
We have a 12 month initial maternity cover contract available for an experienced HR administrator, Officer or Junior HR Advisor to join our high performing team providing HR support to a team who have recently joined our newly formed People Team within the People Hub, which supports across the whole of Finsbury Food Group
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make a large percentage of the UK's sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes This is what we do, and why we're in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.

· Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
· Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
· Death in Service Benefit
· Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
· Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
· Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, delicious products!)
· Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral - T&C's dependent)
· Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
· An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals.
If you are ready for a new challenge and like the sound of what's on offer, then please apply now!