People & HR
People Relations Advisor- FTC until Dec 2026
Job ID: 010402
Location: Leeds, UK, LS1 8EQ
Job type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Salary: Up to £36,000 (depending on experience) + Bonus & Benefits
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Join us as a People Relations Advisor, where you’ll collaborate with our People Division and key stakeholders to deliver expert guidance, support leaders of the business, and enhance the employee experience.
About the role
As a People Relations Specialist at YBS, you will act as the initial point of contact for leaders across the organisation. You’ll be responsible for managing your own caseload, with support from the wider People Relations Team. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing expert advice, guidance, coaching and support to leaders: helping to build their capability and confidence while promoting greater self-service. .
- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and lead on activities to enhance processes and capability through ER case and process reviews
- Creating and analysing employee relations MI, identifying trends and themes, and share insights to the People Relations Team Leader to share with broader business stakeholders and People Division.
- Maintaining accurate and comprehensive documentation and case notes within the case management system.
Please Note: This is a FTC until the end of December 2026. This role does also offer hybrid working
About you
You will embody a mindset of continuous improvement, consistently seeking ways to optimise our processes and working practices. As you'll be engaging with colleagues across all levels of the organisation, exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills are essential. Additionally, for this role, we’re looking for someone who brings:
- Experience of coaching and upskilling leaders
- Experience of managing complex HR cases
- Excellent knowledge of Employment Law and HR policy and practice and how this is applied in day-to-day people management.
About Our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Our ways of working and flexibility
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. We help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Find out more about our Ways of WorkingOur Colleague Networks & Groups
Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.
Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:
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Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
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