People & Culture Advisor
Raven Housing Trust
Location
Redhill
HR
Permanent
£40000
006222
8 minutes ago
Full time – 36 hours per week
We offer hybrid working, with an expectation of around 2–3 days per week in the office. Flexibility is required to attend in‑person meetings and deliver inductions when needed.
If you’re ready to make a difference, then join us at Raven Housing Trust. We’re a leading social housing provider based in Redhill, Surrey with over 6,000 homes and are committed to investing in our homes and communities.
Our culture statements form the principles for how we work and what we expect of one another whilst working together as One Raven.
We Put Customers First in everything we do.
We will Always Be Curious about how we can do better.
We work together to Make It Happen.
We’re currently recruiting for a People & Culture Advisor to join our People Team.
What you’ll achieve in the role
You will play a key role in delivering a positive colleague experience across the employee lifecycle, with a focus on absence management, learning and development, colleague wellbeing and engagement. You will provide proactive expert advice and guidance to support the consistent application of policies and procedures and contribute to the delivery of people and culture initiatives and projects.
Key responsibilities include
Provide practical and compliant HR advice across the employee lifecycle, with a focus on absence, capability, L&D, wellbeing, and engagement
Support managers to confidently handle people matters in line with policy and best practice
Manage and support absence processes, including Occupational Health referrals and return‑to‑work support
Deliver new joiner HR inductions, and support the design, coordination and implementation of learning and development initiatives and programmes
Contribute to the planning and facilitation of wellbeing, engagement, and EDI activities and initiatives
Support the development and delivery of People & Culture initiatives by maintaining policies and procedures and contributing to projects aligned to the People & Culture Strategy.
Produce relevant and insightful people data and maintain accurate, compliant records
What you’ll bring to Raven
For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:
CIPD Level 3 qualified or equivalent HR experience
Sound understanding of HR principles and UK employment law
Experience providing practical, day‑to‑day advice to managers
Experience facilitating or delivering people management training
Understanding of learning & development, wellbeing, and engagement best practice
Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective, trusting relationships quickly
Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to project work
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Confident user of Microsoft 365 and HR or learning systems
Please review the job description and Raven Strengths Matrix for full criteria details.
People & Culture Advisor Job Description
Raven Strengths Matrix
DBS clearance will be required for this role.
Vacancy Close Date: 28 June 2026
The interview process will include a competency-based interview, technical assessment and a psychometric assessment.
What Raven will offer in return
To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.
Our reward package includes:
Competitive salaries
Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
Funded health cash plan
Extensive wellbeing support
Voucher-based recognition scheme
Retail discounts
Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications form all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know at ***email_hidden*** or 0300 123 3399.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application, email ***email_hidden*** , or phone us on 0300 123 3399.
