People Advisor
Shoreham-by-Sea (Hybrid)
Up to £40,000
(Internal Job Level Reference: Senior Associate)
Focus Group is one of the UK's fastest growing independent providers of essential business technology — and we're scaling fast. With over 1,400 people today and ambitious growth plans ahead, including further acquisitions, this is a genuinely exciting time to join our People & Culture team.
We're looking for a People Advisor to be a trusted, go-to expert on employee relations and day-to-day people advice across the Group, while getting real exposure to strategic projects alongside our People Business Partners.
What you'll be doing
You'll be the first point of expertise for employee relations matters, coaching and supporting managers at all levels to build their own confidence and capability. You'll keep on top of employment legislation, work with external legal partners and ACAS when needed, and play a hands-on role supporting the people integration of newly acquired businesses — a brilliant opportunity to build M&A experience as we continue to grow through acquisition.
Beyond ER, you'll work closely with our People Business Partners on wider projects that shape our people agenda, using data and insight to track impact and make evidence-based recommendations.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years solid HR generalist experience across the employee lifecycle
- Confidence managing complex ER cases and advising managers at all levels
- A coaching mindset — building manager capability, not dependency
- A data-driven, analytical approach
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust quickly
- CIPD qualified, or working towards it
Why join us
This is more than an ER role. As Focus Group continues to scale and acquire new businesses, you'll have real opportunity to grow your career alongside the company — broadening your generalist experience, building strategic project exposure, and developing towards a People Business Partner path. You'll be joining a supportive, ambitious team where your input genuinely shapes how we support our people.
Hybrid working from our Shoreham-by-Sea office, salary up to £40,000.
Ready to grow with us? Apply today.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of solid HR generalist experience across the employee lifecycle
- Experience managing complex employee relations cases
- Experience advising managers at all levels
- Coaching mindset focused on building manager capability
- Data-driven and analytical approach
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build trust quickly
- CIPD qualification or currently working toward it
What We Do
Welcome to Focus Group. Established in 2003, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading independent providers of essential business technology. Here to take care of all your telecoms, IT and connectivity services. This means everything in one place, one point of contact and one bill to cover everything you need. SME or global enterprise business; public sector, service sector or charity…whatever your size, shape or service, we’ll take the time to get to know your business and deliver the technology to fit the bill. Our teams are experts in their field; passionate about finding the right solutions for you and committed to ensuring your business runs like clockwork. We’re by your side to keep your business phone system at the top of its game, your IT optimised, your data secure, your teams connected and your customers happy. At all times. Leaving you free to focus all your energy on the important stuff. Like growing your business. Telecoms | Mobile | Connectivity | IT solutions | Cyber security | Energy Let’s connect. Let’s grow.
