Human Resources Advisor (24h/week)

Are you passionate about empowering people to thrive in their roles and careers? Join a fast-growing, international and dynamic team where your expertise and dedication will make a real difference. At Youwe, we’re on a mission to create an exceptional workplace where everyone can flourish. We’re looking for a proactive and resourceful HR Advisor to join us and help shape the future of our UK team.

The role focuses on our two UK offices, Leeds and Shrewsbury, where you will support staff together with our Operations Manager. As our UK HR Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and improving our HR services, ensuring our team’s success and well-being. You will navigate the local employment laws, work independently and interact with various employees and stakeholders, whilst having the support of the wider Dutch HR team when needed.

What You’ll Do

As a HR Advisor, you will be instrumental in enhancing and refining our HR services, contributing to the success and well-being of our UK offices. Here’s what you can expect in your day-to-day:

• Drive HR Excellence: Lead the development and enhancement of HR services, policies and procedures to align with modern best practices.
• Recruit and Onboard Talent: Contribute to recruitment efforts and deliver a seamless onboarding experience to help new colleagues feel at home from day one.
• Be a Trusted Partner: Provide expert support and guidance to managers and employees, helping them navigate challenges and unlock their potential.
• Ensure Compliance: Use your expertise in UK Employment Law to ensure our practices remain compliant and effective.
• Collaborate Globally: Work closely with HR colleagues across the Netherlands to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Please note that this role is part-time (24h/week)

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and shares our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace. You should be self-driven and decisive, a problem-solver who can help resolve issues by taking a people-first approach. Here are the qualifications and qualities we value:

• Proven experience working as an HR Generalist in a fast paced and professional environment.
• Confidence to drive initiatives to a high standard.
• Excellent employee relations knowledge. You can run the core HR processes: redundancies, Tupe transfers, disciplinaries, grievances and dismissals with minimum support.
• Knowledge and experience of UK employment law
• Excellent oral and written communication style
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships
• CIPD certification is a bonus

What you get

At Youwe, we’re committed to providing an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Hybrid way of working: Work your way, with the flexibility of remote and office days;
• Flexible Working Hours: Decide yourself if you kick start your working day as an early bird or maybe you prefer to start a bit later – both fine by us;
• Company Equipment: Mac laptop
• Pension scheme: Kick back and relax in retirement, thanks to our awesome pension plan;
• Office lunch, snacks, and drinks: Our office is stocked with delicious lunches, snacks, and refreshing drinks to keep your energy levels high throughout the day;
• Learning budget: Unlock your potential with our dedicated budget for personal and professional growth;
• Learning time off: Take a break from work and dive into learning adventures, Youwe gives you additional free days;
• 4 weeks remote work per year: Wanderlust calling or want to visit family/friends? Work from wherever your heart desires;
• Vacation: 31 days
• Vitality Health Insurance: Fully covered private health insurance with Vitality Health

Life at Youwe

At Youwe, we believe that the success of our company starts with the happiness and well-being of our people. As a leading digital agency, we’re proud to foster an inclusive, innovative and collaborative workplace where ideas are valued and contributions are recognised. Joining Youwe means becoming part of a team that’s passionate about making a difference—for our clients and for each other.

"Working as an HR Advisor at Youwe is an enjoyable and challenging job. You collaborate with many people within the organization, and you can truly make a difference for them. Having friendly colleagues, a lot of autonomy in your tasks, and working with other countries makes working for Youwe a joy every day."

MAAIKE KELDER, HR ADVISOR

We are Youwe

Working with the world’s leading technology partners, we are the digital agency for ambitious businesses looking to accelerate growth. With nine offices across the globe and 300+ developers, consultants, designers, digital marketers and strategists, we are best in class. Stimulated by our inclusive culture, in which curiosity and emotional intelligence help us be upfront and authentic, we are confident problem solvers. Leveraging technology, data and creativity, we stay ahead and go beyond to deliver exceptional, personalized customer experiences at scale!

Ready to Join Us?

If this sounds like the role you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your HR career with Youwe.