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Join Fair Shot as a People & Culture Manager, make an impact by nurturing an inclusive, empathic, and creative culture that shapes our soul - our people.
Overview
Salary
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Location
London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Fair Shot is an agile, purpose-led team that believes in the power of an inclusive, empathic, and innovative workplace culture. Become a pivotal part of a living, breathing team working to build and lead a values-driven culture that contributes greatly to organizational success.
Role Summary
- Leading the culture and team engagement by promoting positive culture, open communication, psychological safety and wellbeing within the team.
- Develop and implement people strategies and operational processes for the entire team to nurture a highly motivated team.
- Oversee the end-to-end people process from recruitment, onboarding, performance management, to offboarding.
- Ensure HR policies and procedures are compliant with employment laws, HR best practices and safeguarding standards.
Role Requirements
- Should have CIPD Level 5 qualification and 5+ years of people leadership experience and leadership in HR function within a small team environment.
- Knowledge of UK's employment law and HR best practices, Google workplace, and digital systems.
- A deep interest in workplace equity, diversity, inclusion, and empathy for working in a mission-driven environment.
- Experience in charity or social enterprise models, understanding of hospitality operations, and DBS enhanced checked will be a plus.
As our People & Culture Manager, you will play a pivotal role to nurture and shape the soul of Fair Shot — our people. More than an HR role, this is a chance to build and lead a culture that reflects empathy, inclusion, creativity, and respect. This role encompasses both strategic and operational responsibilities, and is a chance to build and lead a values-driven culture. This is a role ideal for someone who thrives in a small, agile, purpose-led team — someone who sees culture as a living, breathing part of organisational success. You will champion the employee experience across the organisation, supporting professional growth, fostering open communication, and ensuring everyone feels heard, valued, and respected.
Culture & Team Engagement
- Lead efforts to shape and nurture a positive, inclusive organisational culture aligned with Fair Shot’s mission and values.
- Embed our organisational values in internal communications, behaviours and engagement initiatives while ensuring alignment with external comms around Fair Shot values.
- Foster an environment where team members feel heard, supported and celebrated, and are ready for open communication and continuous feedback.
- Design and lead initiatives that promote wellbeing, psychological safety, and meaningful recognition.
People Strategy & Operations
- Develop and implement people strategies and frameworks tailored to a growing social enterprise, with the goal to develop a motivated team that thrives across functions.
- Oversee end-to-end people process for our cross-functional team and volunteers, supporting hiring managers to uphold a high standard from recruitment, onboarding, performance management, to offboarding.
- Identify learning opportunities across roles, provide tools and frameworks for continuous development.
- Cultivate leadership by providing expert advice on employee relations, performance management, and disciplinary matters, and support clear team expectations of responsibilities across functions.
- Facilitate a cohesive work place and encourage productive collaboration and our commitment to our mission.
HR Compliance
- Ensure policies and procedures are in compliance with employment laws, HR best practices and safeguarding standards.
- Develop people initiatives that are reflective of our commitment to disability equality.
Experience and skills
Essential
● CIPD Level 5 qualification
● 5 years of people leadership experience
● Proven leadership in a standalone HR function in a small team environment
● Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
● Confident with Google workplace and general digital systems
● Empathy and passion for working in a mission-driven, inclusive environment
● Genuine interest in workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion
● Strong initiative for creating impact through your work
Nice to have
● Experience working in or with charities or social enterprise models.
● A good understanding of hospitality operations.
● DBS enhanced checked.
