Fractional People Consultant | 1 day a week

About Us

The Body Coach is on a mission to make the world fitter, healthier and happier. And we are searching for a fractional people consultant to join us one day a week onsite in our Richmond office.

This is a high-impact generalist role that supports both day-to-day People operations and strategic People initiatives.

You’ll work across the entire employee lifecycle - helping us to hire brilliant candidates, to scale our culture, develop our people, and reach high levels of performance.

What You'll Do

Own the Employee Experience

• Lead all aspects of the employee lifecycle, from employer branding, hiring, onboarding through to offboarding.
• Deliver an exceptional onboarding process that sets new hires up for success.
• Act as the first point of contact for employees and managers on People-related topics.
• Champion a people-first approach while balancing commercial and operational realities.
• Ensure employees feel supported, connected, and valued at work.
• Create and deliver recognition and celebration initiatives that reflect our values.
• Join the monthly wrap up and weekly calls
• Support on offsite design and delivery
• Process & policy management
• Manager our benefits (Healthcare)

Examples of ways of working

Partner with the COO to build and continuously improve scalable People processes (e.g. performance management, career pathways, reward, recognition).

• Contribute insights and recommendations to shape policies and frameworks that align with business priorities.
• Own and improve People Experience cycles (performance reviews, engagement surveys, pay reviews, recognition schemes).
• Ensure People processes are user-friendly, compliant, and enable managers to lead effectively.
• Research and benchmark external best practices to keep policies and processes fresh, competitive, and effective.

You should apply if:

• You have experience operating as a fractional people person, with exposure across the full people and talent employee cycle.
• You have a genuine curiosity about People Operations, including onboarding, employee relations, and everything in between. You want to learn and grow fast.
• You’ve used people insights to meaningfully improve how People teams operate and deliver impact.
• You communicate with ease and enjoy interacting with people at all levels within the business, whether it’s delivering clear guidance or engaging in meaningful conversations.
• You operate with a proactive mindset - identifying issues early, taking ownership, and leaning into new challenges with excitement.
  
  

Requirements

This role is a one day per week contract and the day will be required onsite in our Richmond office.

Benefits

£500/day rate.