People & Operations Associate

Job title:

People & Operations Associate

Company

AppyWay

Job description

Who we areAppyWay started out life as AppyParking. An app born out of the daily frustration of finding and understanding parking on-street across London. From humble beginnings, our parking app went on to be crowned the UK’s best and we built the UK’s largest set of standardised kerbside data, a quest that led us to realise the untapped potential lying under everyone’s feet. With a vision for more liveable and thriving cities, our obsession turned to the kerb.Today, our platform is helping digitise kerbside management, providing local authorities with innovative products that are transforming traffic regulation orders (TROs) and enabling intelligent parking solutions. For the private sector, our Parking API and mobile apps are unlocking value for businesses across the UK by providing contextualised parking insights for their operations. AppyWay is proud to count local authorities like Milton Keynes, Harrogate, Coventry, Southwark, Cornwall, Dorset and Haringey as public sector clients, alongside the likes of Direct Line Group and thousands of drivers and the field services fleets leveraging our app and API.We’re backed by a number of leading investors. To date, we’ve raised over £20 million, with the support of blue-chip investors who back our vision including Sumitomo Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, and Aviva Ventures, West Hill Capital, and Breed Reply.We’re building something big, from the ground up, so this is a great chance to get on board and make a mark on a company that you can call your own.What you will be doingThe People & Operations Associate sits within the People & Operations team, and reports to the Director of People & Operations. This is the perfect role for a junior HR professional who is looking to get stuck into exciting People & Operations initiatives whilst still having the full support of an experienced manager and senior leadership team. In this role, you’ll be working on all things people and operations related, supporting people initiatives whilst keeping the business ticking along. These include but are not limited to;

• Lead our recruitment efforts from beginning to end, partnering with hiring managers and ensuring the candidate process is as seamless as possible.
• Own and manage the entire 360 employee lifecycle, onboarding process, probation, tech-stack setup, offboarding process and beyond
• Establishing a strong employer brand that will appeal to suitable candidates, headhunting and managing a strong talent pool through to hire with supporting candidate packs
• Drive fair and equitable recruitment practices by ensuring our talent evaluation methods and scoring matrix are consistent at every stage
• Responsible for owning the structure, administration, process and continuous improvement of our quarterly performance processes
• Work in partnership with all managers to continuously improve and build on our competency frameworks.
• Manage our bi-quarterly Employee Net Promoter surveys, from inception through to recommendations and implementation
• Support the People & Operations team in a wide range of administration when required, this includes but is not limited to managing our HRIS, supporting meeting room and team meeting bookings as well as providing employee guidance with certain aspects, such as holiday bookings, illness tracking, policy improvement and document management
• Own our social activities through various social events with support from the Social Committee
• Manage the rollout of our Health and Safety practices, including DSE assessments and annual reviews for both remote and office based staff.
• Track employee tenure and birthdays to ensure these moments are celebrated throughout the team
• Constantly iterate on process and policy making sure they are inline with our culture, as well as best practice
• Supporting in the procurement, accounting and compliance of company assets.
• Once you’re nailing the core functions of the role, there will be scope to support on other initiatives dependent on business need – such as wellbeing, learning & development, DEIB

Location (Hybrid):We believe in balance and will trust you to work effectively at home, with attendance to the office on a Thursday, our core day.RequirementsWe are looking for an enthusiastic person who will be able to support on and lead our People, Talent & Culture projects and initiatives, providing best-in-class employee experience to our growing team.You’ll be hands-on, self-motivated, people-focussed and results-driven. We are looking for someone who doesn’t miss the small details and who has proven experience with the end-to-end employee lifecycle.Working as part of the People & Operations Team you will ensure our people are taken care of, are happy, engaged and celebrated.Required:

• You have roughly 1-2 years’ experience in a generalised people operations role, ideally at a fast growing organisation/start-up/scale-up.
• You have previous experience working across the whole employee 360 lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, performance management and learning and development.
• You have experience of how to secure a People First Culture and what it takes to build, develop, and maintain good people and culture practices.
• You lead with data and are able to demonstrate how you use data to support your decisions.
• You’re skilled at advising on process and influencing at all levels, and are a natural presenter, who is comfortable facilitating team meetings and presenting to Executive and Senior Management.
• You’re a team player, with a positive and energetic personality with the willingness to get stuck in wherever needed.
• You’re autonomous, with excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Setting up individuals for success is what drives you, you are always one step ahead and always go the extra mile for your team.
• You will be handling confidential information, so it goes without saying that you will be conscientious and have a high degree of tact, personal integrity and confidentiality

Preferred:

• Some demonstrable knowledge of UK employment legislation.
• Experience using data to suggest the best outcomes for the business and our People.
• Proficient using typical People Techstack: PeopleHR, Confluence, Slack, Google, Azure and Workable.
• Proficient user of Google Sheets & Slides

BenefitsBenefits

• 💷 Enjoy a competitive salary of £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience
• 🌴 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays and accrue additional days holiday for each year you work with us – it’s our way of saying thank you! 🙂
• 🤲 Experience true ownership! Joining AppyWay means owning part of the company through our Share Scheme. When AppyWay does well, so do you!
• 💰 Save and plan for the future with our enhanced company pension scheme with Royal London
• 🏠 Working and living shouldn’t require a compromise but an integration. We operate an honest flexible working model so that you don’t have to sacrifice on your personal commitments
• ✈️ Want to stay a little longer at your dream destination? Have greater flexibility to ‘Work from Anywhere’ for up to 2 weeks each quarter
• 🪦Whilst we hope you never have to use it, we offer our entire team Death in Service insurance cover
• 🧘Your wellbeing matters to us, gain access to GP consultations, nutritionists, dental advice and counselling on demand
• 📈 We’ll work to protect your compensation from a rapidly changing economy by carrying out an annual Cost of Living exercise to ensure your salary stays ahead of rising prices and interest rates
• 🎉 Access hundreds of perks, discounts, weekly freebies, cashback offers and discounted gym memberships to help with the cost of living changes
• ☕ Working on site? Enjoy a coffee from our onsite barista and a cold beverage at our bar at the end of the day!
• 💻 Everyone at AppyWay has their optimum setup, we’ll let you choose your own laptop and accessories so you can work in comfort!
• 🍼 Planning for or raising a family? You can expect to benefit from our inclusive leave options, nursing rooms and a dedicated plan to ensure you are fully supported on your return
• 🚀 Everyone at AppyWay has a clear growth framework and we’ll support you with the appropriate learning and development plan to achieve your goals
• 🐣 Save on nursery costs! We empathise with the cost of childcare and will partner with your chosen nursery to drastically reduce your fees and lead on improvements that will support your child’s development.
• 🎾 We may work flexibly but we’re still a social bunch! Join one of our regular social events, group trips and activities throughout the year
• 🤗 Make lifelong friends – we’re a wonderful bunch!

Expected salary

£35000 – 40000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:27:34 GMT

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