People Policy Advisor (C8 – maternity cover Fixed Term, full-time)

Do you have experience of HR Policies? Are you looking to make a career step-change?

Our Home Office People Policy team play a huge part in our business to protect our colleagues and our business. You will be part of a wider Reward Team and work very closely with the People Future Tower who are on an exciting journey to build the new People system, strategy, and processes for the business in this exciting time of change. You will collaborate with the team and different stakeholders across the business to ensure our People Policies are up to date and accurate with business and legislation changes.

 Your Role

• Knowledge of HR policies, processes, governance, compliance, and technology
• Work alongside and collaborate with colleagues in Future, HRSS, and the People Centre of Expertise teams to align on policies/knowledge documents, training, and communications
• Participate and actively contribute to the team's projects and help with communications and driving action plans
• Ensures documentation/update of all policies, systems, and service offerings as a result of policy, process, or system change
• Adhere to all Governance principles and ensure all necessary documentation, plans and stage gates/sign off points are adhered to
• Challenge the business to simplify new and existing policies and related documents to help create a simpler business

About You

• Written skills and content design/delivery (skilled on word and excel)
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of People policies and other  People guidelines/process documents
• Stakeholder and vendor management
• Problem solving skills – logical approach
• Prioritisation in a fast-paced environment
• Negotiation and influencing at all levels

Hybrid Working

Work Where it Works. Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to complete your daily tasks where you'll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. We would love to talk to you about this.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking, and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

If you have any questions, then please email sarah.lawson@asda.co.uk