People Partner

Remuneration: Competitive

Location: London or Newcastle

Role Type: Permanent

Key Work Benefits

We take the health and happiness of our employees seriously and we’re consistently searching for new ways to make mkodo the best place to work. From retirement planning to a wellness offering supporting mental & physical wellbeing.

Hybrid/Flexible working

Generous Holidays

Tech Scheme

Employee Assist Program

Bonus and Profit Share

Birthday Off

Team Socials

Pension Contribution

The Role - People Partner

If this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, to work in a fast-paced company with cutting-edge technology, please send your CV to [email protected]

Key Skills and Attributes

We’d love to hear from you if…

• You have CIPD Level 5 or 7 Qualification (degree, diploma, qualification).
• You have strong experience within HR as an Advisor or Business Partner, preferably within the private sector.
• You are a people-centric person – you genuinely care about helping others succeed and creating a great place to work.
• You have confidence and credibility - someone who can establish connections and trust quickly and build relationships, influencing and coaching peers and leaders.
• You are an agile & a problem solving person – you are resourceful, adaptable, and solution-focused – no textbook HR!
• You have excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to initiate challenging discussions where appropriate.
• An ability to balance commercial needs with a people-focused approach.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience in leading Succession Planning.
• Experience within a technology, software or professional services environment.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced People Partner who thrives on building strong relationships, influencing positive outcomes and helping leaders create high-performing teams.

Working closely with leaders across the business, you'll provide expert advice, coaching and support on all aspects of people management, while helping to drive engagement, performance, development and organisational growth. This is a hands-on role offering a mix of strategic business partnering and operational HR responsibility.

Working within a small People team, this is a hands-on fast-moving role – that requires a pragmatic, people-focused approach. ❤️

What it's like working at mkodo ✨

Main Responsibilities

• Act as partner, advisor and role model to all the mkodo team, championing our values and culture code to support business goals.
• Lead on and manage, and employee relations issues in a kind and effective way ensuring that best practices and employment laws are followed.
• Lead on people initiatives that enhance engagement, wellbeing and culture.
• Support on organisational change and development activities.
• Drive performance management and learning & development programmes.
• Manage key elements of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.
• Delivering HR projects, reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Involvement in the recruitment process, including communicating with candidates, booking interviews, collating feedback, etc.

More benefits

What’s in it for you?

Annual Leave – 23 days holiday, plus all bank holidays, increasing by 1 day per year of service, after 3 years (up to 29 days), Birthday Day-Off, Extra day-off over Christmas, Annual volunteer day.

Recognition & Rewards - Annual Performance Bonus and Profit Share Scheme, Tech Loan, Length of Service rewards – 5 & 10 year loyalty clubs!

Hybrid Working (2 days per week office-based minimum) either in our London or Newcastle office

Group Income Protection

❤️ Life Insurance

Salary Sacrifice Pension, with employer contribution match.

Health & Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 Smart Health GP Access, Cycle to Work scheme, Bi-Annual Health Check, Digital Nomad policy – allowing you to work from anywhere for 4 weeks per year.

Growth and Development – Relevant individual training budget and the opportunity to grow within a dynamic and supportive team.

Generous refer a friend scheme.

➕ Plus lots more! Read our full list of benefits.