About the Role
We are looking for an experienced EMEA Family Care Programme Advisor to join our team and provide high-quality, specialist support across our regional Family Care Programme. This role is ideal for someone with strong HR advisory experience, exceptional case-management skills, and the confidence to navigate complex, multi-country parenting leave policies.
Responsibilities
- Deliver expert, high-quality support across the EMEA Family Care Programme.
- Act as the primary specialist for complex parenting cases, country-specific policy interpretation, and advisory guidance across EMEA.
- Conduct in-depth fact-finding and policy interpretation to support employees navigating non-standard or cross-country specifications.
- Ensure accurate and timely case management while maintaining comprehensive case notes, evidence, timelines, and compliance documentation.
- Manage escalations, ensuring timely, accurate, and supportive resolution.
- Ensure compliance and timely escalation of high-level cases to the FCP Lead.
- Act with a high level of discretion, autonomy, and professional judgment when handling sensitive cases.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and escalation support to the admin function.
- Partner with wider HCM teams (e.g., MLOA, BP, and Wellness) to resolve complex cases.
- Partner with wider HR teams on cross-functional initiatives.
- Facilitate ongoing stakeholder engagement activities.
- Support the FCP Lead on programme-wide initiatives.
- Support annual programme activities, process improvements, and regional projects.
- Support FCP Lead with continuous improvement of cross-region processes, flagging operational opportunities.
- Own the content and accuracy of all EMEA resources.
- Contribute to a positive working environment and uphold the firm’s core values: Client Service, Excellence, Integrity and Partnership.
Requirements
- Strong EMEA HR advisory background with experience managing sensitive and complex cases.
- Experience in supporting EMEA-wide projects.
- Knowledge of EMEA-wide leave requirements.
- Experience working within a large corporate environment in a fast-paced setting is a must.
- Confidence supporting multi-country HR processes.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset.
- This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
- All applications need to attach an up-to-date CV to be considered.
Skills
- Case management
- Policy interpretation
- HR advisory
- Stakeholder management
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Location
- London Office
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Fully onsite role
- WFH 1 day per week
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- £DOE
Benefits
- Flexible working and holiday entitlements
- Discounted childcare in one of our nurseries
- Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks
- Annual gala award evening
- Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
- Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life
About the Company
- Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK.
- Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 270+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
- We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.
- Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply.
- We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.
