People Advisor

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Annual
Job Type: Perm
Sector: Human Resources
Date Posted: 21 August 2026
Reference: 55869

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Jacquelyn Mahoney

Jacquelyn Mahoney

HR Partnerships Manager

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About The Role

  • Perm
  • Cambridge
  • £45,000 - £50,000 GBP / Year

The One Group

We’re recruiting a People Advisor for a growing commercial business where things move quickly and no two days are quite the same.

This role would suit an experienced People Advisor who is ready for more responsibility and wants to develop towards a People Partner position. It isn’t a full Business Partner role, but it will give you plenty of exposure to partnering work and the opportunity to build your experience with the support of an established senior People team.

You’ll work closely with managers across the business, offering practical advice on a range of people matters. Much of the employee relations work is centred around wellbeing and performance, so you’ll need to be comfortable having honest conversations and helping managers deal with issues properly.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting and coaching managers with day-to-day people matters.

  • Managing employee relations cases, particularly those involving wellbeing and performance.

  • Supporting the Senior People Partners with wider projects and initiatives.

  • Spotting where processes or ways of working could be improved.

  • Working with Learning and Development when additional manager training is needed.

  • Helping managers make sensible, fair and commercially sound decisions.

This business isn’t looking for someone who simply quotes policy. They want somebody who asks questions, thinks about the wider situation and is prepared to recommend a way forward.

You’ll need solid generalist HR experience, good employee relations knowledge and the confidence to work with managers at different levels. Just as importantly, you’ll be naturally curious, adaptable and able to keep up with a business that moves at pace.

Experience within technology or another fast-moving commercial environment would be helpful, although it isn’t essential. What matters most is your ability to understand the business, think on your feet and find practical solutions.

There is a genuine opportunity to progress into a People Partner role as your experience develops.

The role is hybrid, with three days in the office and two from home. A little more time in the office may be helpful while you are getting settled and learning the business.

If you’re an experienced People Advisor who wants more exposure, greater responsibility and a clear next step, we’d be keen to hear from you.

To apply for this job email your details to jmahoney@theonegroup.co.uk

About The ONE Group

The ONE Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy with offices in Cambridge, Peterborough, Northampton, and Hertfordshire.

We recruit across Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing, Scientific, Sales, and Marketing, with consultants who specialise in their sector rather than trying to cover everything. This focused approach allows us to provide deeper market knowledge, stronger networks, and better hiring outcomes for both clients and candidates.

Our expertise spans permanent, contract, and senior-level appointments. Most importantly, the majority of our business comes from repeat clients and referrals, reflecting the long-term relationships we build and the trust we earn through consistently delivering results.

What Happens Next

1

One of our consultants will review your application within one working day.

2

If your experience looks like a fit, we'll be in touch for a quick conversation to understand what you're looking for.

3

From there, we'll talk you through the role properly, prepare you for interview, and stay alongside you through to your start date.

4

Whatever happens with this role, we'll keep your details on file, with your permission, so we can flag other opportunities that suit you.

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THE ONE GROUP

Where we're from,
and how we got here

Twenty years of specialist recruitment in the East – and a lot of small decisions that added up.

TOG started in Peterborough in 2004 with a small team and a simple idea: that recruitment is a people business, done best by specialists who stay in their sector long enough to know it properly.

More than two decades on, we've grown into four offices across the East of England and Home Counties. We recruit for finance leaders, HR directors, engineering managers, tech founders, scientists, and the commercial teams that keep businesses running day to day. Between us, we've built up over 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of more than 150,000 candidates we've placed, coached, or come to know across two decades in the region.

The founding principle hasn't changed. Recruitment as it should be.

OUR STORY

Key events timeline

2004

Doors open in Peterborough.

Our first office launches with a team of six on Lynch Wood. Cambridge follows the same year, giving us two offices before our first anniversary.

2015

Northampton makes it three.

Our third office opens with a team of five, quickly growing to eleven consultants covering the wider Midlands region.

2017

Peterborough moves across the road.

The team has outgrown the founding office. We move into Arena House on Lynch Wood, big enough for a growing consultant base and the back-office team that supports the whole group.

2018

Cambridge moves too.

Our second office relocates to Cambourne Business Park, giving the growing Cambridge team the space it now needs.

2023

Four offices, three counties, one very good year.

The Hertfordshire & Essex office opens in Potters Bar, extending our footprint into the Home Counties.

In the same year, we're named Business of the Year in Northamptonshire, and Employer of the Year in both Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire at the regional SME Business Awards. Three counties, three panels.

TODAY

Still growing.

Four offices, more than 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of over 150,000 candidates.

Same founding principle.

SPECIALISTS BY DESIGN

What we do

We're specialists, not generalists. Every consultant at TOG focuses on one sector and stays in it. Not because it's the only way to do recruitment, but because it's how you build the depth to spot the difference between a strong CV and a strong hire.

It's also why so many of our clients come back to us years, even decades, after a first placement.

Beyond the recruitment itself, we produce annual salary guides, regional market reports, and the practical resources our clients and candidates turn to when they want a clearer view of what's happening in their sector.

THE WAY WE WORK

How we work

Four principles show up in every conversation and every process.
01

Be curious.

We stay interested in the market we work in, and in the people who work in it.

02

Keep it human.

We remember your kids' names and know how you take your coffee. That's just how we work here.

03

Make a difference.

We're here to help people build careers they love and businesses they're proud of.

04

Enjoy the ride.

Recruitment is a career, but it should be fun too. If it isn't, we've done something wrong.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Recruitment
as it should be.

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