People team
Be you. Bring the knowledge.
Shape the firm’s future – develop capability, energise talent and drive performance
Join a people team that’s trusted to influence the decisions that shape our culture, leadership capability and long-term performance. You’ll partner with leaders across the firm, resolve complex people questions, and turn strategy into practical programmes.
What matters most on this team? Enjoying our work whilst doing a really great and professional job – with open communication, inclusivity and supportive colleagues.
HR here is broad and fast-moving – and you’ll be encouraged to lead, not just deliver. You might be building leadership capability through coaching or targeted development programmes, improving our attraction and onboarding processes, using data insights to drive change and influence decisions or embedding into day-to-day practices. One thing is for sure, the work is varied and no two days are the same!
Because our work spans the full employee lifecycle, there are clear routes to grow your influence – whether you choose to deepen expertise in a specialism or build breadth as a trusted people partner working directly with senior stakeholders.
Our current HR vacancies
There are no jobs currently available in this team.
We’ve always got new job opportunities in the pipeline.
You can email [email protected] outlining your experience and what you’re looking for and we’ll be in touch.
How we’re organised
There are three core groups in the team:
Talent and learning – We design and deliver firmwide programmes that build capability and strengthen our talent pipeline. This spans everything from inductions, leadership development and coaching and professional qualifications. We are also responsible for attraction, sourcing, selection and onboarding of candidates. We work closely with the business and marketing to ensure we attract the right people at the right time.
People partners – We work directly with leaders to shape and deliver people strategies that enable performance. That means advising on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership capability, employee engagement and change. We bring a consistent, values-led approach while tailoring solutions to local needs – making sure people considerations are built into strategic decisions, not added at the end.
People services – The first point of contact for people, payroll and benefits queries, providing clear advice and timely resolution. We also keep the firm running smoothly by owning critical people processes and producing insightful data for informed decisions.
Career progression
We’re intentional about development and creating progression opportunities. You might grow within a specialism (for example, learning or recruitment), move into people partnering to broaden your strategic exposure, or develop deep operational expertise.
As you progress, you’ll take on wider stakeholder ownership, lead projects and programmes, mentor others, and build the commercial confidence needed for leadership roles within the people function.
Meet our people team
“I enjoy the variety of my work and having the flexibility to work from the office and at home. The best thing though is my lovely team, we are like a little family. We have regular catch ups, both virtually and in-person, and we go to the office twice a week. I’m part of a great team. I’m very happy here.”
Charlotte, People services administrator
“Our team has a spirit of openness where we recognise that we don’t (and can’t) always have the answer. Things are very rarely clear cut in HR. You often deal with a lot of ambiguity and uncertainty – so being able to chat through scenarios with colleagues in a safe forum is invaluable.”
Toby, Senior people manager
“I am so fortunate to have a genuinely brilliant team of talented individuals who are dedicated to delivering results and having some fun along the way. I aim to give my team a sense of purpose and then empower them to achieve it through trust and compassion.”
Amy, Chief people officer
“I’ve got flexibility and I’m completely empowered to do my best work when and where I want to, ensuring it suits my clients, team, and personal commitments. I’ll often log on early or late so that I can fit in a quick 30-minute Peloton ride between meetings!”
Jim, Resourcing managerWhy join our people team?
You’ll enjoy these roles if any of the following apply:
- You’re an experienced HR adviser ready to broaden into strategic partnering
- You’re a HR business partner looking for a role with genuine influence on culture, leadership and organisational priorities
- You’re a specialist who want to use their expertise to shape firmwide decisions
- You enjoy improving processes and using data to drive better outcomes
We’re here to put people considerations at the heart of the firm’s priorities.
You’ll work with leaders and teams across the business to solve complex challenges and help colleagues thrive. And you’ll have the full support of a collaborative team – we solve problems together, learn quickly and back each other to deliver the best outcome.
The people team is spread across our offices, with a real mix of hybrid working. The nature of our work means we’re in constant touch with colleagues across the firm, building relationships and understanding what teams need to perform at their best.
We come together as a whole team virtually each week, with regular catch-ups within each group, and quarterly face-to-face team days to tackle big priorities and make time for team building.
People team FAQs
Previous experience in various aspects of HR is always beneficial, but not essential for all roles. If you have a passion for recruitment, learning and development, developing capability and partnering with a business and a sense of fun, then we’d love to hear from you. Ultimately, we want people focused people, who are passionate and brilliant at what they do.
We really do have fun. The clients that we work with are so diverse it means that the work you get to do is always interesting. HR is HR wherever you work but working for PKF Francis Clark is great and that’s down to the people across the firm. We’re proud to support such brilliant colleagues. Our great range of clients will push your learning to the maximum and we’ll support you to grow in the direction that best fulfils your potential.
We have a real mix of career development opportunities, from studying your CIPD level 5-7, through to internal leadership training and external conferences. It really depends on your individual training needs. We discuss these at both our annual performance development review and career conversations and as needed as we go along through regular one-to-ones with line managers.
