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Annabella Teoli

People and Culture Advisor

Talent
GBMember since September 16, 2026
Employee RelationsRecruitment AdministrationBenefits AdministrationOnboardingOffboardingPerformance ManagementTalent ManagementSuccession PlanningLearning and DevelopmentWorkdayExcelNamelyLeverEnboarderStrengthscopeCommunicationOrganisational skillsCoaching and MentoringInterview SchedulingDisciplinary and Grievance Procedures
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About

I am a determined and positive individual, with a flexible and collaborative working approach. I have excellent communication and organisational skills. I am seeking a rewarding and challenging position in a company that utilises my skills and energy and gives the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Experience

People and Culture Advisor (EMEA) - Unispace Global Limited

(2020-01)

Working closely with the Head of People and Culture EMEA to support employees and people managers across EMEA on all of the key aspects of the employee lifecycle.

  • Managing all aspects of the family policy including maternity, paternity, shared parental and flexible working in accordance with local legislation
  • Point of contact for employee concerns/issues
  • Managing ER cases and providing advice and guidance to managers
  • Providing support to Head of People and Culture, EMEA on more complex cases
  • Supporting the Head of People and Culture, EMEA with structural reorganisations
  • Assisting the Global Talent Acquisition Manager and hiring managers with recruitment administration
  • Writing and updating job descriptions for internal vacancies
  • Advertising internal job opportunities on careers pages, and social networks
  • Guiding hiring managers through processes such as salary increases, approvals to hire and promote
  • Managing onboarding meetings between stakeholders and new starters
  • Ensure new starter packs, equipment and door passes are available and ready for all new starters
  • Manage all new starter's administration
  • Check right to work, administer with copies of passport and all other paperwork in relation to payroll
  • Working with Global People and Culture Team to build and roll out global onboarding platform (Enboarder)
  • Manage the probation process
  • Running reports from our system, liaising with Line Managers and taking next steps
  • Prepare probationary pass, extension or fail letters
  • Update internal systems to reflect such changes
  • Commence the offboarding process
  • Issuing leave confirmation letters, notify relevant teams and departments
  • Manage exit interview process with leavers, identifying key trends
  • Analysing engagement survey data for EMEA
  • Producing reports to summarise engagement survey data
  • Discussing with departmental heads to assist with the creation of action plans to tackle key areas of concern
  • Acting as a point of liaison for project management of the salary/bonus review data in EMEA
  • Being accountable for the promotion tracker and compensation recommendations
  • Accountable for preparing and issuing salary increase and bonus letters for all employees
  • Gather reports for team leads and managers
  • Produce, analyse, and update reports as requested using excel, Namely and lever

HR Advisor (Contract) - Cushman and Wakefield

(2019-04 - 2019-12)

Providing HR Advisory support to the Head of People and Culture, EMEA to ensure commercial business objectives are achieved covering Recruitment, Employee Relations, Learning & Development, Performance, Reward and ad hoc projects.

  • Project manage the data and process for key HR activities throughout the year including: promotions, salary reviews, performance management
  • Supporting the recruitment process with data gathering for approvals to hire
  • Development of role profiles and interviewing with business leads
  • Supporting the weekly UK&I approvals to hire process
  • Providing support on disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability or conflict resolution cases
  • Providing support on any restructuring and redundancy activity in the business
  • Advising on HR matters in accordance with relevant legislation
  • Supporting the drive and implementation of a high performance culture
  • Including talent management and succession planning processes
  • Coaching Managers on capability issues
  • Delivery of people communications, managing expectations and how to manage performance

People and Culture (HR) Advisor - Global Media and Entertainment

(2018-05 - 2019-04)

Working closely with the Head of People and Culture EMEA to support people managers across all of the key aspects of the employee lifecycle.

  • Assisting the Talent Manager and hiring managers with recruitment administration
  • Writing and updating job descriptions for internal vacancies
  • Advertising internal job opportunities on careers pages, and social networks (e.g. LinkedIn) via Workday
  • Assisting hiring managers with the scheduling and conducting of interviews
  • Guiding hiring managers through processes such as salary increases, approvals to hire and promote
  • Supporting the Talent Manager and hiring managers to source, screen and provide constructive feedback for entry level roles (graduate and apprenticeship)
  • Organising and supporting with the coordination of graduate assessment centres
  • Managing the monthly input of pay related transactions and employee changes in Workday
  • Liaising closely with payroll and benefits manager in order to advise on benefit and remuneration queries
  • Managing all aspects of the family policy including maternity, paternity, shared parental and flexible working
  • Managing ER cases and queries (disciplinary, performance, grievance, absence, occupational health)
  • Providing advice and guidance to managers
  • Supporting the Senior People & Culture Partner with structural reorganisations (redundancies and TUPE)
  • Advising on and implementing people policies and processes
  • Informing and engaging managers around our policies and processes
  • Advising managers on and managing the visa application process for employees (visa sponsorships/ extensions)
  • Assist the Head of People and Culture EMEA in the planning, development and implementation of the annual performance review process
  • Advising managers on the performance development and goal setting processes
  • Working alongside the Talent and Development Advisor to organise development and training for employees

Temporary HR Coordinator - Spark 44

(2018-02 - 2018-05)

Working to support the Head of People and Culture EMEA with employee relations cases and taking responsibility for the full onboarding and the leaving process.

  • Managing maternity, paternity and flexible working requests
  • Assisting Head of People and Culture EMEA with disciplinary cases
  • Undertaking exit interviews
  • Assisting with the roll out of HR policies and other ad-hoc projects (creating maternity benefits spreadsheet for Spark 44)
  • Ensuring all offer letters are accurately produced and sent to candidates in a timely manner, along with new starter packs
  • Monitoring the completion of all new hire checklists
  • Conducting immigration checks
  • Tracking employee probation periods and sending reminders to line managers & issuing paperwork
  • Managing freelancer process- onboarding, generating paperwork, liaising, creating new supplier forms

Talent and Culture (HR Executive) - Aimia

(2015-04 - 2018-01)

Working within a team of three talent and culture executives and closely with the HR business partners, accountable for providing comprehensive HR support for specific client groups within the EMEA remit.

  • Assisting with recruitment administration via Workday and interview scheduling
  • Coordinating occasional work experience placements
  • Managing the contractor process
  • Working with legal to produce legally compliant contractual and confidentiality agreements
  • Monthly input of pay related transactions for specific business units in Workday
  • Leading and continuously improving payroll processes
  • Managing relationship with payroll manager
  • Liaising closely with payroll manager in order to respond to benefit and remuneration queries
  • Taking ownership of allocated low risk employee relations cases and queries (performance issues, probation extensions, paternity and maternity, flexible working)
  • Advising on a wide range of employee relations issues
  • Supporting complex disciplinary and grievance procedures
  • Supporting redundancies
  • Prepare all new joiner documents including offer letters and contracts
  • Coordinating background screening checks with external provider including references
  • Facilitation of inductions for new joiners
  • Managing the leaver process
  • Coordinating exit interviews
  • Developing and delivering distinctive approach to performance management (Share-Learn-Unlock)
  • Fully trained and accredited in providing Strengthscope feedback to employees
  • Assisting the Talent and Development Manager with the planning and coordination of team Strengthscope sessions for the business
  • Completion of Level 2 ILM Coaching and Mentoring Level 2/Tru

Education

BSc (Honours) - Sociology - City University (2011 - 2013)

A-Levels - Sociology, History, Psychology - St Marys High School Cheshunt (2003 - 2010)

GCSEs - Multiple subjects - St Marys High School Cheshunt (2003 - 2010)

Skills

People and Culture Advisor

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