Senior HR Manager

Morgan Hunt; Middlesex Centre; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is seeking a hands-on Senior HR Manager to provide practical HR support across the organisation as well as leading on people strategy. This role, based in West London with hybrid working, focuses on fair, compliant people practices while promoting staff wellbeing and a positive culture.

The successful candidate will be a generalist with UK employment law expertise, capable of advising managers, coordinating recruitment, onboarding and HR administration, and driving organisational

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a generalist HR role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations and people management matters.
• Experience coordinating recruitment, onboarding and HR administration.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion and compassion.
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR experience.
• Experience within charity, mental health, health or social care sector, and knowledge of workforce reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures and employment matters.
• Support employee relations cases, including absence, performance, conduct, grievances, capability and probation.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, contracts, DBS checks and right to work checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and employee documentation.
• Support payroll changes, starters, leavers and workforce reporting.
• Review and implement HR policies in line with employment legislation.
• Coordinate mandatory training, induction and learning and development activities.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding and staff wellbeing.
• Support organisational change, staff engagement and culture development.

Skills

Generalist HR

UK employment law

Employee relations advice

Recruitment coordination

HR administration

CIPD Level 5

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR experience

Job description

Senior HR Manager, West London (hybrid) - £45,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)

Our client, a mental health charity, is seeking a hands-on, generalist HR Manager to provide practical HR support across the organisation as well as leading on people strategy. As a HR Manager with experience within charity, mental health, health or social care sector, you will support managers and staff across the employee lifecycle, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant people practices while promoting staff wellbeing and a positive organisational culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures and employment matters.
• Support employee relations cases, including absence, performance, conduct, grievances, capability and probation.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, contracts, DBS checks and right to work checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and employee documentation.
• Support payroll changes, starters, leavers and workforce reporting.
• Review and implement HR policies in line with employment legislation.
• Coordinate mandatory training, induction and learning and development activities.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding and staff wellbeing.
• Support organisational change, staff engagement and culture development.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a generalist HR role.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations and people management matters.
• Experience coordinating recruitment, onboarding and HR administration.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion and compassion.
• Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent relevant HR experience.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and organisational values.
• Experience within charity, mental health, health or social care sector, and knowledge of organisational change, staff wellbeing, or workforce reporting.

Also seeking interim cover for this role and for the right individual could be a temp to perm opportunity.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.