Assistant Manager Human Resources

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Leicester, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to recruit an HR Assistant Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid, with travel required to Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham offices.

You will support regional people strategies, deliver regional HR plans and manage projects that enhance employee experience across multiple sites, while coaching a Trainee HR Advisor.

Qualifications

• Experience providing practical HR advice across a broad range of people matters.
• Strong employee relations experience with handling complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and senior stakeholders to provide pragmatic, people-focused HR guidance.
• Support and advise on employee relations cases, including case management and outcomes.

Skills

HR advisory

employee relations

stakeholder management

project work

coaching junior staff

Job description

Working pattern: Hybrid – typically three days in the office and two days working from home

*Must be happy to travel to Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Leicester, and Birmingham offices

JGA Recruitment Group is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to recruit an HR Assistant Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to work closely with senior stakeholders, support regional people strategies and contribute to initiatives that enhance the employee experience across a multi-site organisation.

The role offers a varied balance of operational HR, employee relations, stakeholder management and project work, with the opportunity to make a tangible impact across several office locations.

The role

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with managers and senior stakeholders to provide pragmatic, people-focused advice across a range of HR matters.
• Supporting and advising on employee relations cases, including case management, recommendations and appropriate outcomes.
• Delivering regional people initiatives and operational HR plans aligned with wider business objectives.
• Leading and contributing to projects, identifying opportunities to improve employee engagement, experience and HR processes.
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders across multiple offices and levels of the organisation.
• Line managing, coaching and developing a Trainee HR Advisor, supporting their ongoing learning and professional development.
• Working with regional leadership teams to understand local people priorities and challenges while maintaining consistency across HR practices.
• Using HR data and insights to identify trends, inform decision-making and develop effective people solutions.

You’ll also bring:

• Experience providing practical HR advice and guidance across a broad range of people matters.
• Strong employee relations experience and confidence supporting complex cases.
• The ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience contributing to HR projects, people initiatives or process improvements.
• Experience supporting or developing junior HR colleagues.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Marketing recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.