HR Consultant (Education) - Manchester

Browne Jacobson; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Browne Jacobson is seeking an HR Consultant to provide client-focused, pragmatic HR advice to schools and academies across the education sector. You will join a team of education specialists with extensive knowledge, building trusted adviser relationships and delivering sector-aligned guidance.

This is a client-facing, fee-earning role based in our Manchester office, reporting to the Senior HR Consultant. You will engage in complex casework, training delivery, and development of precedent

Qualifications

• Experience providing HR advisory to clients or organisations.
• Experience handling complex employee relations issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide solution-focused HR advisory to clients on complex employee relations issues, including investigations.
• Lead ad-hoc projects, deliver training, and prepare new precedent documentation in response to legislation changes.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Client relationship management

Training delivery

Education

HR degree or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a talented HR Consultant to provide client-focused, pragmatic HR advice and support to schools and academies across the education sector.

The role

As an HR Consultant, you'll deliver comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice and support to schools and academies in line with their specific policies, procedures, and legal requirements. You'll be joining a team of legal and HR specialists with a wealth of education knowledge and experience, consistently featured in Band One of the Legal 500 and Chambers UK listings. You'll build excellent relationships with clients at all levels, striving to deliver pragmatic, sector-orientated advice that is carefully aligned to clients' interests and at the forefront of national best practice.

This is a client-facing, fee-earning role within a professional services environment, based in our Manchester office, reporting to the Senior HR Consultant.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing a solution-focused, pragmatic HR advisory service to clients on the full range of complex employee relations issues, including leading on complex casework and the provision of telephone and email support.
• Leading on ad-hoc client projects covering the full scope of generalist HR (including investigations of all types), creating and delivering training to clients, and preparing new precedent documentation in response to changes in legislation and sector direction.
• Building and engendering trusted adviser relationships with allocated clients, leading annual renewal conversations for HR services, and maximising new business opportunities for the firm through to successful completion.