HR Manager

Wade Macdonald; Aldershot, Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

Wade Macdonald is seeking an experienced HR Manager with a strong focus on school-background benefits. You will lead a small HR team, advise on employee relations, and ensure compliant HR policies across the organisation.

A strategic partner to the Director of Operations, you will drive recruitment, wellbeing initiatives and data-driven decision making. The role requires prior leadership experience and a solid understanding of UK employment law, with CIPD or equivalent qualification desirable.

Qualifications

• Experienced HR Manager with strong employment law knowledge (UK).
• Previous team leadership experience is essential.
• Coming from a school background is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and supporting the HR team.
• Advising managers on employee relations, absence, conduct and performance.
• Ensuring HR policies and processes remain compliant and effective.
• Supporting recruitment, engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
• Using HR data to support workforce decisions.
• Assisting with people projects and organisational change.
• Supporting the implementation of the new recruitment system.

Skills

Leadership

Employee relations

UK employment law

Coaching & mentoring

Education

HR qualification (CIPD or equivalent)

Tools

HRIS

Recruitment system

Job description

HRManager(SchoolBackgroundaBonus)

Aldershot-Hybrid–3daysoffice2dayshome

£45,000-£55,000

AbouttheClient

Ourclientisanestablishedtrainingorganisationsupportinglocalschoolsandapproximately300employees.Theyofferafriendly,collaborativeculturewithastrongfocusonemployeewellbeing,developmentandworkingtogetherasoneteam.

AbouttheJob

ReportingtotheDirectorofOperations,youwillprovidehands onHRleadershipduringaperiodoftransition,managing asmallHRteamandensuringahigh-qualityserviceacrosstheorganisation.Dutieswillinclude:

• Leading,coachingandsupportingtheHRteam.


• Advisingmanagersonemployeerelations,absence,conductandperformance.


• EnsuringHRpoliciesandprocessesremaincompliantandeffective.


• Supportingrecruitment,engagementandwellbeinginitiatives.


• UsingHRdatatosupportworkforcedecisions.


• Assistingwithpeopleprojectsandorganisationalchange.


• Supportingtheimplementationofthenewrecruitmentsystem.


• ComingfromaSchoolbackgroundisabonus

AbouttheSuccessfulApplicant

Youwillbeanexperienced,approachableHRManagerwithstrongemployeerelationsandUKemploymentlawknowledge.Previousteamleadershipexperienceisessential,witheducationorpublic-sectorexposureadvantageous.CIPDmembershiporanequivalentHRqualificationwouldalsobebeneficial.