HR Manager

Sellick Partnership; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting for an experienced HR Manager to join our client based in Derby, offering a hybrid working pattern with a minimum of 3 days on-site. The role carries responsibility for expert employment law advice, strategic HR delivery, and leading a high-performing team within a public sector setting.

The successful candidate will drive workforce effectiveness, partner with managers, and oversee change programmes while maintaining a focus on engagement and service quality.

Qualifications

• Senior HR practitioner with extensive public sector exposure.
• Proven ability to provide expert employment law guidance.
• Experience partnering with managers to deliver proactive HR advice.
• Strong leadership and development of HR teams.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior HR professional, providing expert advice on employment law and HR best practice.
• Partner with managers to deliver proactive HR support on workforce issues.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and action plans to improve culture.
• Lead and develop the HR team to ensure high performance and service delivery.
• Coach line managers on HR policies and employment law.
• Guide departments through restructures and service transformations.
• Design and deliver staff development and training courses.
• Define operating models for consistent HR service delivery.
• Engage stakeholders to set roles, governance, and standards.
• Document end-to-end processes and operating frameworks.
• Lead complex organisational change and transformation programmes.
• Develop change strategies to minimise risk and maintain engagement.
• Support embedding new structures and ways of working.

Skills

Senior HR experience

HR advisory

Stakeholder management

Leadership coaching

Change management

Excellent communication

Education

CIPD Level 7

Job description

Role: HR Manager

Sector: Public Sector

Duration: 3 Months

Location: Derby (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced HR Manager join our client based in Derby, this role if offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days a week onsite

The duties of the HR Manager will include

• Act as the senior HR professional, providing expert advice on employment law, HR best practice and complex people matters.
• Partnering with managers across the organisation to provide proactive HR advice and support on workforce issues and organisational challenges
• Driving employee engagement initiatives, including staff surveys and the delivery of action plans that enhance workplace culture
• Leading, developing and inspiring the HR team, ensuring high performance, continuous improvement and excellent service delivery
• Coaching and advising clinical and operational line managers on HR policies and employment law
• Guiding departments through restructures, redesigns, and service transformations
• Designing and delivering specialist staff development and training courses.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of standard operating models to ensure consistent, efficient, and compliant HR service delivery.
• Engage with stakeholders to define roles, responsibilities, governance, and service standards within the operating model.
• Document end-to-end processes, procedures, and operating frameworks to support organisational objectives.
• Lead and manage complex organisational change and transformation programmes, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic objectives across multiple services and stakeholders.
• Develop and implement change strategies that minimise risk, maintain employee engagement, and support operational continuity
• Support the embedding of new structures, processes, and ways of working, ensuring sustainable change and continuous improvement

The HR Manager will ideally have:

• CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent, or qualified by experience
• Experience of working in a senior HR role
• Experience within a public sector organisation would be beneficial
• Experience of managing complex ER cases including grievances, restructuring and redundancy
• Expert knowledge of employment law, case law and best practice
• Experience of leading and developing HR teams to deliver a High-quality people services function

The HR Manager will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

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