HR Manager

Ernest Bevin Academy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Ernest Bevin Academy in London is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead a broad HR function across the school, delivering a high-quality HR service in partnership with senior leaders. You will own recruitment, payroll administration, safeguarding compliance, employee wellbeing, absence management and workforce planning, with autonomy supported by an Executive Business Manager and the central HR team.

Join a large, ambitious education group that values professional development and practical

Qualifications

• Substantial HR experience in a busy operational environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers and leaders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced setting where priorities can change quickly.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Attention to detail with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.
• Wants to continue developing their HR career within a supportive organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations across the school.
• Recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Payroll administration and safeguarding compliance.
• Employee wellbeing and absence management.
• Workforce planning and HR process improvement.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment

Payroll administration

Employment law

Employee wellbeing

Absence management

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Join our team as HR Manager

We are seeking an experienced HR professional to join our ambitious secondary school, Ernest Bevin Academy, as our dedicated HR Manager.

Do you enjoy working in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same? Working for us, you'll enjoy building strong relationships with leaders and staff and taking ownership of a broad and varied HR function. You'll need to be adaptable, resilient and comfortable managing competing priorities, as this is a role where plans can change quickly and every day brings something different.

As the school's HR Manager, you will be the go-to HR professional on site, working closely with senior leaders to deliver an excellent HR service. You will have genuine autonomy to manage HR operations across the school while playing a key role in recruitment, payroll administration, safeguarding compliance, employee wellbeing, absence management, workforce planning and HR processes.

Whilst you will lead HR within the school, you won't be working alone.

As part of a cluster of schools, you will receive support and guidance from an Executive Business Manager, HR Business Partner and wider central HR team, giving you access to expert advice on more complex employee relations matters and employment law issues, if needed.

Why join us?

This role offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to make a visible impact within a school community while being part of a large, supportive and highly regarded HR network.

You will benefit from:

• Being the dedicated HR lead for the school
• Support from HR Business Partner and wider central HR team
• Network with other HR practitioners across the country in other United Learning schools and opportunities to collaborate
• Annual HR Conference featuring external speakers and experts
• Regular trust wide HR community calls and training
• Regional HR networking and development each term
• Ongoing professional development and employment law updates
• A workplace that considers flexible working requests on an individual basis

For further information on Benefits, please download the Benefits poster.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who:

• Has substantial HR experience in a busy operational environment
• Enjoys building trusted relationships with managers and leaders
• Thrives in a fast-paced setting where priorities can change quickly
• Is confident managing recruitment, interviews, onboarding, absence management and HR processesHas strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Can balance attention to detail with a pragmatic, solutions focused approach
• Wants to continue developing their HR career with a supportive and ambitious organisation

School experience would be advantageous but is not essential. We welcome application from HR professionals who are looking to bring their expertise into education for the first time.

Join Us

If you're an experienced HR professional looking for a role with autonomy, variety, challenge and excellent professional support, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference in a school environment while developing your career within one of the UK's largest and most successful education groups.

If you want to discuss this role further, please contact [e-mail] .