HR Manager

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Blackpool is seeking an experienced HR Manager to align HR initiatives with business strategy. The role involves fostering relationships with leadership, creating effective HR solutions, and driving strategic goals across the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, alongside a CIPD qualification. This is a full-time contract position with a focus on high performance within the HR team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Manager or in a senior HR role.
• Ability to analyse and interpret people data for decision-making.
• Strong leadership skills to develop and inspire an HR team.

Responsibilities

• Align HR support with business strategy and goals.
• Create and execute people and organisation strategy.
• Provide strategic coaching and support to senior leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

HR strategy alignment

Leadership skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

CIPD Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

In this pivotal role, you will work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to align HR initiatives and business strategy. Your expertise will be essential in driving the people and organisation strategy, ensuring that HR solutions are both effective and impactful across the organisation while developing the HR team to achieve high performance.

Responsibilities

• Fostering strong relationships with leadership and stakeholders to ensure HR support is fully aligned with business strategy and goals.
• Creating and executing the people and organisation strategy, ensuring its alignment with overarching business objectives.
• Designing and bringing to life a tactical people plan that drives strategic goals while supporting key HR initiatives.
• Offering strategic coaching and support to senior leadership in critical HR functions such as employee relations and talent management, while fostering personal growth and high performance.
• Leveraging people data and market insights to assess risks and opportunities, guiding the development of the people plan.
• Orchestrating HR solutions by collaborating with internal teams and third-party partners to address business and stakeholders needs effectively.
• Leading and driving complex business change initiatives, ensuring they are aligned with the HR strategy and organisational objectives.

Knowledge / Skills / Qualifications

Knowledge:
- Expertise in managing complex HR challenges and providing solutions to leadership on talent and employee related issues.
- Experience working across multiple business areas and building strong stakeholder relationships in a matrix organisation and unionised environment.
- Ability to analyse and interpret people data to generate actionable insights that drive decision-making.
- Demonstratable personal resilience, with the ability to manage challenging conversations while maintaining HR governance and organisational integrity.

Skills:
• Proven experience as an HR Manager or in a senior HR role, with a strong track record of aligning HR initiatives with business strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute people strategies that drive organisational success.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and inspire an HR team to achieve high performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strategic approach to HR management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement abilities, with expertise in negotiation, investigation and influencing.

Qualifications:
▪ CIPD Qualification or equivalent/relevant professional experience in HR

Job Info

Job Title: HR Manager

Company: JAM Recruitment Ltd

Location: Blackpool, Lancashire

Posted: Oct 10th 2025

Closes:

Sector: Military, Emergency & Government

Contract: Contract

Hours: Full Time