HR Manager

Volunteer Centre; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Volunteer Centre is looking for an HR specialist to provide strategic HR leadership within their organization. This full-time role involves enhancing people policies, promoting inclusivity, and ensuring a supportive work culture in line with their mission to empower women. The position requires collaborative efforts to deliver high-quality HR services and to foster the wellbeing of staff across several centres in Yorkshire and Humberside.

Benefits

25 days holiday increasing up to 30 days

Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution

Annual cost of living increases up to 4%

Enhanced Training and Induction programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to wellbeing support

Employee eye-care scheme

Organisation-wide away days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in HR leadership with a focus on inclusivity.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practices.
• Experience working in women-centred organizations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading HR functions and ensuring effective people practices.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and staff development.
• Overseeing health and safety coordination and facilities management.

Skills

Inclusivity

Trauma-informed practice

Leadership

Collaboration

Wellbeing advocacy

Education

Relevant HR certification

Job description

Location: Office-based at one of our Women’s Centres in Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield or Wakefield, with regular travel to all Together Women locations across Yorkshire and Humberside.

Hours: 37 hour per week, full-time.

Closing date: 12pm, Friday 18 th July 2025.

Interview date: Tuesday, 5 th August 2025.

Join Our Team

Together Women is looking for a talented HR specialist to play a critical role within the organisation, working collaboratively with colleagues across Together Women to provide strategic and operational leadership of Together Women’s HR function, with responsibility for delivering high-quality, compliant, and values-led HR services.

With a strong generalist focus, the postholder will ensure that our people policies, processes, and culture reflect our commitment to inclusivity, trauma-informed practice, and staff wellbeing.

We are an award-winning organisation, led by and for women. If you are passionate about working to support women every day, and advocate for a future where women and girls live empowered, safe and fulfilled lives, we’d love you to join our brilliant team.

About The Role

This is an exciting new role which will play a pivotal position role in shaping how we work as an organisation—supporting a culture that places women at the centre, values collaboration, and champions equity and inclusion in all aspects of our work. The key responsibilities will be HR Leadership and Operations, Recruitment and Onboarding, Learning and Development, Facilities and Health & Safety, and Organisational Culture and Equity.

Working as a key member of the Central Services team, the HR Manager will support line managers and senior leaders to embed consistent, effective people practices across all stages of the employee experience—from recruitment and induction through to development, performance, and retention. The postholder will act as a trusted source of advice, ensuring HR operations are aligned with our mission and organisational priorities.

In addition to HR leadership, the role holds oversight for Together Women’s facilities and health & safety coordination. While the day-to-day management of our sites sits with local Centre Managers, this role will ensure a consistent approach to H&S compliance, safe working environments, and value-for-money procurement of services across our locations.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, for further information or an informal chat please contact Rokaiya Khan on [e-mail] .

• 25 days holiday increasing by one day per year to a max of 30 days, plus public holidays
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Annual cost of living increases up to 4%
• Enhanced Training and Induction programme covering all areas of Together Women’s work
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with discount offers and free telephone counselling service
• Access meditation and other online wellbeing support on our wellbeing platform
• Employee eye-care scheme and free eye tests
• Organisation-wide away days

We actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minority ethnic women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.support

How to Apply

To apply please email [e-mail] with your CV and a two-page covering letter expressing how you meet the role requirements and any relevant experience of the key accountabilities.

Please note, applications that don’t include a detailed covering letter will not be accepted.

Closing date: 12pm, Friday 18 th July 2025.

Interview date: Tuesday, 5 th August 2025.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be notified by Wednesday 23rd July.

Please note that we are unable to offer online or remote interviews for this role. We want to ensure the process is as fair and consistent as possible for all candidates, so all interviews will be conducted in person.

• Location

  Office-based at one of our Women’s Centres in Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield or Wakefield, with regular travel to all Together Women locations across Yorkshire and Humberside