HR Manager

Loughborough University; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Loughborough University’s LSU invites applications for a Full-time, open-ended HR Manager to provide qualified professional support across LSU departments, covering recruitment, onboarding, and the full employee lifecycle.

You will work with the Learning and Development Team to ensure mandatory training, collaborate with Department Heads to drive process improvements, and oversee HRIS, payroll, and finance systems that support the organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong HR advisory experience and knowledge of UK employment law.
• Ability to collaboratively work with Department Heads and lead process improvements.
• Experience with HR systems, payroll, and related finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR support across recruitment, onboarding and the full employee lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the Learning and Development Team to ensure mandatory training and development.
• Lead process improvements and manage HRIS, payroll and finance systems.

Skills

HR Advisory

Employment Law

Change Management

Relationship Building

Job description

Full-time, open ended role

LSU Scale 8 £32,674 per annum, pro-rata for part-time

As the LSU HR Manager you will be providing qualified professional support across all LSU departments and across a broad range of HR support from recruitment and onboarding across the full employee lifecycle through to off-boarding. You will liaise closely with colleagues in the LSU Learning and Development Team to ensure the appropriate provision of mandatory training and professional development.

You will be working closely with Department Heads to bring about process improvement with a strong emphasis on effective change management, developing systems will also be a major part of this role, including the HR Management system(s), payroll and finance systems that support our organisation.

Successful applicants will have strong HR advisory experience, excellent UK employment law knowledge, the ability to effectively build strong working relationships and experience in reviewing and improving processes. You will be confident and comfortable advising senior colleagues, navigating ambiguity and offering constructive challenge and solutions in line with best practice and LSU strategy, policy and procedure and enjoy developing and improving existing practice and processes. Further information is available in the job description and person specification available from

Who are we and what do we do?

Here at Loughborough Students' Union our mission is to empower and represent students, offering them the best possible University experience. Our strategy for 2025-2028 is shaped around three themes: Community, Empowerment, and Sustainability, please see more at LSU Strategy 2025-2028 | Loughborough Students' Union

In January 2025, we launched our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Charter. This outlined the vision that all students, staff, Executive Officers, volunteers, guests and contractors of LSU will have the opportunity to succeed, participate and enjoy their time at LSU. This vision remains at the core of our new strategy which we will deliver by valuing accountability, integrity, collaboration, and community.

As a charity the Students' Union has a Board of Trustees which is responsible for the governance, management, strategy and overall budget of LSU. Our Senior Leadership team includes our Five Elected Officers, LSU CEO and a team of Directors. LSU has around 70 core salaried staff members providing professional support to our officers and volunteers and ensuring core operations, https://lsu.co.uk/staff . We then also provide casual work opportunities for around 300 students, the majority in our social enterprise activities such as retail, bars and catering.

Closing date for applications is Monday 12th October 2026 with interviews scheduled for first week of November 2026.