HR Manager

RM Recruit Limited; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double matched pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Gym access

Free parking

Job summary

RM Recruit is partnering with a large international Christian charity to recruit an experienced HR Manager. The role oversees operational HR delivery, compliance, and policy application across a regional hub, supporting multiple locations and teams.

You will be the HR partner for the employee lifecycle, managing onboarding, appraisals, absence, payroll inputs and reporting, while ensuring HRIS is effectively used to drive data and insights. A strong knowledge of UK law is essential.

Qualifications

• Professional HR qualification (e.g. CIPD Level 5)
• Minimum 5 years' experience in generalist/operational HR
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR compliance
• Experience supporting multi-site/international teams and HRIS usage

Responsibilities

• Act as HR operational lead across designated locations
• Ensure consistent application of policies and best practices
• Maintain accurate HRIS usage for onboarding, appraisals, payroll inputs and reporting
• Support audits and regulatory requirements as needed
• Collaborate with HR colleagues across hubs to share best practices

Skills

HR generalist

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Analytical skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

BambooHR

Workday

SuitePeople

Job description

RM Recruit is delighted to be working in partnership with a large international Christian charity to recruit an experienced HR Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for a values-driven HR professional to play a key role in supporting a global workforce within a mission-led organisation.

Reporting to the Head of HR, the HR Manager will lead the delivery of high-quality HR services across a designated regional hub, supporting multiple locations and teams. The role will focus on operational HR delivery, compliance, and the consistent application of policies and best practice, aligned with a global HR operating model.

You will be a trusted HR partner, providing hands-on support across the employee life cycle and ensuring effective use of the organisation's HRIS to support onboarding, performance management, payroll inputs, and reporting.

Main duties include:

• Act as the first point of contact for HR operational matters across locations supported by the hub
• Deliver consistent and effective HR support, ensuring policies and procedures are applied fairly and in line with organisational values
• Champion and maintain accurate use of the HRIS for on boarding, appraisals, absence, payroll inputs, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law, safeguarding requirements, and internal policies
• Act as Safeguarding Officer for the designated hub
• Oversee onboarding, probation, appraisal, and off boarding processes
• Coordinate payroll inputs and support absence and time-off management
• Support legal and regulatory audits as required
• Collaborate with HR colleagues across other hubs to share best practice and support cross-hub initiatives
• Provide timely HR reporting on metrics, risks, and local developments
• Support cross-hub and global HR projects
• Work with colleagues across different time zones, with occasional out-of-hours availability

As the ideal candidate, you will possess a relevant professional HR qualification (e.g. CIPD Level 5 or equivalent) and possess a minimum of 5 years' experience in a generalist or operational HR role. Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR compliance is desirable along with experience supporting multi-site and/or international teams Practical experience using HRIS platforms (e.g. BambooHR, Workday, SuitePeople) will hold you in good stead and experience of working in the charity arena is desired however, not essential.

Please note, the organisation has a requirement for all team members to be a practicing Christian and actively involved in a local church. There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for this role to be filled by a practicing Christian as per the organisations Statement of Faith.

The benefits package includes double matched pension contribution, Private medical insurance, life insurance, gym access and free parking