HR Manager

AWD Recruitment Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

CPD and career development

Healthcare Cash Plan

Wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric car scheme

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

AWD Recruitment Limited is recruiting an HR Manager for an education trust based in Portishead, North Somerset. The role leads a broad People function, supporting schools and central teams, with travel between sites.

Reporting to the Director of People, the HR Manager will oversee day-to-day HR delivery, line manage HR Assistants and ensure compliant, high-quality HR services across campuses. 37 hours weekly, permanent contract.

Qualifications

• CIPD Chartered Member with a CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent
• Senior operational HR experience at Senior HR Advisor or HR Business Partner level
• Experience managing complex employee relations casework
• Experience leading organisational change and restructurings
• Experience advising senior leaders and interpreting employment law
• Understanding of education HR, safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements
• Experience managing HR staff or teams
• Strong investigative, analytical and communication skills
• Knowledge of HR service management, GDPR and data protection
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational HR delivery and line manage HR Assistants
• Provide expert advice on employee relations, safeguarding and compliance
• Lead organisational change, TUPE activity, and restructurings
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning and probation processes
• Drive HR systems development, data integrity and reporting
• Monitor service performance, SLAs and risks with continuous improvement
• Support senior leaders and deputise for the Director of People

Skills

CIPD Level 7

Senior HR experience

Employee relations

Change management

HR data & reporting

MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams)

Education

CIPD Level 7 qualification

Tools

iTrent or similar HRIS

Job description

Lead a high-impact Human Resources service across an education organisation. Ideal for a CIPD Level 7 qualified professional (or equivalent professional qualification) ready to shape employee relations, change, workforce planning and HR systems.

If youve also worked in the following roles, wed also like to hear from you: Human Resources Manager, HR Operations Manager, People Manager, HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, HR Services Manager, Senior HR Generalist, Employee Relations Manager

Benefits include an excellent pension scheme, CPD and career development, a Healthcare Cash Plan and wellbeing support.

SALARY: £49,817 to £54,143 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Portishead, North Somerset, with regular travel across Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset.

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR Manager to take a leading role in a broad People function supporting schools and central teams.

Reporting to the Director of People, the HR Manager will play a key role in the operational delivery of the Trusts People strategy.The HR Manager will lead day-to-day operational HR delivery, line manage HR Assistants and work closely with senior People colleagues to maintain consistent, compliant service standards.

Across employee relations, change, recruitment, workforce planning and HR systems, the HR Manager will provide expert advice, quality assurance and practical leadership.

There is also scope to deputise for the Director of People, provide leadership cover for the Organisational Development Manager, and contribute to service improvement across the Trust, with regular travel between sites.

DUTIES

Your duties as the HR Manager include:

• Employee Relations and Casework: Lead complex disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and safeguarding-related employment matters, advising leaders and liaising with trade unions as required
• Compliance and Safeguarding: Maintain employment-law expertise, oversee safer recruitment and safeguarding-related HR compliance, and ensure consistent application of policies and procedures
• Organisational Change and TUPE: Lead change, consultation, restructuring and TUPE activity, including due diligence and liaison with staff, unions and external parties
• Recruitment and Workforce Planning: Oversee recruitment, establishment and vacancy management, probation processes and workforce planning
• HR Systems and Data: Lead HR system development, data integrity, reporting, workflows, access and user support
• Service Performance and Improvement: Monitor service standards, SLAs, performance indicators and people risks, leading quality assurance and continuous improvement
• Leadership and Stakeholder Support: Line manage HR Assistants, provide People Team oversight, advise senior leaders and deputise for senior People leadership as required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• CIPD Chartered Member with a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent professional qualification)
• Senior operational HR experience at Senior HR Advisor or HR Business Partner level
• Experience managing complex employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and safeguarding-related employment matters
• Experience leading organisational change, consultation and restructuring processes
• Experience advising senior leaders, improving HR processes and interpreting employment legislation and HR best practice
• Understanding of education HR, safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements
• Experience managing and developing HR staff or teams
• Strong investigation, report-writing, analytical, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and manage competing priorities
• Knowledge of HR service management, audit, compliance, absence management, occupational health, equality, diversity and inclusion, data protection and GDPR
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Teams
• Ability to travel between sites as required and access to personal transport

DESIRABLE

• Experience within education, an academy trust or the public sector
• Experience of TUPE transfers and academy conversion projects
• Experience with iTrent or similar HR information systems
• Knowledge of education-sector terms and conditions, academy trust governance and Keeping Children Safe in Education requirements
• Experience presenting to senior leadership teams, project management, service improvement and training or facilitating workshops
• Active participation in professional HR networks and interest in educational leadership and workforce development

BENEFITS

• Outstanding CPD and career development opportunities
• Apprenticeships and training pathways
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Blue Light Card eligibility

This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check