HR Manager - 3 days a week

Manpower UK Limited; Wallingford; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Company pension

27 days + bank holidays

Job summary

Manpower (United Kingdom) is seeking a part-time HR Manager to oversee HR matters for the group, driving policy, procedures, and employment documentation. The role requires CIPD Level 5 and involves coaching managers, planning training, and guiding recruitment and workforce development.

The position is 3 days in the office with one day from home, located in Wallingford; travel nationwide is possible, and the team emphasizes confidentiality and professional relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR matters and applying employment legislation to real-life situations.
• Strong leadership and communication skills—comfortable presenting to large groups and at board level.
• A problem-solver mindset with a methodical, practical approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead all HR matters across the group—HR policy, procedures, and employment documentation.
• Coach and mentor line managers to handle performance, grievance, disputes, and disciplinary matters confidently and fairly.
• Drive training and development priorities, using feedback and appraisal outcomes to build practical learning plans.
• Support recruitment and retention of high-quality people, guiding managers through every stage of the process.
• Own workforce planning, succession planning, and organisational development to meet current and future needs.
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, and organisational culture—helping make the organisation an employer of choice.
• Take ownership of relevant employer accreditation achievements and ongoing maintenance.
• Provide trusted, strategic HR insight and challenge to the Executive Leadership Team.

Skills

HR leadership

Coaching

Training & development

Recruitment

Workforce planning

Employee engagement

Employer accreditation

Strategic HR

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

An independent not-for-profit company in Wallingford, Oxfordshire is looking for a part-time HR Manager with a min of CIPD 5, to join the company working 3 days a week,

1 day can be from home but you must be in the office on a Wednesday.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead all HR matters across the group-HR policy, procedures, and employment documentation
• Coach and mentor line managers to handle performance, grievance, disputes, and disciplinary matters confidently and fairly
• Drive training and development priorities, using feedback and appraisal outcomes to build practical learning plans
• Support recruitment and retention of high-quality people, guiding managers through every stage of the process
• Own workforce planning, succession planning, and organisational development to meet current and future needs
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, and organisational culture-helping make the organisation an employer of choice
• Take ownership of relevant employer accreditation achievements and ongoing maintenance
• Provide trusted, strategic HR insight and challenge to the Executive Leadership Team

What you'll bring:

• Experience leading HR matters and applying employment legislation to real-life situations
• Strong leadership and communication skills-comfortable presenting to large groups and at board level
• A problem-solver mindset with a methodical, practical approach
• Confidence navigating conflict with discretion, maintaining strict confidentiality
• Awareness of health and safety requirements in a complex environment, including risk assessment and compliance

Additional information:

• Ability to travel nationwide to connect with the business and better address HR issues
• Comfortable working remotely alongside a small, supportive head office team

You need to have exceptional communication skills and foster good and supportive working relationships whilst maintaining professionalism. You need to be able to manage, dissolve conflict, and maintain strict confidentiality and be an excellent listener.

Salary offered is £45k, pro rata £27k, 9am - 5pm, life assurance and company pension,

F-T 27 days and bank holidays (p/t 16 days plus 5 bank holidays) an excellent working environment in the Office with the team plus parking.