HR Manager (Charity)

GBR Recruitment Limited; Rushden; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd is recruiting an experienced HR Manager for a leading charity. The role covers the Milton Keynes and Northampton offices with travel between sites.

You will oversee day-to-day HR operations, ER/EM actions, HRIS management, payroll coordination with Finance and the delivery of People & Culture priorities, while ensuring a supportive employee and volunteer experience. Ideally CIPD Level 5 and experience in Not-for-Profit settings, managing a ~100 staff footprint, you will coach

Qualifications

• Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualified.
• HR generalist with strong ER & employment law.
• Not-for-Profit HR management experience preferred.
• Experience with ~100 staff is advantageous.
• Strong HRIS experience and people analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HRBP/HRM services and ensure legal compliance.
• Be the first point of contact for managers, employees and volunteers.
• Provide ER advice and support on absence, performance, disciplinary and grievances.
• Oversee payroll coordination and liaise with Finance on changes.
• Manage DBS/Right to Work checks and onboarding processes.
• Support learning and development and drive culture initiatives.
• Deliver HRIS management and reporting to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with Director of People & Culture on priorities.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

HR generalist

ER & employment law

HRIS

Not-for-Profit HR

Change management

EDI

Emotional intelligence

People centric

Tools

HRIS

Job description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are proud to be acting as the Exclusive Recruitment Business Partner for a leading Charity organisation, recruiting for an experienced HR Manager (IMMEDIATE START). A fantastic NFP supporting 1,000's of people across the South Midlands in areas in & around Milton Keynes & Northampton wide.

As the charities HR Manager you will successfully manage the day-to-day HR operations at the Milton Keynes office, plus support the Northampton office too (travel expenses paid between the two offices).

You will be responsible for ensuring the charities people processes run effectively & smoothly, plus that managers receive effective HRBP support & that all employees plus volunteers have a positive pleasant experience at work.

As the HR Manager you will be working closely with the Director of HR, with this key role helping to create a great vibrant place to work, where people feel truly supported, truly valued & able to perform at their very best.

This senior management role combines hands-on HR management, ER, EDI, people administration, employment law guidance for managers, training & development, HRIS management, employee well-being, supporting the delivery of the wider People & Culture priorities.

Duties:

• Successfully manage the day-to-day delivery of HRBP / HRM services, ensuring HR / ER processes are efficient, accurate & legally compliant.
• Be the first point of contact for senior managers, employees & volunteers, providing practical HR advice & support.
• Promote the charities values into everyday working behaviours
• Produce HR related reports, including headcount, turnover, sickness absence & other key HR metrics to identify proactive support initiatives.
• Successfully manage all recruitment processes, working closely with & coaching department managers to attract & hire the best talent.
• Manage the DBS & Right to Work checks, ensuring they followed.
• Overseeing successfully on boarding & induction to ensure new starters feel welcomed, supported & set up to succeed from day 1 of joining the charity. This includes meeting & greeting all new starters ensuring they understand the charities values & expectations from the very start.
• Provide practical ER advice & ER support to managers on all employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary & grievance processes.
• Successfully manage the monthly payroll process, ensuring all employee changes, overtime, bank hours & absence information is accurately recorded & submitted on time in full to finance.
• Work closely with Finance to resolve payroll queries & ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Manage the employee benefits offering.
• Manage the training programme, ensuring employees complete required learning & development, plus continue to learn & grow with the organisation.
• Support managers with identifying training & development needs, arranging appropriate training.
• Run management training and workshops as required
• Work in partnership with the Director of People & Culture to deliver agreed people priorities & people related initiatives.
• Work to improve employee engagement, employee communication, employee recognition & the overall employee experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes & help with implementing them.

Attributes:

• Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualified
• A true HR generalist who is also strong in ER & employment law
• Charity or Not for Profit HR Management level experience is ideal, but the client will also consider Senior HR Business Partner level applicants.
• Experience of working in organisations employing c.100 staff.
• Strong in HRIS
• A passionate highly driven people person who challenges the Status Quo & is a real advocate for Change / CI & EDI.
• Emotionally intelligent & Empathic.
• People centric

This role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Buckingham, Banbury, Bicester, Luton, Dunstable, St Albans, Stevenage, Hitchin, Kettering, Rushden, Wellingborough, Towcester, Silverstone, Newport Pagnell, Crick, Daventry, Market Harborough, Raunds, Aylesbury, Leighton Buzzard & areas close to these.

Interviews to take place immediately