HR Manager (Fixed term, 14 month contract)

Proctor and Stevenson Ltd.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking B2B marketing agency in Bristol as an HR Generalist, where you'll manage the entire employee life cycle, from recruitment to performance management. This dynamic role offers the chance to influence a high-performance culture while working with a talented team committed to innovation and exceptional client service. With a focus on employee engagement and continuous improvement, you'll play a key role in enhancing the workplace experience. If you're a problem solver with a strong understanding of UK employment law, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

23 Days Holiday

Private Medical Insurance

Statutory Company Pension Scheme

Training and Development Opportunities

Cool Office Environment

Team Socials

Qualifications

• Experience in HR generalist role within a creative or fast-paced environment.
• Confident working knowledge of UK employment law and HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end employee life cycle processes including recruitment and onboarding.
• Champion high-performance culture and coordinate employee engagement surveys.

Skills

HR Generalist Experience

UK Employment Law

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Employee Engagement

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

BambooHR

Deel

Engagement Multiplier

Job description

Reporting directly to our Managing Director, this is a varied role where you’ll bemanaging end-to-end employee life cycle processes – like onboarding/offboarding, recruitment and managing performance to, maintaining our HR systems (we use BambooHR, Deel for overseas employees) and aligning our people initiatives to maintain a high-performance work culture. You’ll influence decisions using data, metrics and insights, manage our employee engagement software (we use Engagement Multiplier) to continually improve our employee experience.

You’ll have demonstrable experience in a generalist role and be comfortable within a fast-paced environment and at times, working independently. Given the nature of the role, we’d expect you to be confident with UK employment law and a natural problem solver who is practical, resilient with a self-starter attitude.

Why Us? Proctor + Stevenson are one of the UK’slongest-established independent B2B marketing agencies, we’re a Bristol based full-service agency known for tackling complex challenges, pushing creative boundaries and delivering outstanding results to clients worldwide. You’ll collaborate across our talented team of creatives, strategists, and technical specialists in an environment that values innovation, growth, and exceptional client service. We’re also a business that genuinely cares about our impact on people and our planet – we’re B Corp certified and committed to only working with clients that align with our values. This isn’t just something to sound nice on our website - it’s something we work hard to maintain, from pro-bono work for local charities to supporting young designers starting out in their careers.

What you'll be doing

• Manage the end-to-end employee life cycle processes such as recruitment,onboarding/offboarding, performance management cycle, annual leave, absence management etc.
  
• Maintain our HR systems and identify improvements that streamline our ways of working. We use BambooHR, Deel (for overseas employees) – it’s a bonus if you’re familiar, but not essential.
• Support our Financial Controller with activities such as payroll administration.
• Champion our high-performance culture through the management of our framework for evaluating performance and providing feedback.
• Be the trusted advisor for effective and commercial employee relation solutions through existing people policies and procedures.
• Administer the onboarding/offboarding and renewal process for our employee benefits.
• Coordinate our employee engagement surveys (we use Engagement Multiplier), recommend and support the implementation of initiatives to improve employee experience and engagement scores.
  Manage all company recruitment, including creating vacancies, organising interviews with candidates and providing feedback.
  Lead and contribute to projects outside your direct area of responsibility.
  Align employee policies, processes, participation, and communication with our CSR policies.
  Use HR data and key metrics to provide insights for decision making.
• Line Manager to our Front of House Manager.

Requirements

• Demonstratable experience in HR generalist role within a creative or fast paced environment.
• Experienced at process improvement across the employment lifecycle.
• Experience of supporting Line Managers.
• Confident working knowledge of UK employment law and HR practices.
• Demonstratable problem-solving skills - complex issues are broken down and options/approaches evaluated and presented thoughtfully.

What we offer

• We operate flexible working around core hours
• 23 days of holiday + we close between Christmas and NY
• A cool office based in Easton where we host foodie pop ups and team socials
• Private Medical Insurance and medical cash back plan
• Statutory company pensionscheme
• Training and Development opportunities.

What's next

If you've read this and think you fit the bill, please apply with your CVand a bit about yourself. We look forward to receiving your application!

Sorry - direct applicants only, no agencies please!

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