HR Manager in Sawtry)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Sawtry; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational Trust seeks a dedicated HR Manager to join their supportive team in Sawtry. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape HR practices across several schools, providing guidance on employee relations, compliance, and support to senior leaders. With benefits including CPD opportunities and a defined pension scheme, this permanent full-time role is ideal for an experienced HR professional.

Benefits

Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Defined benefit pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Free on-site parking

Discounts on various benefits

Qualifications

• Experienced HR generalist with employee relations experience.
• Ability to establish credibility with stakeholders.
• Experience in managing disciplinary and grievance cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR business partnering support within schools.
• Manage employee relations issues and compliance with HR policies.
• Lead a team including a Senior HR Advisor and HR Officer.

Skills

Communication

Employee Relations

Leadership

HR Knowledge

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

HR Manager

Location: Sawtry

Salary: £41,511 - 45,718 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent Full time

Hours of work : 37 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Closing Date: 24th July 2025

The Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. The Trust currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

The Role

They have an exciting opportunity to join their friendly and supportive team as a HR Manager. Leading a Senior HR Advisor and HR Officer, you will provide HR business partnering support service within a geographical hub of schools within Cambridgeshire. Using your HR expertise and experience you will provide pragmatic advice and guidance to senior leaders on a range of HR management issues, ensuring compliance with HR policies, employment law and current HR best practice. You will manage a range of employee relations issues, including disciplinary, capability and grievance cases and organisational change projects including TUPE. Your support to the schools also includes providing Professional dotted-line management of the school HR Officers.

Skills and Qualifications

* An experienced HR generalist, qualified to CIPD Level 5 as a minimum, with employee relations experience in a complex and regulated environment looking for a new challenge in a friendly and supportive team.

* A confident communicator with good HR knowledge and expertise and the ability to quickly establish your credibility and build professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

* Able to demonstrate having operated as a critical friend to senior leaders, supporting them to build organisational and people capability, implement people strategies and activities, and manage people issues effectively and fairly.

* An experienced people manager who leads by example and supports, encourages and develops your team to ensure schools receive an excellent HR service.

* HR experience in the education sector is desirable but not essential as they will provide full support and training.

This role covers multiple sites and the post-holder is expected to hold a current driving licence and have access to transport to travel to schools within their Hub and to Head Office in Sawtry for meetings.

Benefits

* Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in

* Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through their dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)

* Support for mental health and wellbeing through their Employee Assistance Programme and other resources

* Cycle to work scheme

* Defined benefit local government or Teacher's pension scheme

* Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations

* Free on-site parking

* Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Trust, please do not hesitate to apply.

Closing date for applications : 24th July 2025.

Interviews will be held on : 31st July 2025.

The Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.