HR Manager — Lead People Strategy & Growth

MCS Group; Armagh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Leadership development programs

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a rapidly expanding brand to appoint an HR Manager on a full-time, permanent basis. The role reports to the Head of HR and combines hands-on delivery with strategic people leadership.

You will lead an HR team across NI and ROI sites, develop leadership capability, and drive the people strategy to support continued growth. Strong collaboration with managers is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as HR Manager, People & Culture Manager or Senior HRBP with direct line management.
• Experience coaching and developing a team and delivering through others.
• Experience supporting managers to build confidence and capability in people management.
• Experience in fast-paced, multi-site or scaling organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the HR team, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Oversee day-to-day HR delivery across multiple sites with consistent service.
• Build people management capability through coaching and development initiatives.
• Support managers with employee relations, performance management and development.
• Partner with Head of HR to implement the people strategy and drive growth initiatives.
• Develop talent management, succession planning and career frameworks.
• Collaborate with hiring managers on recruitment and workforce planning.
• Drive employee engagement and strengthen the employer brand.
• Ensure HR policies are applied consistently across the organisation.
• Take ownership of people projects and improvements as the business grows.

Skills

People leadership

Coaching

Employee relations

Talent management

People development

Organisational skills

Stakeholder influence

Multi-site experience

Performance management

Education

CIPD qualification or working towards

Job description

MCS Group is partnering with a rapidly expanding brand to appoint an HR Manager on a full-time, permanent basis. The role reports to the Head of HR and combines hands-on delivery with strategic people leadership.

You will lead an HR team across NI and ROI sites, develop leadership capability, and drive the people strategy to support continued growth. Strong collaboration with managers is essential.