HR Manager (Part-time, 3 days a week)

Manpower UK; 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 UK is seeking a part-time HR Manager in Wallingford. You will work three days a week with one remote day and all hands-on HR duties on Wednesdays in the office, reporting to the HR Director.

You will lead HR matters across the group, shaping policy, procedures and employment documentation. You will coach managers through performance, grievances, disputes and disciplinary processes, drive development plans from appraisal outcomes and support recruitment and retention.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 minimum qualification.
• Part-time availability: 3 days per week, with 1 remote day and office on Wednesday.
• Experience leading HR across a group with policy, procedures and documentation.
• Strong communication, mentoring and workforce planning skills.
• Willingness to travel nationwide and work with a small head office team.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR matters across the group: policy, procedures and employment documentation.
• Coach line managers through performance, grievance, disputes and disciplinary processes.
• Drive training and development priorities from appraisal outcomes.
• Support recruitment and retention, guiding managers through the process.
• Own workforce and succession planning to meet current and future needs.
• Champion engagement, wellbeing and culture; drive employer accreditation.
• Provide strategic HR insight to the Executive Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 5 minimum

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

This part-time HR Manager role in Wallingford offers up to £45,000 per annum for three days each week, with one day remote and Wednesday based in the office. Working alongside the HR Director at a growing independent company, the postholder will lead HR matters across the group, covering policy, procedures and employment documentation.

Responsibilities include coaching line managers through performance, grievance, dispute and disciplinary processes, driving training and development priorities from appraisal outcomes, and supporting recruitment and retention.

Applicants must hold CIPD Level 5 as a minimum and be seeking a part-time position only.

Strong communication, mentoring and workforce planning skills are essential for this varied generalist remit.

An Independent successful company in Wallingford, Oxfordshire is looking for a part-time HR Manager to work with the HR Director as the company is growing.

You need to have a min of CIPD 5 and only looking for a part-time position, 3 days a week, 1 day can be from home, but you must be 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
• CIPD qualified level 5-7 (Level 7 desirable)
• 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
• Intermediate IT proficiency (MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook)
• 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 remote 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 c£45k, pro rata c£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.