HR Manager, Swindon

Personnel Today Awards; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Job summary

Henlee Resourcing is working with a respected charity in Swindon to recruit their first permanent People Manager. This role blends strategic HR with hands-on delivery in a multi-site environment, reporting to senior leaders and shaping the people agenda.

You will lead a small People Team and drive HR projects across recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, and culture change, while ensuring a strong, practical grasp of UK employment law.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HR generalist in a multi-site environment.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive organisational change.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and compliant practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and hands-on HR and OD support across sites.
• Lead a small People Team and partner with senior leaders.
• Deliver HR projects turning strategy into action with pragmatic advice.
• Support talent, recruitment, learning and development, and culture change.

Skills

HR generalist

People management

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

Change management

Job description

People Manager

Permanent | Swindon

Salary: up to £41,500 DOE + Benefits + Great Scope. Office based. (4 days or 5 days / week)

Our Ref: ADW00625

Great scope, lovely culture and an opportunity to make the role your own!

Henlee Resourcing is working with a highly respected Charity to recruit their first permanent People Manager!

“This is an exciting and varied opportunity for an established HR professional who wants to use their experience, judgement and expertise to make a genuine difference”.

Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll provide strategic and hands‑on HR and OD support across a multi-site organisation, helping to shape the people agenda and support organisational and cultural change.

This diverse, hands‑on generalist role will cover;

• Talent and Succession


• Employee Relations


• Organisational Development


• Recruitment


• Learning & Development


• Culture and change


• Leading a small People Team

You’ll act as a 'true' business partner to senior leaders and play a key role in delivering HR projects - turning strategy into action and providing pragmatic advice and challenge.

We’re looking for an experienced HR professional with a strong generalist background, ideally gained within a multi-site SME organisation. You’ll have experience of leading teams and managing organisational change, together with a strong understanding of UK employment law.

You’ll be commercial and operational, confident working at pace and comfortable rolling your sleeves up when needed. Strong influencing, communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, as is a genuine desire to make a positive difference within a values-led organisation.