HR Officer/Manager

Ampleforth Abbey Trust; Ryedale; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable trust is seeking an HR Officer/Manager to ensure consistent HR functions and support line managers. Duties include maintaining HR systems, handling employee documentation, and promoting staff wellbeing. Ideal candidates will have experience as an HR Generalist, particularly in Employee Relations, and possess or be willing to attain CIPD qualifications. The role offers a salary between £40,000 (pro rata) with additional benefits and is based on site with hybrid options available.

Benefits

Up to 8% employer-matched pension

Life assurance

Free lunch during working hours

Free on-site parking

20% discount at the Abbey Shop

Cycling to Work Scheme

Christmas Closure

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Generalist or similar role.
• Experience in Employee Relations is required.
• Knowledge of HR methodologies and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a professional, fair, and consistent HR function.
• Maintain HR systems and employee documentation.
• Support recruitment processes and produce HR documentation.

Skills

Employee Relations

HR Generalist experience

Documentation accuracy

Knowledge of HR methodologies

CIPD Level 3 qualification

Education

CIPD Level 3 qualification or willingness to undertake

Job description

HR Officer/Manager

Salary: Highly competitive, dependent on experience and skills (£40,000 - pro rata for part time) + Benefits.
Hours: Full or Part-time, permanent (minimum 3 days/21 hours per week).
Based at Ampleforth Abbey, YO62 – (based on site with opportunity to occasionally work hybrid).
Closing date: 12th December 2025.

Benefits

• Up to 8% employer-matched pension
• Life assurance
• Free lunch during working hours
• Free on-site parking
• 20% discount at the Abbey Shop
• Cycling to Work Scheme
• Christmas Closure

About Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey is home to the UK's largest Benedictine monastic community, rooted in the Rule of St. Benedict. Our mission is to seek God through prayer and service, and to invite others to experience faith in action.

Located in the Howardian Hills near York, the Abbey sits within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and welcomes thousands of visitors each year to its Retreat Centre, Visitor Centre, Shop and Tea Room.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a registered charity, works alongside the monastic community to support this mission. With around 60 lay staff, the Trust delivers on a five‑year strategy, choosing a Future Together, to ensure a sustainable, faith‑led future for the Abbey and its valley home.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a professional, fair, and consistent approach to the HR function required by the Trust.
• Ensure the organisations policies and procedures are compliant and adhered to, to minimise risk and thus promoting a positive culture within the Trust and they are reviewed and updated annually/as required.
• Proactively work with and, in some instances, coach Line Managers to provide support/guidance/advice on how to manage HR issues within their areas and ensure documentation is accurate.
• Embed best practice whilst ensuring that advice and documentation produced is compliant with relevant Trust policies and the ACAS Codes of Practice.
• Maintain proactive relationships with line managers to support the overall delivery of the HR service.
• Maintain the HR systems and documentation to keep all employee and HR information up to date.
• Collate, analyse, and report on data to identify trends and provide pro‑active resolutions to any required improvements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external suppliers who provide HR materials or services.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in HR.
• Support the recruitment processes and provide support and documentation to recruiting managers as requested.
• Produce required HR documentation, e.g. offers of employment, HR‑related letters, within agreed timeframes.
• Promote and support the wellbeing of self and staff through a healthy work/life balance, managing energy levels and recovery after peak workloads.

Skills and Attributes

• Proven experience as an HR Generalist or similar role – Employee Relations experience is required.
• Proven record of creating, issuing, and ensuring documentation is accurate and records are up to date, including contracts, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of or aptitude for HR methodologies, strategies and techniques for the future as the role grows.
• CIPD qualifications (minimum level 3) or a willingness to undertake this.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Interested? If you feel that you possess the relevant skills and experience, then please send your CV by return.