HR Operations Lead – Across Hubs

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham, Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

31 days annual leave

Technology scheme via Smart Tech

Place Plus discounts

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Healthcare cash plans

Cycle to Work Scheme

On-site parking

Mental Health First Aiders

Job summary

Place Partnership is seeking a dynamic HR Operations Manager to lead HR operations across Wakefield and Rotherham hubs. You will oversee recruitment, onboarding, and HR systems, delivering proactive service improvements and workforce insights to support educational outcomes.

The role requires CIPD Level 5 with substantial HR ops experience, strong leadership, and the ability to partner with leaders across the Trust to drive continuous improvement and compliant practices.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification with substantial HR ops/recruitment experience.
• Pragmatic, solutions-focused with good judgement.
• Process-minded with improvement-led mindset.
• Collaborative, builds relationships across HR, payroll, finance and academies.
• Digitally confident, data-aware with HR systems.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Discreet, professional with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high-quality HR operations across multiple hubs.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment and onboarding journey.
• Line manage HR Advisors and Payroll Advisor.
• Implement and optimise HR systems, deliver workforce insights via reports/dashboards.
• Support Trust-wide people strategies and policy implementation.
• Ensure compliance with safer recruitment and GDPR; escalate risks.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

HR operations experience

Recruitment experience

Solutions-focused

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Leadership

Confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

Place Partnership is seeking a dynamic HR Operations Manager to lead HR operations across Wakefield and Rotherham hubs. You will oversee recruitment, onboarding, and HR systems, delivering proactive service improvements and workforce insights to support educational outcomes.

The role requires CIPD Level 5 with substantial HR ops experience, strong leadership, and the ability to partner with leaders across the Trust to drive continuous improvement and compliant practices.