Human Resources Manager

Green Folk; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing provider in the care sector is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead their HR function in Stevenage. The role involves working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver a people strategy that supports growth and retention. You will manage an internal HR team and partner with external consultants. Ideal candidates will be CIPD qualified and have a strong background in HR management, with a preference for experience in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• HR management experience within a people-focused environment.
• Experience in care, education, or SEND is advantageous.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Senior Leadership Team on people strategy.
• Lead a small internal HR team and manage key projects.
• Drive people-related strategy with external HR consultants.

Skills

CIPD qualified (Level 5 or above)

HR management experience

Confident leading and developing a small team

Strong relationship building

Commercial awareness

Customer-service mindset

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

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HR Manager

Location: Stevenage (Hybrid with travel across the Home Counties and London)

Our client is a growing provider within the care and SEND sector, with a strong reputation for delivering outstanding services to individuals and families. As part of their exciting scale-up journey, they are seeking an experienced and aspirational HR Manager to build and shape the people function, ensuring that both staff and service users remain at the heart of everything they do.

This role would suit an established HR Manager seeking a fresh challenge or an ambitious HR Advisor ready to step up into their first management role.

The Role

• Partner with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver a people strategy that supports growth, quality, and retention.
• Lead a small internal HR team, balancing day-to-day transactional HR with key projects and strategic initiatives.
• Work closely with an external HR consultant to drive people-related strategy and organisational development.
• Ensure HR policies, processes, and practices align with industry standards and best practice.
• Develop initiatives to enhance employee engagement, wellbeing, and retention, creating a workplace where people can thrive.
• Support compliance in line with the care and SEND regulatory environment.

About You

• CIPD qualified (Level 5 or above).
• HR management experience within a regulated or people-focused environment. Experience in care, education, or SEND is advantageous, though transferable experience from other industries will be considered.
• Confident leading and developing a small team, with the ability to roll your sleeves up in a hands-on environment.
• Strong relationship builder with senior stakeholders, frontline staff, and external partners.
• Commercially aware, with the drive to help scale a growing organisation.
• Passionate about people and service quality, with a customer-service mindset.

Please note that full and permanent right to work in the UK is a non-negotiable requirement for this role. This employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

By applying through Green Folk Recruitment, you consent to share your information with our client for recruitment purposes. We will handle your data with care, aligning with our privacy policy for recruitment-related activities. Please be informed that all final hiring decisions rest solely with our client. Should you have any inquiries, kindly direct them to Green Folk Recruitment for a transparent and streamlined recruitment experience. Green Folk Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

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