Interim Senior HR Manager

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd is seeking a hands-on HR Manager for a mental health charity in London. The role is to provide practical HR support across the organisation and lead on people strategy.

You will advise managers on policies, manage recruitment, onboarding, DBS checks, and HR administration, while ensuring fair, compliant practices and promoting staff wellbeing. A strong knowledge of UK employment law and change management is essential, with potential for permanent appointment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a generalist HR role within charity or health/social care sectors.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations and people management.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures and employment matters.
• Support employee relations cases including absence, performance, conduct, grievances and probation.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, contracts, DBS checks and right to work checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and employee documentation.
• Support payroll changes, starters, leavers and workforce reporting.
• Review and implement HR policies in line with employment legislation.
• Coordinate mandatory training, induction and learning and development activities.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding and staff wellbeing.
• Support organisational change, staff engagement and culture development.

Skills

Generalist HR

UK employment law

Employee relations

HR administration

Discretion & professionalism

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Our client, a mental health charity, is seeking a hands-on, generalist HR Manager to provide practical HR support across the organisation as well as leading on people strategy. As a HR Manager with experience within charity, mental health, health or social care sector, you will support managers and staff across the employee lifecycle, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant people practices while promoting staff wellbeing and a positive organisational culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures and employment matters.
• Support employee relations cases, including absence, performance, conduct, grievances, capability and probation.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, contracts, DBS checks and right to work checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and employee documentation.
• Support payroll changes, starters, leavers and workforce reporting.
• Review and implement HR policies in line with employment legislation.
• Coordinate mandatory training, induction and learning and development activities.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding and staff wellbeing.
• Support organisational change, staff engagement and culture development.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a generalist HR role.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations and people management matters.
• Experience coordinating recruitment, onboarding and HR administration.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion and compassion.
• Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent relevant HR experience.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and organisational values.
• Experience within charity, mental health, health or social care sector, and knowledge of organisational change, staff wellbeing, or workforce reporting.

This role could also offer a permenant position for the right individual