Part Time People Director

JGA Recruitment; Wirral, Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd is partnering to appoint a Part-Time People Director who will lead the organisation’s people agenda across Cheshire, Wirral and Liverpool, supported by a hybrid mix of home and central office work. The role requires seasoned HR leadership with a track record in employee relations, policy development and complex case management.

You will partner with Headteachers and senior leaders, shaping HR policy, workforce planning and safer recruitment while overseeing TUPE and due

Qualifications

• Strong employee relations and employment law expertise.
• Proven ability to manage complex casework from start to finish.
• Ability to work strategically while handling hands-on duties.
• Experience in education/public sector is desirable.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies.
• Multi-site HR experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of STPCD, Green Book and Burgundy Book and education pensions is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior HR adviser to Headteachers and senior leaders.
• Manage disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases.
• Develop and maintain legally compliant HR policies across sites.
• Lead workforce planning and support senior recruitment.
• Oversee safer recruitment compliance and HR processes.
• Support appraisal, pay and performance processes.
• Manage occupational health and HR systems relationships.
• Provide workforce reporting and people data to senior leadership.
• Support organisational growth, including TUPE and due diligence.
• Develop initiatives around wellbeing, EDI and professional development.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Casework management

Strategic HR

Multi-site HR

CIPD Level 7

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent senior-level experience

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Part-Time People Director

Salary: £47,665–£53,051 FTE

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time

Location: Cheshire / Wirral / Liverpool

Working Pattern: Hybrid – home/central office with regular planned school visits

The Role

An opportunity for an experienced senior HR professional to become the lead adviser on all people matters across a multi-site education organisation.

A key focus will be providing expert advice on complex employee relations matters while developing a consistent HR policy framework and helping transition the organisation towards a stronger in-house People function.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior HR adviser to Headteachers and senior leaders.
• Manage complex disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases.
• Develop and maintain legally compliant HR policies across multiple sites.
• Lead workforce planning and support senior recruitment.
• Oversee safer recruitment compliance and HR processes.
• Support appraisal, pay and performance processes.
• Manage occupational health and HR systems relationships.
• Provide workforce reporting and people data to senior leadership.
• Support organisational growth, including TUPE and employment due diligence.
• Develop initiatives around wellbeing, EDI and professional development.

Ideal Candidate

• Experienced senior HR professional with strong employee relations and employment law expertise.
• Proven experience independently managing complex casework from start to finish.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on.
• Experience within education or the public sector is highly desirable, although other sectors will be considered.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies.
• Multi-site HR experience would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of STPCD, Green Book/Burgundy Book and education pension arrangements would be beneficial.
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent senior-level experience preferred.

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