People & Development Manager

Oxfordshire Mind; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Oxfordshire Mind is seeking a People and Development Manager to provide a proactive people service across the organisation. You will lead operational HR, partner with managers, and drive people plans under the Head of People.

Key duties include recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, HR systems reporting, and policy development, with hybrid Osney Mead working arrangements and occasional site travel.

Qualifications

• Qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience in an HR generalist or advisory role.
• Experience supporting recruitment and onboarding.
• Experience handling employee relations casework and advising managers.
• Experience using and maintaining HR systems, including reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-quality, proactive people service across the organisation.
• Provide operational leadership and business partnering to managers.
• Support managers with expert advice and strengthen people practices.
• Lead agreed areas of the people plan and contribute to wider people strategies.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations activities.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement across HR processes.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

UK employment law

Employee lifecycle

HR generalist/advisory

Recruitment & onboarding

Employee relations

HRIS / HR systems

Communication skills

Confidentiality & judgement

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Education

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)

Tools

HRIS / HR systems

Job description

Salary: £39,535 - £42,549 per annum (dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)

Contract: Permanent

Base: Osney Mead with hybrid working by agreement and occasional travel between sites.

The People and Development Manager delivers a high-quality, proactive people service across the organisation. The role provides operational leadership and business partnering, supporting managers with expert advice while strengthening people practices, policies and organisational capability. The postholder leads agreed areas of the people plan and contributes to wider people strategies under the direction of the Head of People.

If you have any accessibility needs or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact [e-mail].

If you are interested in learning more about the role and find more about what we do before applying, please contact Sarah Lyles / [e-mail]

Alternatively if not we would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements.If you feel they do, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:

• Working towards or qualified to CIPD Level 5, or equivalent experience.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Understanding of the employee lifecycle and HR processes.
• Experience within a HR generalist or Advisory role.
• Experience supporting recruitment and onboarding.
• Experience supporting employee relations casework and advising managers.
• Experience using and maintaining HR systems, including reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• Resilient, proactive and solution focused.
• Demonstrates initiative and accountability.
• Works collaboratively across teams.
• Supports colleagues and shares knowledge.
• Knowledge/Understanding of our values

Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application.If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.