People Manager

Morgan Hunt; Redhill; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is seeking an experienced People Manager in Surrey to lead a high-performing HR team within an education-focused organisation. You will partner with managers to shape workforce strategy, provide expert ER guidance, and drive organisational change while ensuring legal compliance.

Salary is £51,277 with CIPD qualification preferred; the role reports to the Director of People and Culture, supporting Payroll, Recruitment and CPD functions across the group.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coaching teams in HR.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and complex casework.
• Experience in education or public sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of HR professionals to high performance.
• Partner with managers and senior leaders to design workforce and staffing strategies.
• Provide expert advice across employee relations, performance, absence management, recruitment and organisational change.
• Oversee complex casework, including disciplinary, grievance, capability and restructuring activity.
• Ensure fair, consistent and legally compliant application of HR policies and employment law.
• Support workforce planning, identifying trends, risks and opportunities to improve organisational effectiveness.
• Work closely with Payroll, Recruitment, CPD and external legal advisers for seamless service delivery.
• Support and deliver organisational change programmes, including restructuring and consultation processes.

Skills

People management

Employee relations

Performance management

Recruitment

Organisational change

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

People Manager - Education Sector - Surrey - £51,277

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced People Manager or HR Generalist to join a leading Education organisation.

Reporting into the Director of People and Culture you will lead the delivery of a high quality HR service across the group. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a team of people professionals, ensuring high performance, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Partnering with managers and senior leaders to design and deliver effective workforce and staffing strategies
• Providing expert advice across employee relations, performance, absence management, recruitment and organisational change
• Overseeing complex casework, including disciplinary, grievance, capability and restructuring activity
• Ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant application of HR policies and employment law
• Supporting workforce planning, identifying trends, risks and opportunities to improve organisational effectiveness
• Working closely with Payroll, Recruitment, CPD and external legal advisers to ensure seamless service delivery
• Supporting and deliveingr organisational change programmes, including restructuring and consultation processe

You should be an experienced People Manager or an HR Generalist with a track record of leading and coaching teams. A strong knowledge of employment law needs to be combined with experience of managing complex casework, working on organisational change projects and developing HR policies and processes. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills are essential. You will need to be fully CIPD qualified. Ideally you will have worked in the education or public sector.