People operations manager

Diverse Academies Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme enrolm

Job summary

Diverse Academies Trust is hiring a proactive People Operations Manager to shape and deliver services across our multi-academy trust, supporting over 1,300 colleagues. You will lead a capable team, oversee employee relations, payroll and pensions, and drive service improvement with senior stakeholders across academies and central teams.

You will champion compliant, data-driven people practices, harness workforce analytics, and develop policies that enable our colleagues and learners to thrive in

Qualifications

• Significant experience operating at a senior HR or People leadership level.
• Experience leading people operations within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• Extensive knowledge of employee relations, employment law, workforce practice and people service delivery.
• Demonstrable experience leading and developing teams while influencing senior stakeholders.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent senior professional experience (Desirable).
• Experience working within education, public sector or multi-academy trust environment.
• Experience implementing HRIS, payroll or workforce management systems.
• Knowledge of public sector pensions administration.
• Experience supporting organisational transformation and service improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing people operations team.
• Provide expert advice on complex workforce matters and change.
• Drive transformation through people systems, analytics and processes.
• Oversee outsourced payroll and pensions provision with governance and compliance.
• Collaborate with academy leaders and central teams to deliver strategic priorities.

Skills

Employee relations

Workforce analytics

People leadership

Policy development

Stakeholder management

HR strategy

Change management

Education

CIPD Level 7

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Pensions administration

Job description

We have a new and exciting opportunity for an ambitious and forward-thinking People operations manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our People services across Diverse Academies Trust. Reporting directly to the Head of people culture, this is a high-profile leadership role responsible for leading our People Operations function and ensuring the delivery of professional, efficient and customer-focused services that support more than 1,300 colleagues across our family of academies and central teams. This is a rare opportunity to influence organisation-wide workforce practice, lead service transformation, and contribute to strategic decision-making that helps our colleagues thrive and our children and young people achieve their full potential. As our People operations manager, you will lead a talented and experienced team of operational and advisory team members and take ownership of key areas including employee relations, workforce data and reporting, people systems, payroll and pensions oversight, compliance, policy development and continuous service improvement. You will work closely with academy leaders, executive leaders and central teams to ensure our people services are efficient, compliant, responsive and focused on delivering excellent outcomes. The successful candidate will:

• + Lead and develop a high-performing people operations team, creating a culture of service excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• + Provide expert advice and support on complex workforce matters, organisational change, job evaluation, employee relations and workforce planning.
• + Drive innovation and transformation through the optimisation of people systems, workforce analytics and operational processes, helping the Trust make informed, evidence-based decisions.
• + Oversee outsourced payroll and pensions provision, ensuring robust governance, compliance and high-quality service delivery.
• + Work collaboratively with leaders across the Trust to deliver strategic priorities, support organisational development and enhance the colleague experience., + Health cash plan (personal or family) - where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
  + Significant experience operating at a senior HR or People leadership level.
• + Experience leading people operations within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• + Extensive knowledge of employee relations, employment law, workforce practice and people service delivery.
• + Demonstrable experience leading and developing teams whilst influencing senior stakeholders.
• + Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data and translate insight into action.
• + CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent senior professional experience Desirable
• + Experience working within the education, public sector or multi-academy trust environment.
• + Experience implementing or developing HRIS, payroll or workforce management systems.
• + Knowledge of public sector pensions administration.
• + Experience supporting organisational transformation and service improvement initiatives.
  Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.
  At Diverse Academies, you'll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential. In return you will benefit from:
• + Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%