HR Manager

HR MANAGER, SURREY / HAMPSHIRE AREA
£40,000 - £55,000 + EXCELLENT BENEFITS + CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Are you an experienced HR Manager looking for an opportunity to shape people strategy, lead a high-performing HR team and make a genuine impact within a values-driven organisation?

Get Recruited are partnering with a well-established, growing organisation that's looking to appoint an experienced HR Manager to lead its HR function during an exciting period of growth and transformation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Manager, People Manager, Senior HR Manager, HR Business Partner, People Business Partner, Senior HR Business Partner, Head of HR, People & Culture Manager, Employee Relations Manager or HR Operations Manager who enjoys combining strategic HR with a hands-on leadership approach.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, the HR Manager will play a key role in shaping people strategy, driving employee engagement, leading organisational change and ensuring the delivery of an outstanding HR service across a multi-site organisation.

If you're an ambitious HR Manager who wants to work for an organisation where people genuinely come first, we'd love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

As the HR Manager, you'll lead a small HR team while supporting senior leaders across the full employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead, develop and mentor the HR team, ensuring a proactive, customer-focused HR service.
• Act as the lead HR Manager, providing expert advice on complex employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance management.
• Develop, review, and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to develop workforce plans that support organisational objectives.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning activities.
• Use HR data and workforce insights to influence business decisions and identify trends.
• Support organisational change projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure HR systems, external providers and people processes operate efficiently and deliver an excellent employee experience.

THE PERSON

We're looking for an experienced HR Manager who enjoys influencing senior stakeholders and creating positive workplace cultures.

You'll have experience as a:

• HR Manager
• Senior HR Manager
• People Manager
• HR Business Partner
• Senior HR Business Partner
• People Business Partner
• Head of HR
• HR Operations Manager
• Employee Relations Manager
• People & Culture Manager

or a similar senior HR position.

You'll also have:

• Ideally previous experience working within schools, education settings, or public sector.
• Strong employee relations and employment law knowledge.
• Experience delivering both strategic and operational HR initiatives.
• CIPD Level 5, CIPD Level 7 or equivalent HR experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience driving engagement, wellbeing and organisational change.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Experience within education would be advantageous, but applications are also welcomed from HR professionals working within healthcare, local government, charities, housing associations, manufacturing, logistics or other regulated environments.

THE BENEFITS

• £40,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience)
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Excellent employee wellbeing programme
• Healthcare and wellbeing initiatives
• Employee discounts and reward platform
• Flexible benefits package
• Long-term career progression
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a collaborative, people-first organisation

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