Part time HR Manager

Ashley Kate HR are pleased to be partnering with a market leading business on a part time HR Manager role. You will be expected to lead on a full range of HR activities including recruitment, retention, performance management, employee relations, employee reward, absence management, learning and development, internal communications and process development. Reporting to the Global HR Director you will be managing a team of 3 and supporting 3 sites across the UK. This is a part time role across 4 days and you will need to be on-site in the Birmingham office 2 days a week including a Tuesday.

Salary for this role is £45k - £55k dependant on experience.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the Directors and the Senior Management team by continually helping to develop and implement the appropriate reward, recognition, development and performance management strategies to support the businesses strategic plans.

Providing regular communication to employees on HR policies and updates. Ensuring that managers and team members are aware of the policies and procedures and able to operate them effectively.

Supporting the payroll process by overseeing and ensuring that attendance and absence information has been reviewed thoroughly and the provision of accurate payroll information to the Finance team.

Monitoring and reviewing the system of performance appraisal and continually developing as necessary. Where needed manage any Employee relations issues that arise.

You will need to ensure that the company's approach to people management continues to reflect the culture and behaviours and monitor HR trends, updating the Directors and Senior Management team on Key Performance indicators.

Overseeing and at times managing the new starter and leaver processes: including issuing all forms and contracts and conducting exit interviews for all employees.

In line with the company people strategy you will be responsible for developing the learning and development programme for different levels of the team and maintaining a central training record which facilitates the regular review of training progress. Alongside this you will coach and mentor managers to develop their own line management capabilities. This will include training on appraisals, conducting performance reviews and developing training plans.

HR Manager - About you

Candidates should be CIPD level 5 qualified or equivalent and have a strong knowledge of UK employment law

Experience of supporting change management processes is essential

Ability to think quickly through complex or competing issues to reach workable plans; give credible advice and meet required deadlines and work accurately and efficiently

Ability to move seamlessly from detail level work to higher level strategic thinking

Solid HR generalist experience as an HR Manager (or equivalent) ideally within the SME sector. Experience of operating within a professional or consultancy environment would be beneficial

For further information please get in touch with Jacqui Wall