Human Resources Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Manager to join our team and take ownership of a broad range of HR activities across the organisation.

This is a hands-on, generalist HR role, providing expert advice and support to managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle. You will play a key role in employee relations, performance management, HR compliance, employee engagement and organisational development, while helping to create a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.

The successful candidate will be confident operating autonomously, building trusted relationships across the organisation and providing pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice.

Duties

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to development, performance management and exit.
• Coordinate new starter processes, including offer letters, contracts, induction programmes and pre-employment checks, including right-to-work verification.
• Manage HR processes including probation, performance reviews, absence management, promotions, transfers and employee exits.
• Provide professional and practical HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on a wide range of employment matters.
• Manage employee relations cases, including disciplinary and grievance matters, absence and performance issues.
• Coach and support managers on HR best practice, employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Ensure HR policies, processes and practices remain compliant with current employment legislation and organisational requirements.
• Keep up to date with changes in employment legislation and advise management accordingly, including reviewing, updating and creating HR policies.
• Support effective performance management, development planning and regular employee reviews.
• Identify training and development needs and coordinate appropriate learning and development initiatives.
• Promote employee engagement, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and up-to-date employee records and HR documentation.
• Monitor HR metrics and provide regular reporting, insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning and talent management initiatives.
• Review and continuously improve HR processes, systems and procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work closely with payroll and finance teams to ensure accurate and timely payroll information.
• Support organisational change, restructuring and other business initiatives as required.
• Coordinate internal HR and employee communications.
• Undertake other ad-hoc HR tasks and projects as requested by the CFO and Managing Director.