Senior HR Manager
Hunters Recruitment and Training Ltd
Worthing
3–6 Month Fixed-Term Contract
£50,000 – £55,000 per annum
Full-time, 37 hours per week
Hunters Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a large, complex, multi-site organisation in the appointment of an experienced Senior HR Manager on a 3–6 month contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic and operational HR professional to lead a busy HR function, manage a high-performing team, and provide expert advice across a diverse workforce. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering people-focused solutions, supporting organisational change, and ensuring the highest standards of employee relations and people management.
The Role Reporting into the Director of HR, you will lead a team of HR professionals across multiple locations, providing a consistent, customer-focused HR service. You will oversee all aspects of operational HR activity while contributing to wider people strategy initiatives.
Senior HR Manager - Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing HR Advisory and HR Services teams.
- Providing expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management and organisational change cases.
- Managing recruitment, onboarding, probation, performance management and employee lifecycle processes.
- Partnering with senior leaders and management teams to provide commercially focused HR solutions.
- Leading HR projects and implementing new people initiatives across the organisation.
- Developing and reviewing HR policies, procedures and best practice.
- Building effective relationships with employee representatives and supporting consultation processes.
- Delivering management training on employee relations and people management topics.
- Ensuring compliance with employment legislation and safeguarding requirements.
- Producing and analysing HR data to support informed decision-making.
- Contributing to the development and delivery of the organisation's People Strategy.
- CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent senior-level HR experience).
- Degree-level education or equivalent.
- Significant experience operating at HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner level.
- Proven experience managing complex employee relations casework.
- Experience leading and developing HR teams.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law, ACAS guidance and HR best practice.
- Experience within a large, multi-site organisation.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.
- A collaborative, solutions-focused and customer-centred approach.
- Competitive salary of £50,000–£55,000 per annum (pro rata).
- Immediate opportunity to make a significant impact.
- Varied and challenging role with both strategic and operational responsibilities.
- Hybrid working opportunities where appropriate.
- Collaborative and supportive leadership environment.
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