HR Change Manager | 6 Month Interim | £50,000 - £60,000 | Fleetwood | Onsite | Immediate Start

Hays are delighted to be supporting a prestigious independent educational institution in the recruitment of an experienced HR Change Manager to lead a significant organisational change programme.

This is a highly visible and business-critical role, reporting directly to the Head of HR, where you will take ownership of a school-wide restructuring project from consultation through to implementation.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in guiding leaders and employees through a sensitive period of change, balancing commercial and organisational requirements with empathy, professionalism and integrity, ensuring compliance with current employment legislation, ACAS guidance and best practice.

This role requires an experienced HR professional who is comfortable operating independently, influencing senior stakeholders and providing clear, commercially sound advice on complex employee relations and change matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a significant organisational change and redundancy programme.
• Manage formal consultation processes in accordance with employment law and ACAS guidance.
• Advise senior leaders and the headmaster on risks, options, recommendations and employee implications.
• Develop and deliver communication plans supporting a positive employee experience throughout the process.
• Explore and facilitate redeployment opportunities where appropriate.
• Produce all documentation relating to consultation, restructuring and redundancy.
• Coach and support managers through complex employee relations matters.
• Provide pragmatic and commercially focused HR advice on organisational change.
• Ensure all processes are legally compliant, fair and aligned with best practice.
• Support wider HR activity as required throughout the assignment.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading organisational change and redundancy programmes from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of current UK employment law and ACAS best practice.
• Experience managing consultation processes and complex employee relations matters.
• Ability to operate confidently at senior leadership level and provide credible challenge.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Calm, pragmatic and proactive approach, with strong attention to detail.
• High levels of emotional intelligence and empathy.
• Previous experience within education is not essential; candidates from both public and private sector backgrounds will be considered.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary or daily rate, dependent on experience.
• Opportunity to lead a high-profile change programme with significant organisational impact.
• Free on-site parking.
• Complimentary lunch provided.
• Free access to on-site gym and swimming facilities.
• Three-week Christmas shutdown period.
• Supportive and community-focused working environment.
• Plus others.

This is a fully on-site role. Due to the nature of the project, hybrid working is not available.
If you are an experienced HR professional with a proven track record in restructuring, consultation and organisational change, and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a people-focused environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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