HR MANAGER
Multi-site responsibility | Occasional UK travel
Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys being hands-on, supporting managers and making a real difference to how organisations operate?
We're working with an established care and education provider seeking a confident, approachable HR Manager to support its specialist college services.
This is a varied operational role, ideal for someone who enjoys employee relations, coaching managers, solving problems and getting involved in wider HR projects.
What you'll be doing
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Providing practical HR advice across disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.
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Managing complex employee relations cases and supporting investigations.
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Coaching managers to handle people matters confidently and consistently.
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Supporting recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning.
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Contributing to organisational change, TUPE, restructuring and HR improvement projects.
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Monitoring HR trends, compliance and management information.
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Working closely with senior leaders and contributing to college leadership meetings.
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Supporting HR activity across college locations, with some UK travel.
What we're looking for
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Strong generalist HR experience, ideally at HR Manager or Senior HR Adviser level.
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Confident, practical employee relations knowledge.
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Experience advising and influencing operational managers.
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Sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR processes.
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Excellent communication, judgement and organisational skills.
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A proactive, approachable style and the confidence to challenge constructively.
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Previous experience in education, SEND, social care, healthcare or multi-site services would be particularly welcome.
What's on offer?
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Salary of £40,000–£45,000.
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Employee assistance and wellbeing support.
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Health cash plan, online GP and life assurance.
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Flexible pay options and employee discounts.
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A varied role within an established, values-led organisation.
If you're looking for an HR role where you can genuinely influence the way managers and teams work, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for a confidential conversation.
Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd is supporting this permanent appointment