HR Manager

HR Manager

📍London - Southwark Tube

🏢Hybrid Working (Minimum 3 Days Office Based)

🕑Hours: 9:30 - 6:00

💷£55k + Benefits

About the Company

Our client is a well-established and growing specialist consultancy that partners with organisations to help them make better people decisions through insight, data and expertise. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, they pride themselves on delivering high-quality work while fostering an engaging and supportive environment for their employees.

As the business continues to evolve, they are seeking an experienced and hands-on HR Manager to take ownership of the People function and play a key role in supporting both the business and its people through the next stage of growth and development.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a pragmatic and commercially minded HR professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced SME environment. Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of the full employee lifecycle, providing both strategic and operational HR support across the business.

This is a standalone role where you'll have the autonomy to shape and enhance people practices while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day delivery and administration of HR.

The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, helping to drive positive people outcomes, support organisational change and contribute to the ongoing development of company culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all day-to-day HR activities across the business.


• Provide expert guidance and support on employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases.


• Partner with managers and senior leaders to provide practical, commercially focused HR advice.


• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures and redundancy programmes where required.


• Review, develop and maintain HR policies, procedures and documentation.


• Manage contractual changes, employment documentation and HR correspondence.


• Oversee employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, development and offboarding.


• Maintain and improve HR systems, records and employee data.


• Support initiatives that promote employee engagement, culture and organisational effectiveness.


• Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and HR best practice.


• Contribute to wider business projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for a confident and credible HR professional who thrives in a standalone environment and enjoys balancing strategic input with hands-on delivery.

You will ideally have:

• Previous broad generalist HR experience.


• Experience operating within an SME environment supporting a workforce of 30+ employees.


• Previous experience in a standalone HR role or as part of a small HR team.


• Strong employee relations experience and sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.


• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures and redundancies.


• A track record of influencing, coaching and advising managers and senior leaders.


• Experience contributing to or supporting culture change initiatives.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• A pragmatic, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.


• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.


• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent practical HR experience.

Desirable

• Experience of office management or workplace operations.


• Knowledge of Health & Safety practices and compliance.

What's on Offer

• The opportunity to take full ownership of the HR function within a growing business.


• Exposure to senior leadership and the ability to influence people strategy.


• A varied role combining strategic projects with day-to-day HR delivery.


• Supportive, collaborative and professional working environment.


• 25 days annual leave


• Dog friendly office


• Private Medical

If you're an experienced HR generalist who enjoys working autonomously, building strong relationships and making a genuine impact within a growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

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