Senior HR Manager
£50,000
Leeds – Hybrid
Permanent
At Another we are looking for a Senior HR Manager to work within an established organisation in Leeds. You will be responsible for leading a small HR team whilst ensuring the effective implementation of the people strategy. In this role you will be required to be a highly experienced HR generalist with a strong understanding of HR Information systems. You will execute strategic initiatives through hands-on HR skills whilst also managing the development of others, policies, processors and the HR information systems (HRIS) implementation
The Role
- Supervise a dedicated HR team ensuring their effective performance, growth, and well-being.
- Implement the People Strategy through actionable operational plans, these will need to align daily functions with long-term objectives.
- Take charge of the project development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the organisation’s HRIS.
- Direct the development, review, and implementation of HR policies, ensuring alignment with best practices and legal requirements
- Keeping up to date with new hr UK employment legislation developments, updating policies and communicating with stakeholders accordingly
- Develop and implement workforce data and insights to drive improved and proactive decision making in collaboration with the HR Director
- Prepare regular HR management information reports for presentation to senior leadership.
- Partner with managers and key stakeholders, offering expert guidance on escalated employee relations, performance evaluations, absence management, and organisational restructuring.
- Lead the practical implementation of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives.
- Proactively identify and support HR compliance and controls, mitigating risk.
- Support initiatives for organisational change, including workforce planning, leadership development, succession, restructuring, and cultural development programs.
- Enhance employee experience, fostering high levels of engagement, well-being, and retention.
- Support initiatives for learning and development business wide, including ongoing leadership development learning initiatives
- Improve service provision and delivery to stakeholder groups across the organisation,
- Engaging with all stakeholders at all levels of the business, including Trade Union partners
Skills required
- Extensive experience or working as a senior HR professional, ideally gained in a complex unionised organisation
- Strong people leader who will manage and develop their team effectively, a great team player who delivers results through working collaboratively
- Strong experience of managing end-to-end HRIS projects and system implementation
- Knowledge of UK employment law and a background of managing complex ER cases
- Has a background of managing change projects; restructuring, TUPE, cultural change
- Experience of working within a complex and ambiguous business environment
- Pragmatist and shows political awareness, diplomacy and discretion
- A strong influencer and can work closely with senior stakeholders reconciling different views in sensitive areas.
- Effective communication and presentation skills