Senior HR Manager - 6 month fixed term contract

Senior HR Business Partner

Ref: 97Monday 10 November 2025

Senior HR Manager
C£50,000 pro rata
Leeds – Hybrid
6 months Fixed Term Contract
ASAP start

 

At Another we are looking for a Senior HR Manager to work within an established organisation for a 6 month fixed term contract. Reporting into the People Director, 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

Experience required

  • Extensive experience or working as a senior HR professional, ideally gained in a complex unionised SME business

  • 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

If you feel that you have the relevant skills and experience for this role, we would love to hear from you, please click apply: