Head of HR/HR Manager

Summary: The role of Head of HR/HR Manager involves overseeing the entire HR function, providing strategic guidance, and managing a team to implement HR initiatives aligned with business goals. The position requires a hands-on approach to daily operations, talent management, and employee relations while ensuring compliance and performance against KPIs. The role is based in Tunbridge Wells and offers a hybrid working arrangement. The ideal candidate will have previous HR management experience and be CIPD qualified.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a talent management plan to attract and retain employees
• Build and deliver a comprehensive recruitment strategy aligned with seasonality/staff attrition/growth plans
• Oversee hiring processes, ensuring that hiring managers and the HR team have tools available to successfully source candidates, interview and recruit
• Create onboarding plans for all levels of new employees
• Facilitate succession planning
• Provide expert advice and support on all HR matters, at every level of the business
• Supervise and resolve complex employee relation issues
• Act as a bridge between management and employees by addressing performance management issues and employee demands
• Direct and mentor HR team members
• Define career pathways and learning & development plans with relevant training tools and manage any third-party resources
• Conduct salary benchmarking exercises and support management with performance reviews and subsequent support plans
• Manage HR reporting requirements against KPIs
• Review, develop, and monitor HR policies and procedures, along with implementing changes where necessary to drive performance and mitigate disputes
• Drive alignment between HR strategies, policies, and business goals in collaboration with senior management
• Check that policies and procedures are being followed at all times
• Support with payroll, pensions and benefit management

Key Skills:

• CIPD Qualified
• Previous experience as a HR Manager with people management skills
• Strong knowledge of employment law
• People oriented and results driven with a positive & proactive attitude
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• Ability to define and execute action plans
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven ability to deal with a range of HR issues

Salary (Rate): 200.00

City: Tunbridge Wells

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: HR