Summary: The HR Manager role at Sewell Wallis is a 12-month fixed-term contract aimed at providing operational guidance and advisory support for effective people management during a maternity leave cover. The position requires a generalist HR approach, focusing on employee relations, policy implementation, and management information analysis. The candidate will work closely with stakeholders to promote equity and diversity while managing HR processes. This role offers a dynamic work environment with hybrid working arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance, coaching, and advisory support on complex employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, TUPE Transfers, and redundancy.
• Offer first line HR support, advice, and coaching on the full life cycle of HR issues to designated client groups.
• Assist line managers in understanding and implementing HR policies and procedures.
• Provide accurate management information to stakeholders, identifying trends and opportunities for added value.
• Promote equity and diversity within the business culture.
• Manage the review of HR policies and Contracts of Employment to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with the HR Service Centre, acting as an escalation point.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a similar HR Manager level role with strong employee relations experience.
• Experience working within professional services.
• CIPD qualified (desirable).
• Strong communication and relationship-building capabilities across all levels of the business.

Salary (Rate): £60,000

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: HR