Interim HR Officer
Posted 3 days ago by Panoramic Associates
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim HR Officer role is a part-time position within a Multi-Academy Trust in the Midlands, requiring the candidate to provide generalist HR and employee relations support across schools. The role is hands-on and involves managing HR casework, recruitment, and advising senior leaders. The position is hybrid, with flexibility in working arrangements, including remote work during school holidays. The contract is for approximately 7 months, starting as soon as possible.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a range of HR/ER casework including absence management, hearings, and drafting letters/documentation
- Support voluntary redundancy processes where required
- Review and update HR policies ahead of the new academic year
- Provide end-to-end recruitment support
- Advise and support Headteachers and senior leaders across the Trust
Key Skills:
- Proven HR experience within education / Multi-Academy Trusts (essential)
- SAM People experience desirable
- CIPD qualification desirable but not essential
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Interim HR Officer (Education/MAT) - 3 days per week (Hybrid) - South of Birmingham
A Multi-Academy Trust in the midlands is seeking an Interim HR Officer to support schools across the Trust on a part-time basis (3 days per week). This is a hands-on, business-as-usual generalist role providing day-to-day HR and employee relations support.
Key details
- Contract: c. 7 months, start ASAP
- Working pattern: 3 days per week (flexible on days)
- Hybrid: 2 days on-site and 1 day working from home
- Additional flexibility: fully remote working available during school holidays
- Status: inside IR35
- Rate: competitive day rate (dependent on experience)
- Reporting to: COO / Head of HR
- Interviews: taking place next week
Key responsibilities
- manage a range of HR/ER casework including absence management, hearings, and drafting letters/documentation
- support voluntary redundancy processes where required
- review and update HR policies ahead of the new academic year
- provide end-to-end recruitment support
- advise and support Headteachers and senior leaders across the Trust
Key requirements
- proven HR experience within education / Multi-Academy Trusts (essential)
- SAM People experience desirable
- CIPD qualification desirable but not essential
Interested? If you'd like to be considered, please share a brief summary of your education/MAT HR experience and your availability for a short call to discuss the role in more detail. You can email me on