HR Manager

Location: On-site, Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, BB7 9PZ

The Human Resources Department provides a cross-campus service for Stonyhurst College and Stonyhurst St. Mary’s Hall. There are around 450 staff working on campus and on the estate, employed in a wide range of roles including academic, support, administration, catering, domestic, technical services, maintenance and grounds.

The Departmental lead is the Human Resources Director, and the team also includes 2 x HR Assistants and an HR Officer. The post of HR Manager is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to play a significant role in the further development of the HR function at Stonyhurst. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of HR, including recruitment, onboarding, training and development, performance management, benefits administration, policy development and maintaining a positive work culture ensuring alignment with Stonyhurst strategic goals.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

1. Have regular involvement in employee relations, HR admin, learning and development, recruitment, employee engagement, and maintaining and improving HR systems.
2. Identify staffing needs and manage the end-to-end recruitment process in line with Safer Recruitment in Education guidance, ensuring positive candidate experience and successful outcomes.
3. Manage the process of variations to contracts, terms and conditions and flexible working requests, working collaboratively with Line Managers and internal teams to maintain up to date employee records.
4. Lead development of Performance Appraisals and Personal Development plans alongside statutory training requirements. Support colleagues to identify individual strengths and development needs.
5. Demonstrate a high-performance ethic with a focus on successful outcomes.
6. Provide operational support, acting as the first point of contact for staff and managers, providing advice and guidance in line with Stonyhurst policy. Develop and maintain effective relationships to encourage retention.
7. Ensure that Stonyhurst values and Jesuit ethos are utilised to strengthen the organisational culture.
8. Compile long term absence data, plan reviews and conduct welfare meetings, providing advice and support to colleagues. Liaise with third parties on Occupational Health and pre-employment medical processes.
9. Develop reporting relating to Gender Pay Gap, sickness absence, retention and turnover, identifying trends to direct attention to key issues and resources.
10. Work to deadlines, producing reports and collaborating with the team to develop systems, processes and procedures including remuneration and benefit surveys and reviews.
11. Oversee MIS for the department ensuring compliance with ISI requirements and internal processes.
12. Contribute to the development and delivery of bitesize management training, production of personal development plans and training needs analysis for all areas.
13. Provide support for the HR Director in all areas of operational HR activity.

Professional and Personal Qualities

1. Hold or be working towards CIPD qualifications at Level 5.
2. Minimum 3 years’ experience in a HR role.
3. Minimum 1 year’s experience in a management role or similar role in a generalist environment in either the private or public sector. Experience of working in an educational setting would be desirable but not essential.
4. Good working knowledge and understanding of regulations, accepted professional standards, policies and procedures and legislation.
5. Excellent understanding of HR practices.
6. A confident leader with experience in leading a team.
7. The ability to develop strong working relationships and drive collaboration.
8. The ability to understand and contribute to HR metrics reports.
9. Experience in monitoring and driving KPIs.
10. The capacity to make quick but rational decisions and think innovatively about decisions to come up with creative solutions.

General Information

• This is a full year post. The regular working week will be based upon 37.5 hours.
• The College is committed to the professional development of staff and will provide and support training opportunities as appropriate.
• Holidays - 32 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Benefits - usage of swimming pool and gym free of charge.
• Pension - National Pensions Trust, matched pension contributions up to 6%.
• Healthshield Cash Plan and PERKS programme.
• Meals on duty, free parking, Cycle to work Scheme.