Regional HR Manager

Location: Stoke, hybrid working available

Salary: £45,441 to £49,948 + benefits (salary review pending)

Contract: permanent

Hours: 37 hours, full year

Start date: as soon as possible

Job Overview

We’re looking for an experienced HR Manager to join our team supporting academy schools. You’ll help drive school improvement and culture change through ‘high challenge, high support’ professional HR advice across the full employee life-cycle.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead on-site HR colleagues to ensure excellent HR practice within the academies.
2. Work proactively with senior leadership teams across our academies in the Stoke & Staffordshire region.
3. Review each academy’s HR strategy and support the implementation of changes.
4. Impact staff wellbeing, absence management, and engagement/retention outcomes.
5. Manage complex employee relations cases and trade union relations.
6. Facilitate organisational development and upskill line managers in HR management practice.
7. Support casework, deliver training, shape policies and procedures, and lead on HR workstreams.

Qualifications and Skills

CIPD qualified (or equivalent) with depth & breadth of experience advising and delivering on a wide range of employee issues, including complex casework, absence management, and recruitment & retention, within the public sector. A pragmatic team-player with great organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to drive work forward on your own initiative.

Ability to build strong working relationships, influence others, and demonstrate flexibility, self-motivation & resilience is essential.

Travel Requirements

Although based mainly in the Stoke area, occasional travel to other academies (including West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside) will be required. Own transport is highly desirable, and a willingness to travel and work flexibly (with due notice) is essential.

Benefits

1. 31 days annual leave + bank holidays
2. Hybrid / flexible working available
3. CIPD membership fees paid
4. Local government pension scheme
5. Co-op staff discount and other benefits
6. 24/7 Employee Support

Application Process

Closing date: 9am, Monday 23 September 2024

Selection process: Friday 04 October 2024

Please direct any questions about the role to centralrecruitment@coopacademies.co.uk

For more information about the Trust, please visit www.coopacademies.co.uk

Commitment to Safeguarding

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, with appropriate children’s and/or adults barred list check if necessary.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.