Senior HR Lead

6 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Groundwork Greater Manchester Full time

We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We specialise in the following services and are committed to creating added social value through our delivery:

- Community engagement
- Landscape design & build
- Training & coaching for employment
- Early intervention to support health & wellbeing
- Safe & sustainable business support

As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. As a Gold Award Employer Recognition Scheme holder with the Armed Forces Covenant we also offer a guaranteed interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.

If you want to work in a values driven team that makes a real difference to individuals and communities in Greater Manchester, read on.
- Reporting into the Director of Finance and Resources, the Senior HR lead will take a proactive approach in supporting on a wide and varied range of HR matters.
- Supporting on the delivery of our People strategy, the role will contribute to wider business goals by ensuring all HR initiatives, processes and procedures are aligned and impactful

**Delivery**
- Support on various employee relations matters by advising on employment legislation, reviewing and updating policies and procedures, and seeking support from our retained legal advisors when necessary. Note: we subscribe to Ward Hadaway HR service.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from job advertisement to on-boarding
- Oversee and support effective induction and probation processes to ensure retention and gain valuable feedback on the employee experience.

**Business and Service Development**
- Support Senior Leaders and Managers in the implementation of our People Strategy including taking an active role in employee engagement, and advancing action plans related to learning and development, health and wellbeing and EDI.
- Produce regular HR data reports and dashboards for SLT/Board and analyse this data to identify trends, understand impact of change and interventions and make recommendations about any actions required
- Drive own personal development and keep well-informed of latest changes and updates in employment law and HR best practice.
- Support development of our training strategy and plans aligned to our business objectives and monitor compliance and progress
- Represent the Trust at Groundwork Federation HR group and other relevant forums

**Financial and Resource Management**
- Process employment changes efficiently and report to payroll agency for monthly payroll deadlines
- Responsible for Training, Recruitment and other HR related budgets under oversight of Director of Finance and Resources

**People Management and Development**
- Support line managers to effectively manage and enhance team member performance and encourage a high-performance culture. This will include provision of both day-to-day support and formal and informal training and guidance
- Work with central services team to complete any necessary HR administration and Sage HR system changes, as well as acting as a system ‘super user’ to line managers and the wider business.
- Build and develop good working relationships within the business and the HR function.

**Internal Management**

Provide support and guidance on specific HR matters in line with trust policy and escalate matters where required. This could include disciplinary and grievance and, absence management.

**Essential experience**:
Experience of working in a HR role at equivalent level for a minimum of 2 years

**Desirable experience**:

- Sage HR
- Payroll knowledge

**Essential knowledge, skills and qualifications**:

- Relevant HR or people management qualification
- Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to articulate ideas to employees and management at all levels in a clear, concise manner.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills

**Desirable knowledge, skills and qualifications**:

- Membership of CIPD
- Ability to work in an environment with multiple workstreams/tasks.
- Ability to plan effectively and prioritise own workload.
- Ability to build good working relationships at all levels.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively

**Values and ethos**:

- A genuine passion for Groundwork’s mission and values;
- A commitment to the delivery of high-quality services and learning from delivery;
- Commitment to inclusion and team-work

A commitment to low-carbon ways of working.

**HOW TO APPLY**

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