Job type
PermanentLocation
Newcastle (Tyne & Wear)Working Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Hr ManagementIndustry
Charities & Not For ProfitPay
£Competitive
HR Manager
Your new company
Your new role
- Lead the organisation’s People Strategy, ensuring it is embedded at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
- Advise the CEO, Board, and Executive Leadership Team on workforce planning, organisational design, and people performance.
- Champion reward, retention, and organisational development initiatives.
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership to the HR team, setting the benchmark for professional standards.
- Oversee all People related budgets, ensuring strong ROI on activities such as training, recruitment, and benefits.
- Oversee all HR policies, ensuring legal compliance and operational consistency.
- Lead and develop the organisation’s in house leadership programme.
- Coach Directors and Managers to confidently manage people matters independently.
- Oversee the apprenticeship and volunteer pipelines, ensuring future talent development.
- Drive effective internal communication and staff engagement initiatives.
- Lead on all complex employee relations cases, including restructures, TUPE and senior level matters.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health & safety, regulatory standards, and emerging legislation.
What you'll need to succeed
- CIPD Level 5/7 or equivalent senior HR experience.
- Proven experience translating People Strategy into operational delivery.
- Strong background in complex ER casework and organisational change.
- Experience reporting at Board or CEO level.
- Ability to interpret workforce data and turn metrics into meaningful insights.
- Strong coaching capability and a passion for developing managerial competence.
- Forward thinking, proactive, and solutions focused.
- Willingness to travel across sites and occasionally work outside standard hours.
- Experience managing a team.
What you'll get in return
£50,000
Hybrid working with 2 days working from home
5 Weeks Holiday + Bank Holidays
Flexible Public Holidays
Free Gym Membership for you and a family member
Discounted fees at Day Nursery
Access to a free and confidential Employer Assistance Programme (suite of legal and health advice)
Access to 24/7 GP Helpline
Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Access to Reward Gateway providing 100’s of retail discounts
2 x Paid Volunteering Days
Life assurance of 2x annual salary
Group Pension Contribution Scheme
Opportunity to be part of a 4-day working week after successfully passing the probation period
What you need to do now
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