HR Manager

Age UK Cheshire • Remote (GB) • £24.02k / year • 2w ago

Location: Remote (home) working + occasional travel across Cheshire

Hours of Work: 28 hours per week (working pattern is negotiable)

Primary Purpose:

The HR Manager is responsible for leading the organisation’s HR services and volunteer programme, ensuring strategic alignment and effective delivery across both areas. This role will also provide leadership during a period of post-merger restructuring, ensuring integration and cohesion across retail, services, and core support functions.

Reporting directly to the CFO, the HR Manager will oversee strategic, compliance, and operational HR and volunteer services, supported by an HR Admin Assistant working 20 hours per week.

This includes managing recruitment, performance management, employee and volunteer relations, and training.

The role also ensures alignment between HR, volunteer strategies, and organisational goals.

Main Duties:

Lead the development and implementation of HR and volunteer strategies aligned with organisational goals., and the demands of post-merger restructuring.
Provide expert HR and volunteer management advice to senior leadership including the Board of Trustees.
Monitor HR and volunteer performance, ensuring compliance with legal and organisational policies, manage risks effectively.
Align HR and volunteer strategies with organisational goals, supporting the successful integration of teams and systems across the organisation
Manage HR and volunteer operations, including recruitment, induction, performance management, and training to ensure seamless integration across departments.
Ensure HR and volunteer systems, policies, and procedures are compliant and to date and aligned with best practices
Manage HR and volunteer budgets to ensure cost-effective solutions.
Foster a culture of inclusion, engagement, and high performance across staff and volunteers while supporting operational needs
Foster a culture of inclusion, engagement and high performance across paid staff and volunteers.
Ensure compliance with employment and volunteer legislation, including Health and Safety and Equality Act obligations.
Provide guidance on employee and volunteer relations, managing grievance, disciplinary, and conflict resolution processes for both staff and volunteers. for both staff and volunteers.
Develop and promote initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion within the workforce and volunteer base.
Line manage staff responsible for HR and volunteering ensuring clear delegation of tasks and effective workload management to meet organisational needs.
Ensure personnel are equipped and trained to meet organisational needs.
Promote a positive, collaborative work culture that supports personal and professional growth for all team members

Essential Criteria

CIPD qualified or equivalent proven experience in human resources and volunteer management.
Proven experience managing HR and volunteer functions, ideally in a medium-sized organisation or post-merger environment.
Strong knowledge of employment law, volunteer management practices, and relevant compliance (including Health and Safety and Equality Act).
Ability to provide strategic HR and volunteer guidance to senior leadership, with experience in developing and implementing HR and volunteer policies and procedures.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence, engage, and build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
Experience with HR and volunteer management systems, including maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with data protection and safeguarding requirements.
Proven ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, with flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
Commitment to organisational values, including diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement, with the ability to foster a positive and collaborative work culture.

If you are passionate about driving success through effective management and teamwork, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as HR Manager where you will enjoy the flexible working benefits of working for Age UK Cheshire.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to HR hr@ageukcheshire.org.uk outlining in the cover letter how your skills and experiences match this role.

Closing Date for Applications: By no later than 3rd January 2025

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,024.00 per year

Expected hours: 28 per week

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