People and Culture Manager

HR Manager / People & Culture Manager – Immediate Start

Location: Milton Keynes & Northampton
Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week
Hourly Rate: £23.00 per hour (equivalent to £45,000 per annum)
Start: Immediate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially minded HR Manager / People & Culture Manager to join a growing, purpose-driven organisation during an exciting period of transformational change.

This is an immediate-start opportunity, so unfortunately candidates with a notice period cannot be considered. For the right person, there is genuine potential for the role to become permanent.

Our client is a well-established charity with sites in Milton Keynes and Northampton.

This is a varied, hands-on HR role where you’ll work closely with managers across the organisation, providing trusted advice and support whilst helping to shape culture, improve ways of working and drive positive change.

• 37.5 hours per week
• 4 days Milton Keynes / 1 day Northampton
• Fully office-based
• Potential for the role to become permanent
• Genuine progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to make a real difference within a purpose-driven organisation

• Provide practical HR advice and guidance across the organisation
• Manage Employee Relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance
• Lead recruitment, onboarding and induction processes
• Coach and support managers on a range of people-related matters
• Provide advice on UK employment law and HR best practice
• Support employee engagement and culture initiatives
• Review and improve HR processes and ways of working
• Support organisational change and wider People & Culture projects
• Build strong, trusted relationships with managers and employees across the organisation

• Strong operational HR experience
• Solid Employee Relations experience, with the confidence to manage cases independently
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law
• Commercially minded, proactive and confident
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Solutions-focused with the ability to use your own initiative
• Organised, resilient and comfortable working at pace
• Able to balance empathy and a people-focused approach with accountability
• Available to start immediately

Interested? Apply today with your most recent CV.

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