HR Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Manager to join our team in Gilwell Park, Chingford (with flexible & hybrid working). You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer you a competitive salary of £35,354 per annum and the chance to join our vibrant, ambitious and fun organisation which really makes a difference to young people’s lives

As Scouts, we believe in empowering young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. The People & Culture Team are a small team and our role is to make sure that the Scouts employs the most talented people available and also to ensure it is a brilliant place to work. Following a turbulent 18 months due to Covid, we are in the process of building back better than ever and this means there is now a hugely exciting and challenging agenda for the People team.

Despite Covid and all the difficulties that presented, our July 2021 staff survey showed that we have maintained the same levels of commitment and engagement amongst the staff team and last year we also won the IiP Best Third Sector Organisation Award. But we are keen to do even more (and aim for IiP Platinum next year) and are at the early stages of implementing a revised and highly ambitious People & Culture Strategy which supports the post-Covid ‘Skills for Life’ strategic objectives.

As a result, this is a perfect time to join the team as HR Manager. You’ll be the ‘first port of call’ for managers seeking advice about a whole range of staffing issues and you’ll be managing the HR administration function.

The HR Manager Role:

The HR Manager role acts as the key point of contact for managers and staff on all employment issues. It is responsible for a broad range of HR functions, including employee relations matters, administration of our salaries policy and liaison with Payroll, advising on terms and condition of employment, maintenance of accurate HR records system, the provision of reports, updating policies and procedures, issuing employment contracts and supporting our work in relation to health, safety and welfare. We take a values based, empathetic, pragmatic and, above all, a ‘human’ approach to people management and this role acts as a ‘business partner’ to leaders and managers to assist them to deliver for the Scouts.

To be successful you will need to build strong relationships with our managers, acting as their ‘trusted counsel’ and turning yourself into the ‘go to’ person for HR support, ideas and professional advice based on your knowledge of employment law and good people practice.

What we are looking for in our HR Manager:

• Ability to provide a high quality professional HR advisory service and gain respect from managers and staff
•  Excellent communications skills
•  High level IT skills to make maximum use of our HRIS and ability to analyse employee data
• Excellent customer focused approach
• Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise tasks on own initiative and meet deadlines
• Experience in a broad range of HR advisory and administrative work
• Knowledge of employment law and its practical implementation
• Experience of maintaining an HRIS and reporting from it
• Experience in issuing contracts of employments, amendments and ending fixed term contracts
• Good working knowledge of employment law and best HR practice and how to apply it
• Extensive knowledge of general HR administrative systems and processes
• CIPD qualified or working towards the qualification

What we can offer you as our HR Manager:

• 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
• Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
• Life Assurance
• Simply Health Scheme
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Free car parking

We are proud to be a family friendly employer and offer…

• Up to four personal days paid leave a year
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
• Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Monday, 27th September 2021, 09:00

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.