HR Manager

Coeliac UK currently has an exciting opportunity for a HR Manager, to join our team in High Wycombe. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis . In return you will receive a competitive salary of circa £45,000 per annum.

For over 50 years Coeliac UK has been helping people with coeliac disease and other gluten related conditions live happier, healthier lives. Striving for better gluten free food in more places, providing independent, trustworthy advice and support to the gluten free community, and funding crucial research to not only manage the impacts of gluten, but also find the answers to coeliac disease.

The HR Manager role:

This position sits within the Finance and Operations team, with a remit to provide HR advice and counsel to the Senior Management Team.

Key responsibilities of the HR Manager:

• Building strong, professional relationships with line managers - working closely with the Chief Financial and Operations Officer
• Providing commercially focused advice and support to line managers on all Employee Relations issues in line with procedures including performance management, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, change management and sickness absence issues
• Developing and maintaining company employment policies to comply with employment law and regulations
• Revising, reviewing and implementing new systems, processes and HR documentation to support the Charity
• Working with senior management to develop and execute recruitment strategies; overseeing recruitment onboarding process
• Advising senior management on compensation and benefits, conducting benchmarking studies
• Identifying training needs, facilitating training sessions, and leading EDI initiatives
• Leading the annual Employee Engagement process and assisting with the implementation of improvement opportunities
• Ensuring health and safety compliance
• Contributing to HR strategies and assisting with workforce planning
• Helping to ensure an efficient and effective working environment
• Overseeing day-to-day office operations with responsibility for managing the 
  office environment.

Essential experience, skills and knowledge required for the HR Manager role:

• Strong generalist HR background and experience of complex HR issues including redundancies, dismissals, grievances and change management
• Good general IT skills, especially MS Office and Employee databases
• A motivated individual with initiative and a structured approach to work who has good organisational skills
• Experience of working with remote teams
• Up to date knowledge of Employment Law
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Educated to degree level
• CIPD level 5 qualification desirable
• Able to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines
• Outstanding organisational, analytical and time management skills and ability to create effective processes and procedures
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative
• A team player

If you would like to be considered as our HR Manager, please apply now with your CV and cover letter. For your application to be considered, please combine your covering letter and CV into a single document for uploading purposes. We’d love to hear from you!