HR, People and Culture Manager

The Trust HR, People and Culture Manager leads the Trust’s HR and compliance functions, ensuring that effective, efficient and professional services are delivered with consistently high standards of accuracy, compliance and value.

The role is central to supporting the Trust’s distinctive culture, ethos, stability and growth by promoting robust processes, compliance and consistency across all academies

Lead the Trust’s HR function, owning and promoting adherence to employment-related policies, procedures and best practice across areas including recruitment, onboarding, departures, contracts, parental leave, performance management, employee relations, disciplinary procedures, sickness absence and annual leave. *

Provide senior leaders with timely, compliant advice on routine transactional issues and more complex employment matters. *

Build strong relationships with the external LDBS HR support team and attend relevant briefings and training.

Develop and deliver staff training as required.

Lead safer recruitment checks and ensure that the Trust’s single central record remains accurate and compliant.

Ensure that absence records are accurate and manage the Trust’s absence management system, including annual leave and time off in lieu.

Lead the technical, compliance and communication aspects of employment contract changes across the Trust, including TUPE transfers.

Ensure that all manual and electronic staff records are accurate, secure and managed appropriately.

Complete the annual School Workforce Census and similar compliance returns for all Trust academies accurately and on time.

Work with the Director of Finance and Operations to plan and implement the annual salary review process, with particular attention to clear communication, timing and content.

Provide strategic updates and termly reports to senior leaders and the Board of Directors.

Work collaboratively with the Trust payroll team, which reports into Finance, to ensure that HR changes are communicated promptly and reflected accurately in payroll.

Line manage the Senior HR and Recruitment Officer.

If you have the skills and experience for this role, apply today.