Job Description:

HR Manager/ HR Officer

Leamington Spa | £40,000 – £43,000 + benefits | 35 hour working week

Our client is a newly established, well-backed business in Leamington Spa with ambitious plans for growth. They’re looking for their first dedicated HR professional: a hands-on HR Manager/Officer to set up the people function and grow it as the business expands.

It’s a chance to build HR your way: write the policies, shape the processes and be the go-to person for managers and employees, working directly with the senior leadership team.

What you’ll be doing

• Reviewing current HR practices against employment law and good practice, then recommending and making improvements
• Writing the core HR policies, procedures and employee handbook
• Running the full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, contracts, leavers and accurate HR records
• Managing absence and attendance, and preparing monthly payroll information for the external provider
• Acting as first point of contact for employee relations and HR advice, bringing in specialist advice where needed
• Setting and managing the HR budget, and reporting people metrics to the leadership team
• Designing HR processes that will scale as headcount grows

What you’ll bring

• 3–5 years’ generalist HR experience in the UK, ideally including time as a standalone or lead HR person
• Sound working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• The confidence to work on your own initiative, with good judgement on when to escalate
• Strong organisation, communication and attention to detail, with a fair and approachable manner

What’s on offer

• £40,000 – £43,000
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, pension, private healthcare, life cover
• Monday to Friday with an early Friday finish
• The chance to build an HR function from the ground up in a growing business

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