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Title:   Human Resources Manager

Reference No.: UCK-2291

Salary: £40.8k - £50k DQE, or PT Pro-Rata

Starting Date: Immediate

Closing Date: 2026-01-20

Post specification

The College requires a skilled Full-time /Part-time HR manager with extensive HE experience in providing high-quality HR support and leadership. The College is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable individual to join our admin team in the newly created role of HR administrator. In this role, you will provide effective HR support to College Principal, Board of Directors, Board of Governors, and all employees and  contractors ensuring the student experience remains at the heart of everything we do.

Preference will be given to candidates with extensive working experience in UK College/University HR environments. This is a mandatory requirement for all potential candidates.

Job Description

• ESSENTIAL  DUTIES [Mandatory Requirements]:
• Providing an effective and high-quality HR support service for the College, offering expert advice and guidance to College leaders, managers, and all employees and contractors.
• Assisting the Principal and finance team in providing professional coaching and guidance to enable them to deliver employee relations, workforce management, and employee engagement activities across their respective areas.
• Overseeing the management of all Employee Relations (ER) cases across the college, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• .Provide professional, confidential, and consistent advice and guidance on all aspects of HR to employees and contractors at all levels within the college.
• Providing professional, confidential, and consistent advice to recruiting international staff who require T2 visa clearance from UKVI and also provide guidance and compliance on all aspects of HR to international employees at all levels within the College.
• Commanding good knowledge of UKVI requirements and the processes involved in the preparation of required documents for T2 visa clearance for foreign nationals

Qualifications Required

• Good HR professional qualification at level 6 or higher  or equivalent qualification
• An excellent knowledge and understanding of generalist HR and legal compliance
• Relevant experience in an HR Management or supervisory role within HE environments
• Experience in handling employee relations issues and cases within HE environments
• Experience in maintaining employee and contractor records within HE environments
• Good knowledge in the use of MSO spreadsheet and HR database within educational environments
• Good knowledge of PAYE , pension & NI contribution and personal taxation to meet compliance
• Good knowledge of HMRC employment requirements and compliance
• Good knowledge of Bookkeeping and bank reconciliation 
• Good knowledge of  using HRM database  and familiarity with using Sage line 50 accounts software
• Extensive knowledge in GDPR compliance
• Extensive experience in dealing with staff Behavioral issues and strict implementation of probational  terms and conditions
• Extensive sealing with staff grievance and  ACAS compliance

If you are a committed HR professional meeting all our essential requirements with a passion for providing leading HR support and driving employee engagement, we want to hear from you. Join our team and help shape the future of education.

Person Specification

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational values:

• Learner Focused : At our heart is always doing what is best for our learners. We consider our learners in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every learner.
• Commitment to Excellence: We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
• Teamwork Sharing: We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Continuous Development: We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on best practice and learning from others.
• Continuous Well-being: We care about the well-being of our staff, our learners, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on mutual trust where we listen, engage and support each other.
• Diversity Centred: We recognise differences and diversity, hence acknowledging that we can learn from each other.
• The College welcomes applications from recently retired HR mangers who held similar position in FE/HE sector 

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Terms & Conditions

Contract Type : FT or PT  [0.4-0.6FTE] . Initially for 12 months with possible renewal

Permanent

5 days per week [Tuesday-Saturday with one weekday off in lieu] , 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) / or PT role [0.4-0.6 FTE]

• 28 days per annum, pro-rata for part-time role
• Workplace Pension
• Free on-site parking during weekdays and weekends (subject to availability)

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