HR Manager

Human Resource Manager Job Description


About Us

Scholars School System is a project of UK CURRICULUM & ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB, a registered charity founded in 2006) having campuses across the United Kingdom, is looking for a Human Resource Manager across all campuses which includes Birmingham, Manchester, London, Braford and Leicester based in the Birmingham campus.

Scholars School System is a national independent higher education provider, offering world class education. Taught programmes, ranging from Foundation Year through to Level 7, delivered in partnership with institutions such as Leeds Trinity University. Over 5000 (UK and EU) learners have successfully completed their learning journey in the last five years with the current student population is over 3000


Our Core Values

We share a common set of values that define who we are and how we behave.

We place students and the community at the heart of everything we do.

We foster excellence, innovation, and creativity.

We champion diversity, inclusion, equality, and removing barriers to success.

We maintain high expectations of ourselves, our students, and our partners.


Purpose of the Role

The organisation is seeking to appoint a Human Resource Manager to provide comprehensive and professional HR support within a higher education environment. The postholder will assist staff and the Senior Management Team in all areas of human resources, including employee relations, performance management, and the full recruitment cycle. This role requires a proactive individual who can ensure that HR operations run smoothly and in alignment with the organisation’s values and objectives.


Key Responsibilities

Providing full HR generalist support in a similar higher education setting on all administerial, operational, and strategic HR activities, all in compliance with statutory obligations and best practice.

Providing comprehensive, professional and confidential HR support to staff and the Senior Management.

Employee Relations: Managing HR issues in conjunction with the HR team. Coaching and advising other managers. Bringing up to date employment law knowledge to the department to ensure compliance with the appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks.

Overseeing the management of Recruitment and Induction processes.

In-depth understanding of Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment. Ensuring all pre-employment and safeguarding checks have been completed, in line with statutory legislation.

Managing the recruitment administration team, liaising senior colleagues to ensure the right balance of skilled and experienced staff.

Oversight of all the campus and ensuring they are consistently inspection-ready

Overseeing Performance Management.

Issuing contracts to staff members.

Managing all audits, including payroll, pensions and HR audit

Any other ad-hoc HR projects /research as needed.

Providing detailed reports to senior management teams.



Requirements

Must have a Masters degree in Human Resources or a related field

Must have leadership or management level 5 qualification (CMI/ILM)

Minimum 15 years of HR experience in the higher education sector in UK. 

Solid understanding of UK Employment Law and Safeguarding requirements

Must have experience in international recruitment 

Experience supporting HR audits and inspections

Strong administrative and organisational skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word

Strong interpersonal and communication skills


Salary and Benefits

Salary range is £55,000 - £60,000 (dependent on qualifications and experience)

AHoliday entitlement is 28 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays.

Up to £5k annual incentives pro-rata given quarterly on meeting KPIs after successful probationary period.

Workplace pension scheme.

Reward and recognition programme.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

5% annual increase per year on completion from your start date of service and on meeting KPIs.

Complimentary lunch provided on working days.

A supportive academic environment committed to quality and continuous improvement

Opportunities for professional development aligned with academic support practice

Job Type: 

Working Hours: 9am – 6pm, on-site, full-time

This role may involve travel to other campuses, with all travel costs reimbursed.