Huddersfield Full-time | Permanent
We’re looking for a People & Culture Manager to join a values-led public sector organisation committed to kindness, unity, and excellence. This is a generalist employee relations role where you’ll be actively involved in complex casework, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, and performance-related matters. You'll provide expert advice and support to managers, while maintaining high standards of compliance, fairness, and consistency.
You will also and support a small team of HR Advisors, providing leadership, guidance, and professional development as they deliver high-quality people services across the organisation.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the effective delivery of your people workstream
- Manage ER casework including absence, disciplinary, grievance, and performance
- Focus on EDI, culture and training.
- Ensure legal compliance and reduce organisational risk
- Use data and insights to inform strategy and decision-making
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including trade unions
- Design and deliver training, reports, and strategic workforce initiatives
- Potential to line manage and develop a team of HR Advisors
What we’re looking for:
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (essential)
- Strong HR experience, with hands-on involvement in a generalist role
- Experience working in unionised and regulated environments
- Proven experience in managing and developing HR teams
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- High levels of emotional intelligence, cultural awareness, and digital fluency
What's in it for you?
Alongside the thrill of our mission-driven work, we offer a suite of extraordinary benefits.
- Salary: £45,977.
- Joining us means an annual holiday allocation of 40 days inclusive of 25 bookable days, 10 Bank Holidays (two Tuesdays included) and additional closure days over Christmas.
- An enhanced pension plan (19.1% employer contribution).
- Our hybrid work model is non-contractual, offering flexibility without compromising efficiency (3 days on site, 2 remote) Initial training would delivered on site full time.
- We also have an amazing team who look forward to welcoming you.
Join us to make a significant impact on our community, driving excellence through compassionate and effective people management. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team! This is a varied and impactful role offering the opportunity to shape a progressive people strategy in a dynamic and mission-driven public sector setting.
