HR & People Manager
Part Time 30 Hours week (over 4 days), Up to £40,000 FTE, Windermere/Kendal/Hybrid WHF
Foxgroves Recruitment have partnered exclusively with Lakeland Arts in the Lake District to help them find their next HR & People Manager. We are looking for someone to join this unique and culturally significant institution based in the Lake District.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer this role is offered on a part time basis at 30 hours a week with a full time salary equiv of up to £40,000. The role is a hybrid role based across 4 Lakeland Arts sites in Bowness on Windermere and Kendal. The role will be carried out 4 days a week with the option to work from home 1 day a week and at one of the Kendal or Windermere sites the remaining 3 days.
Would you like to work by the beautiful Lake Windermere and wander out along the jetty to stretch your legs at lunchtime? What a silly question! Of course you do!
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all core HR functions, including payroll, employee relations, admin, learning, and development.
- Oversee recruitment processes, supporting job descriptions, adverts, and induction strategies.
- Develop and update HR policies, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and legal requirements.
- Support change management processes and attend leadership team meetings.
- Manage complex employee relations cases, including dispute resolution and disciplinary procedures.
- Collaborate with line managers on performance management and objective setting.
- Provide leadership in talent attraction, retention, and development initiatives.
- Ensure accurate payroll processing and manage employee data effectively.
- Coordinate training programmes and promote employee and volunteer engagement.
About Lakeland Arts
Lakeland Arts is a key cultural institution, renowned for its historic buildings, museums, galleries, and dynamic arts programmes. Inspired by the Lake District, Lakeland Arts is dedicated to preserving and promoting the area's unique cultural heritage, nurturing future artists and makers.
Is Lakeland Arts Right for You?
It's crucial that Lakeland Arts recruits colleagues who share their passion and enthusiasm for their mission. Their diverse team is united by a common goal: connecting people with exceptional art and heritage in our stunning, world-class cultural landscape.
Employees get the privilege of working in some of the most beautiful buildings and locations in the Lake District, where you will be valued and take pride in your work every day.
Additional Information
This post is part-time, working 30 hours over 4 days.
Candidates must demonstrate that they can fulfil the requirements of the post.
The annual leave entitlement for this post is 33 working days (made up of 20 statutory days, eight public bank holidays, and 5 contractual days) per annum, pro rata for part-time roles.
Lakeland Arts offers an auto-enrolment pension scheme as well as a range of benefits including free entry into a range of partner venues in the UK, free entry into Lakeland Arts venues for immediate family, and discounts in Lakeland Arts shops and cafés.
If you're ready to make a difference and thrive in a beautiful, inspiring environment, we want to hear from you! Applications are being managed by Lyndsey at Foxgroves Recruitment so please apply via this indeed job posting to be considered.
Foxgroves Recruitment Ltd is operating as a recruitment agency for this vacancy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
LGBTQ+, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable adjustments will be made for individuals with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment process.