HR Consultant

HR Consultant

Contract: Permanent
Salary: £55,000.00 per annum
Location: Manchester City Centre
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9-5 (35 hours per week)
Interview: 2 stages - 1 virtual, 1 F2F

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Consultant to join a highly respected professional services team based in Manchester City Centre. This role offers the chance to provide comprehensive, client-focused HR advisory services to schools and academies, supporting their unique needs with tailored solutions. The organisation is renowned for its commitment to social and environmental impact, championing fairness, and fostering connections that drive positive outcomes for communities and businesses alike. With a strong focus on nurturing talent from all backgrounds, you will benefit from a supportive environment that values individuality, wellbeing, and flexible working arrangements.

What you'll do:

As an HR Consultant based in Manchester City Centre, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality HR consultancy services tailored specifically for educational institutions. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve providing expert advice on complex employee relations matters while maintaining exceptional standards of client care. You will be instrumental in developing trusted advisor relationships with key stakeholders by offering practical solutions that align with both legal requirements and sector best practices. In addition to managing challenging casework such as disciplinary procedures or grievances, you will contribute to business development efforts by identifying new opportunities within the education sector.

• Deliver pragmatic and solution-focused HR advisory services to clients across a broad spectrum of complex employee relations matters and generalist HR issues.
• Provide exceptional client service at every interaction, ensuring that the needs of schools and academies remain central to all advice and support provided.
• Identify new business opportunities within the education sector, following up leads through to successful completion and contributing to sustainable organisational growth.
• Stay informed about sector developments and legislative changes to ensure all guidance remains compliant and relevant to client needs.
• Lead ad-hoc client projects encompassing the full range of HR activities, including investigations, policy reviews, and precedent documentation updates.
• Manage complex casework such as disciplinary actions, grievances, capability assessments, and harassment cases with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to HR Advisors as required, fostering a collaborative approach within the team.
• Prepare engaging content for training sessions delivered to clients, ensuring materials are current and aligned with best practice standards.
• Create new precedent documents in response to legislative or sector changes while reviewing existing materials for compliance and effectiveness.

What you bring:

To excel as an HR Consultant in this setting, you will bring substantial experience navigating complex employee relations scenarios within educational or comparable environments. Your background should reflect continuous professional development as an HR practitioner-ideally supported by relevant qualifications-and a proven ability to interpret employment law pragmatically. You are adept at building rapport with clients from diverse backgrounds while maintaining high ethical standards throughout your work. Your interpersonal strengths enable you to communicate persuasively whether preparing written materials or delivering presentations.

• Demonstrated up-to-date knowledge of HR best practice combined with thorough understanding of employment law application within educational settings.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations casework including discipline, grievance processes, capability assessments, and harassment investigations.
• Track record of generating business development leads within professional services environments and successfully converting these into new business opportunities.
• Experience collaborating on the review, development, and implementation of effective human resources policies tailored to client needs.
• Ability to analyse intricate information quickly and prepare clear briefings, articles, presentations or papers for diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication skills with evidence of success in influencing stakeholders at all levels while building trusting relationships across teams.
• Capacity to engender trust through integrity in advice provision alongside demonstrable probity when handling sensitive matters.
• Strong organisational skills enabling effective management of conflicting priorities within demanding workloads without compromising quality or accuracy.
• Experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders or key organisational stakeholders within education or similar sectors is highly desirable.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out for its unwavering dedication to making a positive social impact through every aspect of its operations. With offices spanning major UK cities-including Manchester-you'll be joining a team whose expertise is consistently recognised at the highest levels by industry benchmarks such as Legal 500 and Chambers UK. The culture here is one where individuality is celebrated: flexible working arrangements are standard practice; wellbeing initiatives are prioritised; diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords-they're embedded into daily life. As part of this community-minded firm, you'll find yourself surrounded by knowledgeable professionals who share your passion for helping others succeed.

What's next:

If you are ready to take the next step in your HR career within an inclusive environment that values your expertise-this is your moment! Apply today by clicking on the link below-your future as an influential HR Consultant awaits.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates