HR & Office Manager - 80% (4 days per week)
Salary: £45-50,000 pro rata plus extensive benefits, 24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Location: Theale, Berkshire (hybrid working 2 days spent in the office per week)
A highly successful organisation operating in the scientific sector are seeking a HR & Office Manager to join them on a permanent basis. As the HR & Office Manager, you will be an integral part of the Management Team for this international organisation, ensuring the business attracts, retains and engages successfully with the workforce, whilst remaining compliant within UK legislation, and ensuring the office is managed in an effective manner.
This organisation have a diverse culture, with a number of long-standing members of staff, their values are focused upon trust, ambition and working to the highest standards.
As part of an interesting and highly technical organisation and reporting to the HR Lead based overseas, you will be responsible for the following areas:
HR Manager duties:
- Local implementation of all HR processes, including producing employment contracts, entering all information of new starters to the HR system, ensuring a full and thorough onboarding process has been undertaken and all initial reviews are completed during probation
- Management of all employee relations matters including performance management, absence management, grievances, disciplinaries, maternity, paternity processes
- Payroll (outsourced) preparation, entering all employee changes
- Management of all recruitment, managing the process from start to finish, liaising with specialist recruitment agencies where necessary
- Supporting the annual bonus and salary review process
- Updating of the employee handbook, ensuring it is reviewed and updated annually
- Ensuring all learning and development is managed and administered appropriately
- Administering all employee benefits, pension, medical insurances etc.
- Managing the complete employee lifecycle
Office Management duties will include:
- Local procurement of office supplies, organising and booking of events
- Facilities management (contracts, insurances, safety, security etc)
- IT first line support, purchase and configuration of new laptops, phoned, iPads etc.
- Car fleet management (ordering of new cars, checking contracts, insurances, taxes, fuel cards)
This would be a brilliant opportunity for any experienced HR professional, looking to move into a standalone HR Manager position, who is happy to work in a SME environment, within a much larger global business. You will have support from an outsourced consultant if needed in addition, and will have frequent contact with your HR Lead overseas.
You will be a down to earth character, able to liaise confidently with stakeholders at varying levels, you'll have confidence in your judgement and be happy to get involved at all levels, within this small operation.
Please do not hesitate in applying should you be interested in this wonderful opportunity.