The Human Resources Department provides a cross-campus service for Stonyhurst College and Stonyhurst St. Mary’s Hall. There are around 450 staff working on campus and on the estate, employed in a wide range of roles including academic, support, administration, catering, domestic, technical services, maintenance and grounds.
The post of HR Manager is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to play a significant role in the further development of the HR function at Stonyhurst. The Departmental lead is the Human Resources Director, and the team also includes 2 x HR Assistants and an HR Officer.
Responsible for overseeing all aspects of HR, including, recruitment, onboarding, training and development, performance management, benefits administration, policy development and maintaining a positive work culture ensuring alignment with Stonyhurst strategic goals.
To succeed in the role, the HR Manager will need to draw on a range of skills and knowledge, while demonstrating a personable nature, positive attitude and proactive leadership techniques.
The successful candidate will hold or be working towards CIPD qualifications at Level 5 with a minimum 3 years’ experience in a HR role and a minimum 1 years’ experience in a management role or similar role in a generalist environment in either the private or public sector. Experience of working in an educational setting would be desirable but not essential.
This is a full time, full year post and the regular working week will be based upon 37.5 hours.