HR & People Manager

HR & People Manager (part time, permanent) Hours: Part-Time (Flexible Days or Hours Considered) Join a Growing Business and Shape the Future of People & Culture Our client, a thriving and expanding property management business, is seeking an experienced HR Manager / People Leader to join their team in a newly created role. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working autonomously and wants to make a tangible impact. As the business continues to grow, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the people strategy, embedding company values and behaviours, strengthening management capability, and building the people infrastructure required to support long-term growth. This role offers genuine autonomy and the opportunity to establish and enhance HR practices while becoming a trusted advisor to the leadership team. If you are passionate about creating high-performing teams, developing managers and driving organisational improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities * Act as the lead HR professional within the business, providing expert advice, guidance and challenge to managers and directors on all people-related matters. * Develop and implement a clear people strategy aligned to business objectives and future growth plans. * Support the embedding of company values, behaviours and ways of working throughout the organisation. * Drive a culture of accountability, high performance and continuous improvement. * Lead and independently manage employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management, capability and dismissal processes. * Coach and support managers to confidently address people issues, improve management effectiveness and build leadership capability. * Challenge and influence management decisions where appropriate, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant people practices. * Develop and implement robust performance management frameworks that drive employee engagement, development and business performance. * Lead workforce planning initiatives, identifying current and future talent requirements and supporting succession planning activities. * Design and implement organisational development initiatives that support employee growth, business effectiveness and cultural alignment. * Review and enhance onboarding, induction, probation and employee development programmes to improve employee experience and retention. * Identify opportunities to reduce key-person dependency by improving knowledge sharing, role clarity, succession planning and management capability. * Review and develop HR policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance, consistency and operational efficiency. * Oversee recruitment activities, partnering with hiring managers to attract, assess and secure high-quality talent. * Manage employee benefits and contribute to reward and recognition initiatives that support attraction and retention. * Maintain ownership of the HRIS and employee data, ensuring accuracy, compliance and meaningful reporting. * Produce HR metrics and management information to support decision-making and identify trends, risks and opportunities. * Lead culture, engagement and employee wellbeing initiatives that contribute to a positive and productive working environment. About You To be successful in this role, you will have: Essential * CIPD Level 3 qualified as a minimum, ideally working towards or holding * Previous experience operating as an HR Manager, People Manager, HR Business Partner or in a standalone HR position. * Demonstrable experience independently managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish. * Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice. * Experience influencing, coaching and challenging managers on people-related matters. * Experience implementing and improving HR processes, policies and people initiatives. * Experience driving performance management, employee engagement and organisational improvement initiatives. * Exposure to workforce planning, talent development and succession planning activities. * Previous experience working within a growing SME or entrepreneurial business environment. What's on Offer? * Salary up to £65,000 pro rata. * Flexible part-time hours or days to suit the successful candidate. * A newly created role with significant influence and autonomy