At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead HR initiatives, improve management practices, and handle core HR administration.
- Company: Curveball, a dynamic company focused on people management.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, 33 days leave, and workplace pension.
- Other info: Flexible part-time role with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Shape the future of HR in a hands-on role with direct access to decision-makers.
- Qualifications: CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR experience; strong generalist HR skills required.
The predicted salary is between 42750 - 52250 £ per year.
Current location: Llansamlet, Swansea | Part-time (c. 3 days / 0.6 FTE) | Predominantly on-site | Competitive salary & benefits
Curveball is looking for an experienced, hands-on HR Manager to create clear internal ownership of our people agenda.
This is a practical, sleeves-rolled-up role: the HR Manager will personally handle the core HR administration as well as improving management capability, performance, culture, consistency and people processes.
The role
- Partner with the CEO, Executive Team and managers to turn business priorities and company values into a practical people plan and consistent management standards.
- Own the quality of recruitment, onboarding, probation, performance management, development, succession and retention processes.
- Coach managers through performance, attendance, conduct and employee-relations matters; use our specialist support providers for advice and ensure agreed actions are implemented consistently.
- Build useful people reporting covering headcount, recruitment, turnover, absence, probation, performance/development, training, engagement and material risks.
- Strengthen manager capability and accountability through practical coaching, tools, training and clear minimum standards.
- Own the internal HR operating model end to end: personally complete core HR administration, maintain effective disciplines, using specialist outsourced support providers to ensure accurate/timely people inputs into the outsourced payroll process.
About you
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional HR qualification/experience; Level 7 is advantageous.
- Strong generalist HR experience, ideally in an SME or operational environment.
- Sound employee-relations knowledge and confidence working closely with managers and senior leaders.
- Evidence of improving performance management, recruitment, manager capability, engagement, culture or people processes.
- Comfortable using HR systems/data and practical KPIs and willing to personally complete routine HR administration as part of the role; experience coordinating payroll inputs is useful.
A self-starting, curious and commercially aware approach is essential.
Why join Curveball
A new role with genuine scope to shape people management across the business, direct access to senior decision-makers and useful support already in place: Guardian Support for specialist advice, Breathe HR and outsourced payroll preparation.
This is hands-on HR: routine administration sits with the HR Manager, not a separate admin layer.
We envisage approximately three days per week, with regular on-site presence and flexibility around key employee matters.
How to apply
Apply through Linked In using the Apply button. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
We may close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient suitable applications.
Package: Competitive salary + annual bonus + 33 days' leave (including bank holidays and birthday leave) + Medicash + Death in Service + workplace pension.
Human Resources Manager in Swansea employer: Curveball
Curveball is an exceptional employer located in Llansamlet, Swansea, offering a dynamic and hands-on HR Manager role that allows you to directly influence the people agenda within the company. With a competitive salary, generous benefits including 33 days' leave, and a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development and engagement, you'll have the opportunity to grow alongside the business while working closely with senior leaders. The flexible part-time arrangement ensures a healthy work-life balance, making Curveball an attractive choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
