At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead HR initiatives, improve management practices, and handle core HR administration.
- Company: Curveball, a dynamic company in Swansea with a focus on people management.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, 33 days leave, and health benefits.
- Other info: Hands-on role with direct access to decision-makers and supportive resources.
- Why this job: Shape the future of HR while working closely with senior leaders.
- Qualifications: CIPD Level 5 or equivalent, strong HR experience, and employee-relations knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
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.
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; 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.
CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional HR qualification/experience; 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 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.
Package: Competitive salary + annual bonus + 33 days' leave (including bank holidays and birthday leave) + Medicash + Death in Service + workplace pension.
Human Resources Manager (Legal) in Swansea employer: Curveball
Curveball is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Llansamlet, Swansea, where HR professionals can truly make an impact. With a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous leave and a focus on employee development, this part-time role allows for meaningful contributions to the company's people agenda while enjoying direct access to senior leadership. The supportive culture and hands-on approach ensure that HR Managers can thrive and grow within the organisation.
