Part Time People Director in Chester

Part-Time People Director
Salary: £47,665–£53,051 FTE
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time
Location: Cheshire / Wirral / Liverpool
Working Pattern: Hybrid – home/central office with regular planned school visits
The Role
An opportunity for an experienced senior HR professional to become the lead adviser on all people matters across a multi-site education organisation.
A key focus will be providing expert advice on complex employee relations matters while developing a consistent HR policy framework and helping transition the organisation towards a stronger in-house People function.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the senior HR adviser to Headteachers and senior leaders.
* Manage complex disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases.
* Develop and maintain legally compliant HR policies across multiple sites.
* Lead workforce planning and support senior recruitment.
* Oversee safer recruitment compliance and HR processes.
* Support appraisal, pay and performance processes.
* Manage occupational health and HR systems relationships.
* Provide workforce reporting and people data to senior leadership.
* Support organisational growth, including TUPE and employment due diligence.
* Develop initiatives around wellbeing, EDI and professional development.
Ideal Candidate
* Experienced senior HR professional with strong employee relations and employment law expertise.
* Proven experience independently managing complex casework from start to finish.
* Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on.
* Experience within education or the public sector is highly desirable, although other sectors will be considered.
* Experience developing and implementing HR policies.
* Multi-site HR experience would be advantageous.
* Knowledge of STPCD, Green Book/Burgundy Book and education pension arrangements would be beneficial.
* CIPD Level 7 or equivalent senior-level experience preferred.
Interested? Apply today!!
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