People and Culture Manager

We are looking for an experienced People & Culture Manager to join the team 3 days per week to lead and deliver our people strategies – including culture and engagement, recruitment and onboarding, offboarding, performance management, wellbeing, terms and benefits and compliance with all local laws applicable.

Working within the Operations team you will act as a trusted advisor to the Foundation management team, manage core people processes, and ensure the Micro:bit Educational Foundation continually strives to be an excellent place of work. This role requires a both strategic and hands-on team member, ensuring that our people practices support our business goals and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture, as well as progress the Foundations goals in terms of equity, diversity and inclusion.

This is a new role to support the expansion of the Foundation; if you want to work in an exciting global organisation, helping millions of children learn the digital skills that they need to be successful and build the culture and processes to facilitate its growth then this is the job for you.

Don’t worry if you don’t have all of the experience or attributes listed, we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of them.

Strategy and HR Management

• Develop, maintain, and implement People and Culture strategy. Designing and improving systems, processes, policies, and infrastructure that support the Foundation’s strategic objectives, while promoting fairness, consistency, and compliance.
• Partner with teams to support organisational design, talent planning, and workforce development aligned to current and future needs.
• Support the development and implementation of employment contracts and benefits frameworks that enable the Foundation to remain competitive and deliver excellence in employee experience.

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Develop and implement best practices across the whole employee lifecycle including all employer obligations (legal and ethical) and a consistently positive employment experience.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment, from developing and publishing job postings and candidate screening to offers and onboarding.
• Ensure a smooth and inclusive hiring process, ensuring key objectives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion are established and delivered.
• Collaborate with the management team, hiring managers and project teams to forecast staffing needs and succession plans.

Culture & Engagement

• Promote a positive company culture through recognition programs, engagement surveys, and team initiatives.
• Ensure People and Culture initiatives are engaging, collaborative in design and of a high standard to attract, retain and build the capabilities of staff.
• Lead the People and Culture and organisational development agenda during a period of expansion.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers and team members and explore options to broaden our capacity to provide learning and development opportunities to our team.
• Be a focal point for people issues, coaching and supporting across the Foundation.

Performance, Learning & Development

• Lead performance management cycles — goal setting, feedback, and appraisal processes.
• Identify training needs and implement learning programs to support team members.
• Develop leadership development and career progression frameworks and opportunities relevant to a small Foundation.

Documentation & compliance

• Maintain accurate employee records and HR metrics for reporting and decision-making, administrating the Foundation’s internal platform for HR information.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, data protection, and working with the Operations Director; safeguarding and health & safety standards.
• Manage compensation, benefits, and payroll coordination in partnership with finance.

Key Skills and qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 or above or equivalent experience.
• 5-7+ years in HR or People and Culture roles, with at least 3 years in management or senior advisory capacity.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices, with the ability to advise on potential trends and changes that may affect Foundation policies or procedures.
• Experience of working within a small Foundation or organisation in UK and international settings.
• Familiarity with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles with the ability to drive good practices.
• Competence in delivering people and culture guidance across all levels of an organisation.
• Proven ability to lead full employee lifecycle from recruitment through onboarding, performance development and offboarding.
• Expertise in workforce planning, organisational development and change management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with HR information systems and data analytics.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and organisational abilities, ability to work with independently.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please get in touch by submitting your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role. This role closes on the 7th June however we may shortlist and interview ahead of the closing date, so please do apply early. For any questions, please contact us on support@microbit.org and we will come back to you soonest.

Benefits

Salary £55,000 to £60,000 per annum (£33,000 to 36,000 0.6 FTE) 3 days a week. At the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, we work flexibly, collaboratively, and with a shared commitment to making a lasting difference. We’re small enough to move fast, yet global enough to have real influence. And if you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you.

Once probationary period is complete, contractual benefits include; group private medical and group life insurance plan, EAP plan, flexibility in working hours, flexible annual leave policy and pension arrangement.

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is a UK-based not for profit with the goal to inspire every child to create their best digital future. One of the greatest benefits of working at micro:bit is knowing that the work you're doing is contributing to something positive, constructive and with beneficial social outcomes. The Micro:bit Educational Foundation offers the opportunity to include outreach activities in your work, such as teaching with the micro:bit at code clubs.