Senior HR Consultant - Education (Flexible & Hybrid) in Manchester

We are looking to recruit a Senior HR Consultant to join our growing HR Consultancy team, with a focus on supporting clients across the education sector. This is a key role within the team, offering the opportunity to deliver high-quality, pragmatic HR advisory service in a friendly and collaborative team. You will be using your knowledge and skills to deliver excellent outcomes for our clients. We are interested in developing people and allowing them the flexibility they need to excel in a role. You will partner with a diverse client base including schools, academies and other organisations, providing commercially aware, solutions-focused advice.

This role will suit an experienced HR professional, whether from an in-house, advisory or consultancy background, who is confident operating in a client-facing environment and acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are available, and we are committed to supporting different working patterns. We would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working, including ‘Term Time Only’ arrangements.

Reasons to apply

• Deliver meaningful client impact and act as a trusted advisor, supporting organisations to manage complex HR and employee relations challenges.
• Lead and influence client outcomes delivering practical, risk-aware solutions aligned with organisational priorities.
• Work alongside legal and HR specialists providing integrated, commercially focused advice.
• Contribute to the growth of a developing consultancy offering, with opportunities to shape services and client relationships.
• Be part of an ambitious, collaborative and friendly value-led firm where our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do.
• Excellent benefits for our people, with a focus on wellbeing and development at the forefront.
• Flexible and Hybrid working - Stone King are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering pragmatic HR advice to clients on a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, capability and organisational change.
• Designing and delivering training and workshops for managers and leadership teams.
• Leading and managing complex casework, including investigations, hearings and formal processes.
• Monitoring and reporting on activities and providing relevant management information (including time recording appropriately).
• Building and maintaining effective client relationships, acting as a trusted and credible advisor.
• Producing clear, practical and legally aligned HR documentation and guidance.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues across the Employment and HR teams to deliver a seamless, high-quality service.
• Supporting business development activity with the firm's clients, with a particular focus on our Education clients such as Academies and Schools.
• Contributing to the development of the Firm’s range of human resource services, and assisting the employment law team to expand their services e.g. providing bespoke HR services to clients under Retainer arrangements.

Essential

• Strong experience providing HR advice across a broad range of employee relations and generalist HR matters in either a consultancy, advisory or professional services environment, or working in an in-house HR role supporting complex stakeholder groups.
• Extensive knowledge of employment relations especially case work on Disciplinary, Grievances, Capability, Absence management and Restructures.
• Experience managing a varied workload and prioritising effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into clear, practical advice.

Desirable

• Experience working within or alongside the education sector (e.g. schools, academies, public regulated organisations etc.).
• Experience contributing to business development or service growth activities.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Individual differences are embraced at Stone King, and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development for all. We are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, the Race Fairness Commitment, and the Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and we are a Disability Confident Employer.

Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview to any job applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role as defined by the job description and person specification. A full copy of the person specification and job description can be provided by contacting our Recruitment team.

Competitive salary, Profit Share Scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Life assurance (4 x salary), Pension scheme, 31 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays), Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum.

Closing date: 5th June 2026. Adverts normally close at midday on the closing date, however vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received. Therefore we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.