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HR Manager
Job Title HR Manager Location: Alderley Park Working hours: 22.5 hours per week Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus Bank Holidays (FTE) Reports to: Managing Director Advert closing date: Friday 26th September 2026
Job Title HR Manager
Location: Alderley Park
Working hours: 22.5 hours per week
Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus Bank Holidays (FTE)
Reports to: Managing Director
Advert closing date: Friday 26th September 2026
We are a small HR Consultancy business founded in 2019 with a vision to deliver practical, people-centered HR support that's rooted in strategic thinking and aligned with each client's distinct culture.
We want to add value to our clients by not just solving current issues and firefighting, but partnering with them to build healthy culture and future-focused people plans.
We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time HR Manager to join the team at Alderley Park. The role will be client facing, providing broad HR advice and support to our client base. They will act as key point of contact to a number of clients, building relationships, understanding their business, developing their people strategy and providing them with high quality HR support and advice.
Key responsibilities:
Employee Relations
Advise and coach managers on employee relations issues including performance management, absence management, disciplinary and grievance issues.
Provide support with letter templates and checking wording
Support clients in redundancy/restructure programmes.
Support clients in person on disciplinary and grievance hearings where necessary.
Advocate for good culture and behaviours, including necessary harassment protection implementation.
As part of the AHR team, advise clients on changes to employment law and the implications for them.
Culture, engagement & Team development
Work with clients to support their line managers to do their roles well.
Where required, train the client on the annual performance management process.
Advise on team development to client team members and managers.
Carry out a culture review for clients if required.
Support conflict resolution on behalf of a client.
Recruitment, Onboarding & Offboarding
Client recruitment activities including, writing job descriptions, interviewing, and evaluating candidates alongside the client.
Liaise with clients to support with advertising roles and liaise with recruitment agencies on behalf of them.
Support clients with reviewing applications and responding to applicants when required.
Maintain the vacancy page on the company website keeping it up to date.
Advising clients on pre-employment checks and onboarding activities if needed.
Experience & Skills
CIPD qualified, ideally to Level 7
Experience in an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role, either in a corporate setting or in an SME.
Minimum 5 years’ solid experience in employee relations (ER), including running disciplinaries, grievances and capability (performance & sickness) procedures.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office tools including word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and Microsoft teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to think strategically and to balance HR process and the needs of the client.
Excellent verbal/written skills, communication and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate well at all levels.
Knowledge of best practice on recruitment, selection, performance management, culture & engagement.
Experience in leading and working effectively in teams.
Experience in providing advice and support to senior managers on all people matters.
Able to drive – there will be occasional travel to be onsite at a client, most of which are Manchester based.
To apply:
To apply for this role, please submit your application using the form below, with one document which includes your CV and Cover letter. The closing date for applications is Friday 26th September 2025.