HR Manager

Posted 27 November 2025
Salary £40,000 - £46,000 per annum
LocationBasingstoke
Job type Permanent
Discipline Human Resources
Reference164529
Contact NameDaniel Thynne

Job description

We’re partnering with a leading educational body in Hampshire, who are looking for an experienced HR Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.


In this role, you’ll take HR responsibility for two secondary schools and play a key part in managing an expanding portfolio.


This full-time position offers a salary of £40,000 to £44,000 per annum (dependent on experience). Interviews will be held before Christmas with a start date in the new year, subject to notice.

 

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Leading and guiding HR Officers at both secondary schools

  • Overseeing and ensuring accurate HR administration, including recruitment, onboarding, and absence management

  • Monitoring and quality-assuring HR processes carried out by school-based HR Officers

  • Providing guidance and supporting school leadership and administrative staff

  • Acting as a trusted advisor for HR-related matters and coaching on best practices

  • Developing and implementing mentoring programs to build capability within teams

  • Encouraging continuous learning by identifying training needs and facilitating skill enhancement

Experience required:

  • Experience required in Education

  • Experience line managing

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • ER

  • Trade union liaising

 

Rewards and Benefits:

  • Local Government pension scheme

  • 30 days AL + bank holidays

  • Parking

  • Social events

  • CPD

 

Working hours:

  • 36 hours per week

  • Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm - cands must be flexible to take meetings outside teaching hours

 

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

 

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

 

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