HR Manager

Salary/Rate:£50000 - £60000 per annum
Job type:Contract
Location:Leeds, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a highly regarded and long-established organisation seeking an HR Manager for a 9-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate must be able to start straight away.

This broad HR role delivers essential operational support, offering practical guidance to ensure strong people management and effective HR practices across the organisation. You will play a key role in influencing a positive employee experience while supporting leaders at all levels.

Reporting to the HR Business Partner, this position brings variety, pace and challenge. No two days will be the same.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide stakeholders with expert guidance, coaching and support on complex employee relations matters, such as dispute resolution, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, TUPE and redundancy. You may also directly manage cases where needed.
  • Offer first-line HR advice and coaching across the full employee lifecycle.
  • Support line managers in understanding and applying HR policies and procedures.
  • Produce accurate and insightful HR data and reporting. Highlight trends and opportunities to improve people practices.
  • Champion equality, diversity and inclusion across the business.
  • Lead on reviewing HR policies and employment contracts to ensure compliance and relevance. Create toolkits and guidance materials for managers.
  • Work closely with the HR Service Centre and act as an escalation point when required.

About You

  • Previous experience in an HR Manager role with strong employee relations expertise.
  • CIPD qualification is advantageous.
  • Approachable, confident and skilled at building strong relationships across the organisation.

What's on Offer

  • Up to £60,000
  • Hybrid working.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • A strong package of employee benefits.

If this role sounds right for you, please submit your CV or get in touch with Emma Johnsen for further details.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: EJ/6436Post Date: 05.12.25

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