HR Manager
Birmingham, West Midlands

The Company

The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey - and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. If you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.

The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision-makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.

We are currently looking for an HR Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis working 37.5 hours per week.

The Benefits

- A salary of £30,095 - £34,373 per annum
- 28 days’ leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days’ annual leave & 3 closure days)
- Ethical pension scheme (5-7% employer contribution)
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
- A fun and supportive team
- A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
- Cycle to work scheme
- Animal companion compassionate leave
- Death in service benefit

If you are a CIPD qualified HR professional looking to join a forward-thinking organisation that champions a healthy working culture, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

In this highly rewarding role, you will have the chance to make an enormous impact on the culture of our progressive organisation. We will provide you with ample professional support and extensive opportunities for career growth as you join us on our mission.

So, if you’re looking for that rare opportunity to marry your professional capabilities with your passions, this might be the role you’ve been waiting for.

The Role

As an HR Manager, you will be responsible for providing the Vegan Society with clear HR advice and guidance as we carry out our operations.

Providing expert advice to our senior leadership, you will manage a range of HR functions ensuring all company procedures and policies are compliant with all relevant legislation. You will support the management of complex employee relation cases including restructuring and change.

Playing a crucial role in our organisational development, you will also produce an annual HR plan and will lead on HR activities such as the development and delivery of staff training programmes. Alongside these activities, you will lead our recruitment and build strategies and processes including our selection strategies and on-boarding.

Additionally, you will:

- Safeguard and promote staff welfare and wellbeing
- Lead on EDI delivery
- Act as the Data Protection Officer for the organisation

About You

To be considered an HR Manager, you will need:

- Extensive experience in HR
- Experience of supporting senior management and/or trustees
- Previous line management experience
- Experience of handling significant change, including restructure and/or redundancy, and TUPE
- The ability to answer complex queries over the phone or by email
- Experience of implementing and planning organisation-wide training
- Knowledge of GDPR and its application
- A high level of knowledge and understanding of employment law and HR policy and legislation
- Experience of recruitment
- To be CIPD qualified

Ideally, you will have experience of budget management as well as experience of using HR systems including recruitment portals.

Other organisations may call this role Human Resources Manager, Senior HR Advisor, Senior Human Resources Advisor, Employee Relations Manager, HR Generalist, HR Support Manager, or HR Services Manager.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Vegan Society as an organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation and encourage applications from all sections of the community. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The application deadline is 5pm on the 20th of July.

So, if you can make a positive impact on our company culture as an HR Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.