Hr Manager

Are you a hands-on HR Manager or HR Generalist ready to take your next step? 

Do you want to help inspire growth?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment?

Interested? We thought you would be! 

ASK4 is growing, expanding our services, and reaching new territories, and we are looking for motivated and dedicated individuals to help us reach our ambitious goals. Thanks to new investment we are recruiting to help support the company’s growth as well as maintain the high level of service that ASK4 is renowned for.

The HR Manager is critical to managing the HR services function and assisting in the day to day running of the team. You will maintain and develop effective internal procedures, handle employee relating issues, support recruiting and retention efforts. The successful candidate will lead a small team and collaborate with senior leaders from around the business to drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and a positive workplace culture.

What you’ll be doing:

·       Deliver a high quality HR services function to the business looking at process improvements and re-engineering as necessary.

·       Be the trusted advisor for business areas of responsibility, providing expert advice, guidance and coaching to managers in all aspects of HR, including change management, performance management, employee relations and TUPE.

·       Be proactive in identifying people issues and trends within the business and work together with key stakeholders in order to formulate and implement pragmatic and commercially focussed solutions.

·       Continuously monitor and review HR policies and processes and implement changes where necessary.

·       Subject matter expert for the systems in use in the team (HR and Recruitment, reviewing usage, capability and implementing improvements and new functionality

·       Managing ER cases within the business, including those which are more complex.

Our ideal candidate will: 

·       Have gained significant previous experience in HR generalist role essential (including HR administration, recruitment, pay & benefits and employee relations)

·       Possess exceptional organisational and communication skills together with proven leadership capabilities and solid knowledge of employment legislation and its application.

·       Be skilled in relationship building including the ability to influence, coach, and partner at all levels of the organisation to achieve results.

·       Have extensive experience of managing ER cases, with a good proportion of those being complex or high risk.

·       Hold a CIPD qualification.

·       Have strong business, commercial and HR acumen, including the ability to diagnose and analyse problems and drive appropriate solutions.

·       Have experience or good working knowledge of developing and supporting line managers through change.

·       Approach the role in a true hands-on style as well as the ability to successfully monitor the "pulse" of employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement

·       Be comfortable and driven to operate in a complex and rapidly changing work environment.

·       Support, develop and mentor the team to ensure growth and development whilst ensuring the right skills exist in the team to support the business.