Wellcome Sanger Institute Hiring for HR Manager at Hinxton Full Time

About the role:
As HR Manager you will support a range of scientific managers and specialists to navigate people management challenges. Promoting best-practice initiatives, coaching and advising managers on a range of ER work and generalist queries you will work closely with the Lead HR Partner for the area to provide an exemplary and proactive service to our people. Supporting projects and policy reviews where appropriate you will be the first point of contact on a wide-range of generalist issues.

Find out more about us:
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/non_science_group/human-resources/

https://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/careers/life-at-sanger/

https://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/sanger-institute/our-vision/

Essential Skills

Qualified to Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development [CIPD] standard either through training or experience.

Experience of providing HR/generalist advice and guidance to all levels of staff in a professional or a technical environment.

Proven ability to mediate in difficult emotionally charged conflict situations and ability to recognise when different approaches are required to find solutions

Proficiency in employment law, modern recruitment and selection methods and performance management techniques

Strong attention to detail

Demonstrable excellent customer service skills and a flexible pragmatic approach

Team working skills, and an ability to deliver project outcomes

Well-developed communication skills and the ability to clearly present ideas and solutions; to listen, analyse and respond effectively in complex and difficult situations and influence and persuade as appropriate.

Proven Coaching skills

Ability to work under sustained pressure and manage a heavy workload of potentially contentious casework

Well-developed IT skills and experience of interpreting reports/data

Demonstrable ability to use a flexible and pragmatic approach to problem-solving

Other information

We have adopted a hybrid working model to allow for flexibility with remote and office working.

In addition to a hybrid working approach and flexible working we will equally consider applications from those looking to work a shorter week of 30 hours per week (full time hours 37 p/w).