Job summary
Please note: This is a hybrid role with 1 day per week in our Head office in Leamington Spa. During the induction/training period more days in the office will be required.
Are you an experienced HR professional with a strong background in leading HR teams and managing HR systems?
As an HR Service Manager at BPAS you will lead a team of HR administrators, ensuring the delivery of day-to-day transactional support for the organisation's business objectives.
The role:
This role requires an in-depth understanding of HR best practices to enable you to work closely with your team and managers, providing guidance and advice on HR processes and systems, as well as ensuring compliance with BPAS HR policies.
You'll be comfortable hitting the ground running & using your own initiative to manage and improve HR systems and processes. As the HR Service Manager, you will oversee HR services, including data management, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring a high-quality, customer-centric approach.
About You:
We are seeking a confident and articulate HR professional with proven experience in leading HR teams and managing HR systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in generalist HR advisory roles or HR business partnering, with extensive hands-on experience.
We are also looking for:
- Strong understanding of UK Employment Law and practical knowledge of HR best practices.
- Experience in process mapping and improvements.
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
Main duties of the job
- Leading the provision
and continual review of a high quality, customer centric service through a team
of HR administrators
- Overseeing the team
mailbox to ensure a helpdesk style approach to managing priorities and
establishing workload.
- Owning and
overseeing the production and presentation of Key KPI and monthly HR data and
analysing for recommendations and implementing improvements.
- Owning the Core HR
and time & attendance systems and processes to ensure information flows
appropriately to meet payroll deadlines and to ensure maximum efficiency.
- Developing and
maintaining a culture of continuous improvement in HR processes, driving
efficiency and employee experience, including exploring system functionality to
support and drive improvements.
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits: life assurance cover at 3 times salary, 34 days annual leave per year & a defined contribution pension scheme. You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
For our clinical roles, a full clinical training package will be provided along with comprehensive support. Nursing & midwifery colleagues will have the opportunity to train in 1st & 2nd trimester sonography scanning, contraception fitting & STI testing. For surgical units you will gain experience in conscious sedation & general anaesthetic treatment in our operating departments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is a full job description and terms and conditions with salary information on the right hand side of the page for you to download and review.
Further information
Location: Home based with 1 day per week in our Head Office in Leamington Spa, occasional travel to BPAS units and also the London office for meetings and training
Salary: £40,000 per annum.
Shift Pattern: 36 Hours per week | Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-3.30pm
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is a full job description and terms and conditions with salary information on the right hand side of the page for you to download and review.
Further information
Location: Home based with 1 day per week in our Head Office in Leamington Spa, occasional travel to BPAS units and also the London office for meetings and training
Salary: £40,000 per annum.
Shift Pattern: 36 Hours per week | Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-3.30pm
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English and Maths qualification either GCSE A to C or Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSE 4* or NVQ level 2
- Member of CIPD or equivalent qualification or time served relevant experience as a Generalist HR Advisor/Business Partner.
Desirable
- Some further education (e.g. A-Levels, BTEC, GNVQ, Degree)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a generalist HR Advisor/Business Partner
- Experience of leading a HR team
- Experience of managing key HR systems
- Experience in process mapping and improvements
Desirable
- Experience of working in healthcare or the third sector or a charitable organisation
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- UK Employment Law
- Practical Knowledge of the application of HR best practice
- Experience of HR Information Systems
- Policy application and interpretation
- Good presentation skills
- Proven problem solving skills
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
- Able to travel to other BPAS sites, and work additional hours as necessary.
- Are you able to commit to attending the BPAS head office in Leamington Spa for 1 day per week.
Desirable
- Please list any other information in support of your application
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English and Maths qualification either GCSE A to C or Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSE 4* or NVQ level 2
- Member of CIPD or equivalent qualification or time served relevant experience as a Generalist HR Advisor/Business Partner.
Desirable
- Some further education (e.g. A-Levels, BTEC, GNVQ, Degree)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a generalist HR Advisor/Business Partner
- Experience of leading a HR team
- Experience of managing key HR systems
- Experience in process mapping and improvements
Desirable
- Experience of working in healthcare or the third sector or a charitable organisation
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- UK Employment Law
- Practical Knowledge of the application of HR best practice
- Experience of HR Information Systems
- Policy application and interpretation
- Good presentation skills
- Proven problem solving skills
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
- Able to travel to other BPAS sites, and work additional hours as necessary.
- Are you able to commit to attending the BPAS head office in Leamington Spa for 1 day per week.
Desirable
- Please list any other information in support of your application
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
