HR Consultant (Education)

We're looking for a talented HR Consultant to provide client-focused, pragmatic HR advice and support to schools and academies across the education sector.

The role

As an HR Consultant, you'll deliver comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice and support to schools and academies in line with their specific policies, procedures, and legal requirements. You'll be joining a team of legal and HR specialists with a wealth of education knowledge and experience, consistently featured in Band One of the Legal 500 and Chambers UK listings. You'll build excellent relationships with clients at all levels, striving to deliver pragmatic, sector-orientated advice that is carefully aligned to clients' interests and at the forefront of national best practice.

This is a client-facing, fee-earning role within a professional services environment, based in our Manchester office, reporting to the Senior HR Consultant.

What you'll be doing

Providing a solution-focused, pragmatic HR advisory service to clients on the full range of complex employee relations issues, including leading on complex casework and the provision of telephone and email support.

Leading on ad-hoc client projects covering the full scope of generalist HR (including investigations of all types), creating and delivering training to clients, and preparing new precedent documentation in response to changes in legislation and sector direction.

Building and engendering trusted adviser relationships with allocated clients, leading annual renewal conversations for HR services, and maximising new business opportunities for the firm through to successful completion.