Location: West Norfolk and Cambridgeshire schools

Part time: 28 hours per week

Salary: £35,000 FTE (£28,000 pro rata)

As one of the largest primary school Multi-Academy Trusts in the country DEMAT have 39 academies spanning across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, and Suffolk. We share a passion and belief that all children have the right to flourish and deserve the highest quality curriculum.

Our academies receive support on people related matters via our HR Advisory support. This role is an opportunity to join this HR Hub Team and play a key role in supporting our people strategy. Through collaboration with colleagues, it is an opportunity to ensure that this vision is achieved via our staff who all play a critical role in achieving our strategic aims.

The hub HR Advisor role is a generalist role, supporting a portfolio of schools on HR Matters. The HR Advisor will work closely alongside the Headteachers and Senior Leadership Teams in their assigned schools; delivering to them an excellent HR service and ensuring that HR projects are delivered in a timely manner.

The HR Advisor will act as a first point of contact for schools and Headteachers and will provide support and guidance on a range of HR matters to senior leaders within DEMAT schools. The ability to forge strong working relationships and have both excellent time management and prioritisation skills are essential to be able to provide proactive advice and guidance on a range of HR matters.

The successful applicant will:

• Have generalist HR experience in all key areas – resource planning, recruitment, training, performance management, systems management, employee relations & communications, policy and procedures.
• Have a thorough knowledge of employment law and experience of interpreting and applying this law, combined with an understanding of HR good practice.
• Be able to develop good working relationships.
• Be resilient and be able to prioritise and able to set clear priorities in managing their workload.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills – able to communicate well at all levels.

We can offer you:

• Competitive salary & pension schemes
• Friendly and close-knit team
• A commitment to on-going professional development
• Access to our EAP
• Hybrid working

Please apply through the DEMAT website, www.demat.org.uk/recruitment

The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: From £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in ELY

Application deadline: 24/02/2023
Reference ID: DEMAT

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