Senior HR Advisor / HR Manager

St Edward’s Oxford is seeking an experienced HR professional who is passionate about supporting people and developing a positive workplace culture.

The school is open to appointing either a Senior HR Advisor or a HR Manager, depending on the experience and suitability of the successful candidate. In either role, you will be an integral part of the HR team and the wider school community, providing a comprehensive generalist HR service that covers HR operations, employee relations and absence management.

As a Senior HR Advisor, you will provide operational HR support across the school, advise managers on employee relations and people management issues, lead HR projects and support the implementation of HR initiatives.

In the HR Manager role, you will oversee the delivery of HR services, collaborate closely with senior leadership and departmental managers to support effective people management and drive improvements in HR practices and processes.

About you

You will be CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards this) and bring prior HR experience, including managing employee relations issues and offering HR advisory support to managers. For those who wish to apply for the HR Manager role, experience in leading HR projects is also desirable.

A strong working knowledge of employment law, experience of developing and reviewing HR policies and a thorough understanding of employee relations processes such as disciplinary, grievance, absence and capability are essential. Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook are also required.

In return the school offer an attractive benefits package including:
• A friendly and inclusive working environment
• 30 days annual holiday entitlement
• Free meals
• Free Nuffield Health Gym membership (including membership for your partner and children under the age of 21)
• Free on-site car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Defined contribution pension scheme with Scottish Widows. The standard employee contribution rate is 5% with the employer contributing 8%. From 1st September 2022, enhanced contributions by the employee will be matched by the employer, up to the cap of 12%

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The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 30th March 2026.

St Edward’s does not accept applications from recruitment agencies.

St Edward’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

St Edward’s School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, sex, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Please see our Equal Opportunities & Dignity at Work policy on our website for further details.

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