Role: HR Shared Services Manager (Advisory)

Sector: Higher Education

Duration: Contract until 31st July 2026

Location: Buckinghamshire

Salary: up to £55,755 - depending on experience

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced HR Shared Services Manager to join our public sector client on a fixed term contract until 31st July 2026. This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 1 day a week onsite.

The HR Shared Services Manager will lead the people/hr advisory support and administration teams to deliver service excellence to all colleagues across the organisation. The ideal candidate will act as the first line support and recruitment operations manager, this role supports the PS Hub leadership team in leading and managing the HR Shared Service operation.

The duties of the HR Shared Services Manager include:

Leading, managing and developing a team of Team Managers to build and retain a highly engaged and capable team through the attraction, training and development of the necessary skilled professionals to meet business needs
Actively managing the day-to-day operation of the Operational teams, ensuring key business targets, SLAs and KPIs are met to ensure the quality, credibility and legal and technical compliance of services provided
Oversee workload allocation and capacity planning to ensure that customers are responded to efficiently and effectively via their preferred channel
Communicate with individuals and with the team to share information and direction, to maximise productivity levels and quality standards
Manage resource challenges, minimising absence and attrition wherever possible
Ensuring that teams are skilled to complete employment changes and provide information, situational advice and guidance that is right first time and meets the needs of our customers
Ensure end to end process documentation is up to date and maintained in a process library
Continually develop and evolve the advisory service so that it remains effective and efficient, meeting the needs of our colleagues and organisation
Supporting the Senior People services operations manager embed a culture of continuous improvement, to promote the ensure consistently high quality and efficient delivery of all employee lifecycle transactions and advice to agreed service levels
Proactively contribute to regular evaluation and development of service standards to ensure operational excellence
partnering with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to promote learning and a strong business acumen amongst all team members
Supporting with ongoing roll out of HR Systems and other Strategic projects
Act as a point of escalation, exercising judgement and using initiative in dealing with complex issues, interpreting and applying procedures and guidelines to achieve the desired outcome in a manner proportionate to any associated risks.
Supporting the Head of HRSS and Senior HR Operations manager in developing, producing and analysing data and performance MI.

The HR Shared Services Manager will ideally have:

CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent, or qualified by experience
Experience within higher education or wider public sector would be beneficial
Experience in a HR Shared Service environment is essential
Experience and expertise in leading and managing operational advisory teams in a HR Shared Services environment.
Experience driving performance and service improvements through periods of change
Strong analytical skills with the ability to utilise performance data and metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement

How to apply for the HR Shared Services Manager:

Our client is hoping to have the HR Shared Services Manager in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Tuesday 19th August by calling the Derby office for Sellick Partnership or by submitted your CV directly.

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People Services Operations Manager