Location: Kettering Campus, with travel across Group sites
Join The Bedford College Group as Our HR Manager
Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an opportunity to lead and develop a team in a forward-thinking organisation? The Bedford College Group is seeking an HR Manager to provide strategic and operational HR leadership across our Northamptonshire campuses.
As part of a committed and dynamic team, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality HR service, ensuring best practice in employee relations, workforce management, and engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and developing – Managing and mentoring a team of HR professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Employee relations expertise – Overseeing complex ER cases, providing expert guidance, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation.
- Strategic HR influence – Supporting our Heads of HR to drive cultural change, organisational development, and employee engagement.
- Policy and process development – Supporting the creation and implementation of HR policies that align with best practice and business objectives.
- Driving continuous improvement – Embedding a culture of high performance and inclusion across the organisation.
What We Are Looking For
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience in a senior HR role).
- Strong background in employee relations and HR advisory services.
- Proven line management experience, with the ability to coach and develop a team.
- Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-site organisation, balancing strategic and operational priorities.
- Passion for people development and a commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture.
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
What We Offer
- A supportive and inclusive working environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- The chance to shape HR practices within a leading education group
- The opportunity to make a real impact in an organisation dedicated to educational excellence.
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays per annum
- Retail and leisure discounts by RewardGateway
- Peoples Pension
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
Interviews are planned to take place on 17th March 2025.
Job Description:
HR Manager JDPS February 2025 Northants.pdf
£46,349 per annum - Up to
