HR Manager - Part-time

Sauce Collective:

A new role for a dynamic HR Manager to help shape the future of a leading communications agency in West London. 

 

About us 

In 2024, Sauce Collective bought together two leading London communications companies:  Sauce Communications and The M Collective.  

Sauce Collective offers integrated communications across brand strategy, media relations, social, content, partnerships and digital storytelling. We create joined-up work that is creatively driven and commercially focused.
As specialists across inspirational travel and lifestyle, we create value through culturally relevant stories that build long-term loyalty.  

Our collaborative environment rewards hard work, tenacity and creativity with unlimited growth and a supportive, happy team, which currently numbers 50 people.

About the role 

At this pivotal moment in the Company’s development we have an exciting new role for an HR Manager.  You will play a critical role in helping to shape the future of Sauce Collective through leading our people and culture strategies, learning and development, and helping to enhance productivity to create a high performance business, that is also positive, creative and committed. 

This role will report into the Co-Founders of Sauce Collective and will support driving all HR best practices including supporting our resource planning efforts understanding where and when we need to hire or where current inhouse talent is under/over utilised.   Another key element of this role will be assisting with the integration of the two companies, to create a seamless business.   

The role is part-time, three days a week in the office.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Employee Relations: 

• Acting as a point of contact on all employee relations issues.

• Supporting and advising staff on policies and procedures.

• Providing support on people issues including but not limited to disciplinary issues, performance issues & compliance

Employee Engagement: 

• Promoting good internal communications with all staff, keeping all staff updated on recent HR initiatives

• Managing the exit interview process including processing resignations or terminations

• Working with the business on innovative engagement activity ideas - e.g cultural events, summer and Christmas events.

 Recruitment and Selection:  

• Working closely with Directors, Finance and Co-Founders on workforce planning and facilitating the recruitment process as well as the probation period process.

• Managing the administration of the recruitment process, end to end, by utilising the recruitment system’s full potential ensuring correct authorisations are in place.

• Head hunting on LinkedIn

• This includes signing off on advertising new posts, support with screening CV’s, and participating on interview panels.

Training and Development : 

• Developing and delivering relevant training throughout the organisation.

• Identifying training and skills gaps, reacting to same with training proposals

• Managing the compliance of all mandatory training requirements and ensuring effective tracking and reporting of same.

Resource Planning:

• Responsible for resource planning and working with Finance to ensure the resource plan is up to date and we have a view of who is working on what project/client.

• Understanding how many hours are spare or there is a delta with the resource plan and what gaps need to be addressed.

• Updating of all HR policies and procedures including the Employee Handbook.

• Leading on work experience and internships programs

PERSON SPECIFICATION  

• Several years’ experience in a HR Manager role, within a fast-paced environment.

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law with HR qualification

• Working knowledge of HR IS Systems-  Workday, BambooHR/similar

• Ability to interpret HR metrics and produce actionable reports.

• Experience updating or implementing HR policies and employee handbooks

• Demonstrable experience with dealing with grievances, performance management, formulating enhanced policies and procedures.