HR and Compliance Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role managing the HR services of one of the UK’s leading girls’ schools.

With a wide area of responsibility covering staff recruitment, performance management, retention, talent management, employee relations and payroll, you will need excellent knowledge of HR policies and procedures and a pro-active approach to planning and prioritising your work to ensure compliance in respect of all HR functions.

You will be crucial to implementing and promoting HR policies and practices across the School, providing support and best practice advice to colleagues on a range of HR functions and issues and building an effective working relationship with the Head Office HR team at the Girls’ Day School Trust.

A key priority for this role will also be to manage the Single Central Register for the School to ensure compliance with ISI Regulations. 

As well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills, you will need first class organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines. A CIPD qualification or equivalent experience is also essential.

About the School:

One of London’s top day schools, Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London.

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and an application form please click the apply button.

Closing date: 9am Thursday 1 October 2020

Interviews: Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 October 2020

Wimbledon High School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.