My client is a North London Secondary School, looking to recruit an experienced and proactive HR professional to oversee the people function within a busy school environment for a period of 6 months on a three day a week basis. This is a pivotal role providing strategic guidance to senior leaders while ensuring the smooth and compliant delivery of day-to-day HR operations. Key responsibilities will include: * Leading and developing the HR service, including line management of support staff * Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns to include advertising, selection, compliance checks and induction * Overseeing payroll processes and contractual changes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to statutory and policy requirements * Maintaining high-quality records and safeguarding documentation, including the SCR * Monitoring staff absence, coordinating occupational health referrals and advising managers on next steps * Supporting senior leaders with employee relations matters as they arise * Producing HR data, statutory returns and management reports for leadership and governors * Contributing to workforce planning and budget forecasting in partnership with finance colleagues HR experience within a school setting, ideally supported by a CIPD qualification, will be required for this role. You will be confident operating at both operational and advisory level; comfortable guiding senior leaders through employee relations matters whil...