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 staffManaging end-to-end recruitment campaigns to include advertising, selection, compliance checks and inductionOverseeing payroll processes and contractual changes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to statutory and policy requirementsMaintaining high-quality records and safeguarding documentation, including the SCRMonitoring staff absence, coordinating occupational health referrals and advising managers on next stepsSupporting senior leaders with employee relations matters as they ariseProducing HR data, statutory returns and management reports for leadership and governorsContributing to workforce planning and budget forecasting in partnership with finance colleaguesHR 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 while ensuring compliance and best practice throughout. The role is offered on a th