HR Manager Maternity Cover (HRMS)

Closing date for applications: Friday 16 January 2026

Candidate to be available 04 April 2026 - 29 January 2027

To cover the existing Senior HR Manager on maternity leave to deliver broad HR support to the HRMS employee group in her absence.  Directly own and manage HR tasks, working closely with the HR Director and the Senior Management team to provide strategic support in line with long term and short term business needs.  Act as a trusted advisor to all employees on the full spectrum of HR issues.  Manage the HR team to provide efficient and best practice HR support to HRMS and ensure the development and coaching of the HR Coordinator and HR Administrator. 

Requirements

Generalist HR

Maintain strong partnerships with HR Director and global HR specialists to effectively leverage knowledge, expertise and systems to broker and deliver HR solutions that add value to the HRMS business.

Work closely with the HR Director and senior management team to ensure a streamlined service is delivered that is suited to the practical needs of the business.

Complete case management of complex employee relation issues, including performance management and disciplinaries, from start to finish in close coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Provide guidance and coach managers on a range of people issues.

Support the business to implement business change initiatives in all areas, including organisational restructures, redundancies and change of terms and conditions.

Manage contractual and employment issues for ‘HRMS’.

Work with the HR Director and senior management team to understand business strategy and requirements to support in delivery of HR priorities.

Oversee delivery of compensation and benefits in line with local legal requirements and market trends.

Contribute to the development of Global HR initiatives, e.g. talent, recruitment, employee engagement etc.

Provide the business with up to date trends on recruitment in the region, including changes to employment legislation and market salary data, for recruitment and talent pipeline purposes.

Work with the HR team to ensure accurate and timely submissions of each jurisdictional payrolls.

Manage project work as requested by HR Director.

Operational HR

Accountable for ensuring the efficient and accurate delivery of HR processes.

Identify practical solutions and make recommendations on improving policy and processes, ensuring business requirements are met as well as HR best practice.

Work closely with other support services, such as Finance, and global HR team to ensure processes are streamlined.

Manage the communication of HR policies, procedures and practices to ensure sound leadership application and legal compliance.

Advise on relevant and up to date employment legislation.

Learning & Development

Be the main driver of L&D initiatives for HRMS. Proactively promote L&D exercises in line with business needs.

Work closely with the senior management team and relevant stakeholders across the region to agree L&D requirements.

Where appropriate, deliver / facilitate training.

Organise learning and development events taking into consideration logistics, resources, attendees etc. required.

Deliver awareness training on the Career Framework and how this should be used by employees and managers for career mapping.

HR Team Management

Provide direction and leadership to the HR Coordinator and HR Administrator and act as an escalation point, providing guidance and support.

Ensure delivery of quality HR administration support to the business.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process. .