Join the Ubiquity Press team!

]u[ Ubiquity Press is more than a publisher – ]u[ Ubiquity is also engineering new technology that will change and improve the future of research communications worldwide. We’re a dynamic and idealistic company, and can offer the excitement and advantages of working for a rapidly-growing company. We have a wide focus: from supporting open access university publishing and infrastructure, including research data and software, to solutions for the developing world. Headquartered in London, with a distributed workforce in North America and Europe, ]u[ Ubiquity Press and ]u[ Ubiquity offer an open and supportive environment where staff are encouraged to grow and develop.

Senior HR Manager

Salary: £50,000 p.a. prorated

Job Type: Permanent, part-time 2 days per week initially (exact hours to be discussed between candidate and employer)

Location: UK, remote or office-based (Aldgate/Whitechapel, London)

Role description: Ubiquity is a UK-based Academic Publishing Services and Technology company with a global team of 30. Our innovative, remote-friendly work culture emphasises collaboration and flexibility. We're hiring a part-time (2 days/week) Senior HR Manager to ensure UK and US employment law compliance, and enhance our HR policies and employee experience.

As the face of Ubiquity's HR, you'll drive people-centric solutions and align HR policies with company goals. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives and foster collaboration. Join us in shaping academic publishing's future and impacting our global workforce.

Responsibilities include:

• Recruitment and Onboarding: Develop and execute recruitment strategies, oversee end-to-end recruitment process, coordinate new hire onboarding, and administer skilled worker sponsor licence.
• Employee Relations: Address employee queries and concerns, resolve conflicts and grievances, promote positive work culture, and maintain employee handbooks.
• HR Compliance: Ensure company employment policies comply with employment law and regulations, manage HR documentation.
• Compensation and Benefits: Administer benefit programs, advise senior management on compensation and benefits, conduct benchmarking studies.
• Performance Management: Oversee performance mechanisms and support performance improvement in the company.
• Training and Development: Assist in identifying training needs, facilitate training sessions, and lead diversity initiatives.
• Remote Work Management: Review remote work policies, provide guidance on remote work, and improve remote collaboration.
• Health and Safety: Ensure health and safety compliance and implement improvements to protocols.
• HR Strategy and Planning: Contribute to HR strategies and assist in workforce planning.
• Other: Support the general activities of the Finance & HR Department.

Desired skills/knowledge and attributes:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a HR role, demonstrating progressive responsibility-taking and leadership.
• Strong understanding of UK and US employment laws and regulations, with experience in managing international HR issues.
• Experience in end-to-end recruitment processes, including utilising external recruitment agencies and negotiating rates.
• Proven ability to mediate and resolve employee conflicts or grievances in a fair and timely manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience in developing and implementing HR policies, procedures, and employee handbooks.
• Experience in administering compensation and benefits programs across an international workforce.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Experience in coordinating diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to CIPD Level 5 or above.

Application process: Please send your CV to Laura White, CFO (laura.white@ubiquitypress.com).