Regional HR Manager

Job Title: Regional HR Manager

Reporting to: Head of HR

The Regional HR Manager is responsible for leading and delivering the people agenda across their allocated region, ensuring the effective implementation of the organisation’s People & Development strategy while providing high‑quality operational HR support to the business.

Working as a key member of the regional leadership team, the role partners closely with Business Unit General Managers (BUGMs), Regional Managers and Regional Directors to support business performance, workforce capability and employee engagement. The postholder will also lead and develop the regional HR team, ensuring consistent, compliant and people‑centred HR delivery.

Including but not limited to the following:

• Act as the senior HR partner for the allocated region, translating the People & Development strategy into practical, region‑specific plans that support business objectives.

• Provide trusted, commercially‑focused HR advice to BUGMs, Regional Managers and Regional Directors on workforce planning, organisational design, talent, performance and employee relations.

• Contribute to regional leadership forums, influencing decision‑making through insight on people, culture, capability and risk.

• Support the delivery of change initiatives, ensuring people impacts are effectively managed and communicated.

• Lead the delivery of all operational HR activity within the region, ensuring consistency with organisational policies, legal compliance and best practice.

• Oversee and manage complex employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and restructures, providing guidance to managers and mitigating risk.

• Ensure effective application of employment legislation and internal frameworks across the region.

• Act as the escalation point for sensitive or high‑risk HR cases within the region.

• Line manage and develop regional HR team members, setting clear objectives, building capability and ensuring high standards of service delivery.

• Create a strong, collaborative regional HR team culture aligned with organisational values.

• Identify skills gaps within the regional HR team and support development through coaching, training and performance management.

• Partner with regional leaders to deliver effective workforce planning aligned to current and future business needs.

• Oversee recruitment activity within the region, ensuring a consistent, inclusive and values‑led approach in collaboration with the central recruitment function.

• Support initiatives aimed at improving diversity, attraction and retention within the regional workforce.

• Support managers in driving effective performance management practices, including objective setting, reviews and development planning.

• Contribute to regional talent identification and succession planning, working with the People & Development Director and central teams to build sustainable pipelines.

• Support the implementation of learning and development initiatives, including leadership and management capability.

• Champion Omexom values and promote a positive, inclusive and high‑performance culture across the region.

• Support the delivery of employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives, responding to regional needs while aligning to national frameworks.

• Use people data and insight to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities within the region.

• Ensure accurate and timely HR reporting for the region, providing insight on key people metrics.

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