People Services Manager; HR

People Services Manager – Livin Housing

Base pay range:
Up to £51,558 dependent upon skills, Local Govt. Pension Scheme and other competitive benefits (pay award pending)

Location:

Spennymoor, County Durham

Employment type:

Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)

Are you passionate about attracting, selecting, inspiring and supporting people to thrive at work? Are you experienced in leading employee resourcing and employee relations issues in a community-facing organisation with a social purpose? This pivotal role provides a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional with outstanding relationship building skills to join a committed and values-driven team to deliver our ‘maximising the talent and contribution of our people’ strategy.

We are an award‑winning not for profit housing association that currently owns over 9,000 homes across County Durham. We help improve the lives of the people living in our homes and in our places. We work hard to make sure those homes are high quality, sustainable and adaptable, while meeting tenants’ current and future aspirations. We offer support that help people into work and training and increase their financial confidence and stability.

Our Plan A sets out our strategy for a realistic path to success. It’s flexible, it can cope with the things we do not yet know and it’s cohesive, ensuring we are working together with our teams, partners, tenants and residents to maximise the impact we can make by improving lives through the provision of sustainable homes and places.

Our People Services Manager is a genuine touchpoint for managers and employees across the organisation ensuring comprehensive advice, support and direction on all HR matters. The role requires in depth knowledge of employment law and best people practice, high levels of professionalism and empathy, a commitment to high standards and a solutions-focused approach.

We have been successful in ensuring our workforce is populated with expert practitioners in their fields, all of whom have contributed to our top quartile tenant satisfaction measures (Top 5 in the UK in 2025). With low absence and employee turnover rates we have built an engaged and highly skilled Livin team who believe fervently in our vision and strategy.

The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of our employment offer through progressive policies and procedures. Working in a highly collaborative and innovative working environment at our state-of-the-art HQ, we are embracing the emerging benefits of Artificial Intelligence to transform the way we deliver our services and realigning the efforts of our people towards high value knowledge-based work that make a sustained difference to our tenants and communities.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Management and Human Resources
• Industries:
  Non‑profit Organizations

We offer a competitive base pay package, a comprehensive benefits scheme, regular professional development opportunities and a supportive, values‑driven work culture.