Office Manager

Manchester
Full-Time | Permanent
£42,000 – £45,000 + Excellent Benefits

Help Shape the Future of a Growing Business

Are you an experienced Office Manager with strong HR and people management experience? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can influence business processes, support managers, and drive continuous improvement?

Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll play a key role in supporting people initiatives, improving business processes, driving compliance, and ensuring the Manchester Head Office operates efficiently and effectively.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and growing organisation where you can make a genuine impact while developing your career within a supportive leadership team.

What’s On Offer?

• Salary of £42,000 – £45,000, depending on experience
• Full-time permanent position
• Manchester Head Office location
• Free onsite parking
• Company pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
• Employee recognition and reward programmes
• Company events and social activities
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and decision-makers
• Opportunity to influence business improvement and organisational growth
• Long-term career development opportunities within a growing business

The Role

As Office Manager, you will sit at the centre of the Head Office support function, helping to connect people, managers, systems, and processes across the business.

You will take ownership of day-to-day HR operations while ensuring robust processes, strong compliance standards, and effective office management. This role combines HR leadership, people management, administration, and business improvement responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Providing practical HR advice and support to managers across the business
• Managing employee relations matters professionally, fairly, and consistently
• Coordinating recruitment campaigns, interviews, offers, onboarding, and pre-employment checks
• Maintaining accurate employee records, HR documentation, and people-related processes
• Ensuring policies, procedures, and employment practices are implemented consistently
• Supporting probation management, absence management, and performance review processes
• Coordinating training, development programmes, and mandatory compliance requirements
• Overseeing the smooth day-to-day operation of Head Office administration
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, workflows, and business processes
• Producing accurate people data, reports, and updates for senior leadership
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across HR and office operations
• Building positive working relationships while maintaining accountability and professional standards

About You

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Office Manager who combines excellent people skills with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

You’ll be confident supporting managers, handling sensitive conversations professionally, and driving positive change across the organisation. Most importantly, you’ll be someone who takes ownership, follows through on commitments, and consistently delivers results.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong generalist HR experience within a fast-paced business environment
• Experience within Facilities Management, Support Services, or a related industry
• Proven recruitment, onboarding, and employee lifecycle management experience
• Excellent organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills
• Strong attention to detail and administrative capability
• Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
• Experience challenging poor practice and promoting accountability constructively
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Desirable Experience

• CIPD qualification or working towards CIPD accreditation
• Experience within Facilities Management, Cleaning, Security, or Support Services
• Experience supporting operational managers across geographically dispersed teams
• Exposure to HR system improvements, process automation, and digital transformation projects
• Previous responsibility for both HR and office management functions

Ideal Backgrounds

We welcome applications from professionals currently working as:

• Office Manager
• Office & HR Manager
• People Operations Manager
• People Manager
• HR Manager
• HR & Office Manager
• Business Support Manager
• HR Business Partner
• Operations Support Manager

Experience within Facilities Management, Cleaning, Security, Support Services, or other multi-site environments will be highly advantageous.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to play a key role within a growing business where your contribution will be visible and valued.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership, influence business processes, support the development of people and culture, and help shape the future success of the organisation while benefiting from genuine career progression opportunities.

Apply Today

If you’re an experienced Office Manager looking for a role where you can combine people management, HR expertise, and operational support within a growing organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today with your updated CV for immediate consideration.