HR Manager
Description
HR Manager of Vivus Education Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Kovaipudur, Coimbatore, India
Reporting Line: Head of the School
Purpose of Role
The HR Manager provides professional HR services to all staff members, covering the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit in accordance with labor laws. They play an active role in the day-to-day running of the school and work with all departments to maintain a positive work environment and fair people processes..
The HR Manager will report directly to the Head of the School and functionally to the Regional Head of HR. They will collaborate with other functions to ensure the smooth running of HR operations. The post holders will be expected to build a close working relationship with colleagues in the ISP regional team and school leadership to effectively perform their duties.
About CS Academy - Coimbatore
The CS Academy schools are amongst the leading education providers in South India. The schools are co-educational and offer both the CBSE and Cambridge programmes. Both week boarding and full boarding options are available. The schools are well renowned for the high-quality blend of academics, co-curricular activities and sports provided.
CS Academy schools are a tribute to late Bharat Ratna recipient Shri. C. Subramaniam former Agriculture, Defence and Finance Minister of India. We aim to carry out his vision of providing high quality education that addresses the Intellectual, Emotional, Social, Physical and Spiritual needs to each child. More than 3000 students’ study in our institutions guided by over 200 teachers.
Our team has extensive experience in the fields of K-XII education, corporate training, learning & development and career guidance in India and abroad.
ISP Principles
Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Talent acquisition and onboarding/ offboarding
Lead the recruitment process by identifying vacancies, creating job ads, scheduling interviews, screening candidates, and handling onboarding and induction. Also, manage exit interviews and final settlement payments for exiting employees.
2 - HR Operations
Manage human resources operations at school level. Implement a consistent human resources strategy with direction from ISP regional office across the school with accountability for talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safeguarding, succession planning, employee relations and retention, regional regulations, ISP compliance and local labour relations.
Reporting: publish metrics and reports on data such as staff turnover, references, cost per hire, training hours per person, productivity etc.
Compliance: comply with local legal requirements and advising on required actions including areas such as Academic Regulatory compliance.
Systems: Drive the usage and adoption of HRIS and related payroll. for staff attendance recording and work alongside the Finance Manager to produce the monthly payroll.
3 - Organizational development
Improve organizational effectiveness through the development and deployment of solutions to improve productivity and drive a performance culture. Consult with ISP team and school leadership teams on change management opportunities – provide guidance on resources, processes, and tools. Serve as partner to provide advice on organizational design issues.
4 - Talent management
Implement succession planning and talent review processes with guidance from the ISP office. Coordinate with key stakeholders and school leadership. Develop tools for assessing and developing talent and stay updated on training and development best practices.
5 - Talent development/education
Collaborate with key stakeholders to implement tailored learning and development activities, ensure performance management opportunities, and manage employee training programs and budgets.
6 - Employee Engagement
The HR Manager collects feedback through various channels like NPS surveys, onboarding surveys, Employee Engagement surveys, exit interviews, etc. This feedback is used to enhance engagement and helps CSA improve. The HR Manager works with the Head of School on feedback, action planning and communication.
Other Responsibilities
- Undertake such other reasonable responsibilities and tasks that the Head of the School, and the ISP Team may assign.
Candidate Profile
- Person specification
- To be friendly, approachable, professional, discreet, able to work independently and as part of a team and to earn the trust and respect of all staff.
- To be able to speak clearly, concisely, and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally and in writing.
- To plan, organise and prioritise time and workload in order to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.
- Experience of working in the education sector is preferred.
- Ability to communicate perfectly in written and spoken English.
- Ability to converse in Tamil.
- A positive solution focused approach
- An understanding of and commitment to the ISP values
- Competencies
Collaboration actively engage in leading a team; the ability to be collaborative and a genuine team player, developing positive and supportive relationships with colleagues to solve problems and maximise opportunities.
Learning & Getting Better the ability to continually demonstrate personal commitment and passion for learning and getting better using evidence and feedback, supporting others in their continual learning, development and growth.
Innovation Leadership create an environment where ideas for learning initiatives and services are generated and is able to motivate and inspire others through the process of creation through to completion.
Resilience the ability to deal with setbacks and challenges calmly and effectively.
Community Focus commitment to meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of your students and their families.
Integrity & Ethical Management work ethically and with integrity; help
others feel valued; uphold and model the ISP Vision, Purpose and Principles
- Qualifications
- Professional qualification – MBA in Human Resources (Preferably from a reputed B School)
- Experience
- 7 to 10 Years. With a minimum of 3 years leading a team.
- Fair knowledge of Indian Labour laws
- Location
- Coimbatore, India
ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.
ISP Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.