Working hours: 18 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Croydon

About the role

Access Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for an HR Manager to join our Selsdon office.

As part of a job share team, the HR Manager at Access Insurance plays a key role in leading our people function and fostering a positive, purpose-driven workplace. You'll oversee HR operations, ensure compliance with employment and FCA regulations, and support leadership in aligning our people strategy with that of our parent company, the Benefact Group. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring consistent communication and continuity across the job share arrangement.

Why join us?

Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, ambitious culture committed to making a difference and working towards a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities, with all of our profits going to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing 

• Strategic HR Management 
• Operational HR Management
• Compliance and Risk Management
• Culture and Engagement Initiatives
• Board and Executive Support

What you'll need to have 

• HR management experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries is preferred
• Solid understanding of employment legislation and FCA HR requirements
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HR systems (e.g. SAGE HR, TeamTailor, iTrent)
• Experience with or openness to working in a job share model
• Proactive, adaptable, and a collaborative team player
• Strong time management and organisational skills

What makes you stand out 

The Personal Attributes in keeping with our strong company culture include:

• Positive – Approaches challenges with optimism and resilience
• Reliable – Follows through consistently and ensures accountability in a shared role
• Honourable – Acts with integrity, fairness, and respect at all times
• CIPD certification (Level 5 or above) is advantageous

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A pension scheme
• Regular training, personal development and structured CPD sessions
• Various “wellbeing” perk schemes
• An internal mentoring and support structure
• Regular social events and the opportunity to participate in fundraising and volunteering. 6 Charity days per annum
• A genuine desire to see our staff succeed, grow and progress within the company

Hear from the hiring manager

"We're a small, supportive team that values every voice - your ideas will be heard, and you'll have the chance to drive real growth in our business. I really look forward to working collaboratively. It is an exciting time of growth for our company and it's a very dynamic time to join". 

About us

Access Insurance are Chartered Insurance Brokers and specialist advisers to charities, churches and community groups. Our mission is to help all types of charities and not-for-profits manage their risks by giving specialist advice and designing bespoke insurance policies. We are a business built on social enterprise principles and values. Our culture embodies generosity in serving and giving to charitable causes. One of our key motivations for growth is to positively impact the sector through philanthropy.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26