HR Manager

Location: Covent Garden, London  

Contract: Permanent, part-time, 28 hrs/4 days per week (3 days on-site, 1 day hybrid/WFH) 

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the team at Britain’s longest established and world-famous conservatoire for filmmakers. The school, now approaching its 70th anniversary, is based in Covent Garden in the heart of London. LFS alumni include some legendary cinematographers (Roger Pratt, Tak Fujimoto) as well as celebrated directors (Mike Leigh), also actors (Danny Huston), and award winning editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis; as well as producers and executives across the industry.  LFS is one of only two film schools in the UK to have received ‘world leading’ institution status and funding from the Office for Students. 

We are looking for an HR Manager to join our small, friendly team, delivering high-quality and practical HR support across the organisation. The role supports a current headcount of 69 employees, alongside approximately 200 Visiting Lecturers and casual staff, and offers a varied, hands-on opportunity within a collaborative organisation 

Reporting to the HR Director and working closely with the HR Coordinator, you will be a trusted partner to managers, offering expert advice, managing employee relations casework, coordinating monthly payroll changes, overseeing recruitment and ensuring our HR policies, processes and systems remain compliant and effective. You will also lead our annual staff return to the Higher Education Statistics Agency and play a key role in initiatives that enhance the employee experience, support organisational development, and promote an inclusive and supportive workplace culture. 

About You 

You will be a confident, pragmatic and collaborative HR generalist with experience at Advisor, Business Partner or Manager level. You’ll bring: 

• Proven experience successfully managing HR casework and advising managers during investigations and hearings. 
• A solid track record of developing policies, managing recruitment, and supporting learning and development. 
• Experience successfully coordinating monthly payroll changes and managing processes around probation, induction, appraisals and family-friendly leave  
• Ability to produce and analyse HR metrics, preparing key insights for the HR Director and School Leadership Team. 
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practice, EDI principles and wellbeing approaches. 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to quickly build relationships at all levels. 
• Qualified to CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent by experience).  

Experience in the education sector, familiarity with the Sage HR Information System and managing HESA staff returns is desirable.  

How to apply:  

For further information please visit www.lfs.org.uk/jobs where you can download a copy of the job description and person specification.  To apply, please email your CV, together with a covering letter outlining how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role, plus the completed equalities monitoring form, via the 'Apply' button above (E: recruitment@lfs.org.uk) by Wednesday 7th January 2026.   

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability, who meet the essential criteria for the role.   

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, Black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS.   

Our people are at the heart of what we do at LFS.  Our organisational values define what we stand for and what we believe in. They guide our purpose and direction and set the tone for a positive workplace culture. 

Our six values are:  

• Innovation & Excellence 
• Inclusivity & Respect 
• Feedback & Collaboration 
• Empathy, Accountability & Integrity 
• Safe & Inclusive Spaces 
• Kindness