HR and Payroll Manager (Romsey or Fareham)

Gateway Multi Academy Trust, Romsey, SO51 8ZB

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,178.00 - £45,007.00 Annually (FTE) Grade E or F (Dependent upon qualifications and experience)

HR and Payroll Manager (Romsey or Fareham) job summary

HR and Payroll Manager

37 Hours, 5 days per week

Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm

52 weeks

Grade E or F (Dependent upon qualifications and experience)

£33,178 - £45,077

Due to the recent expansion of the Trust we are seeking to appoint an HR and Payroll Manager to support the HR Director in delivering an efficient and professional HR and Payroll service across the Trust. This incorporates elements of recruitment, payroll, administration and advice whilst following policies and procedures. The role is busy and varied, with no two days the same.

This post is based either at The Gateway Trust Office, The Romsey School or Cams Hill School, which will be agreed with the successful candidate. However there will be flexibility required as part of this post to work at other schools within the Trust as and when required.

The successful candidate will have:

• A minimum of 3 years demonstratable HR experience including dealing with ER issues.
• A CIPD Level 3 or 5 qualification.
• Experience of running a monthly payroll (training can be provided on this element of the role).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Empathy and People driven.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A positive, enthusiastic and a ‘can do’ approach
• Experience of working in a face paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the Trust HR/Payroll teams;
• Be enthusiastic about their own professional development.

(Please see Person Specification and Job Description for full details).

In return, The Gateway Trust will provide you with:

• Access to the staff benefits programme which includes the ‘cycle to work’ scheme
• Focus on staff wellbeing, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, flu vaccination and eye care vouchers
• Discounted lunches from our excellent in house kitchen on our School Sites
• Access to an Employee Discount for our on-site nursery, Little Sunlights, Romsey
• On-site, free staff car parking

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview exceptional applicants before the closing date.

The Gateway Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks. The Gateway Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Gateway Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gateway-multi-academy-trust

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