People Services Lead

The Diocese Of Ely Multi Academy Trust, Ely, CB7 4JU

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 6pm

• Date listed

  11 September 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: £39,800.00 - £44,000.00 Annually (Actual)

People Services Lead job summary

The Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)

is seeking to appoint a

People Services Lead

Full time (35 hours) with part time options available

Salary: £39,800 - £44,000

The post is based at DEMAT’s central offices in Ely with some travel to our academies across the Trust and hybrid working arrangements depending upon working pattern

As one of the largest primary school Multi-Academy Trusts in the country DEMAT have 38 academies spanning across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, and Suffolk. We share a passion to build the foundations to create successful futures for our pupils, our staff, and our communities.

Our academies receive support on people related matters and this role is an opportunity to oversee a critical part of this.

We are looking for a People Services Lead to oversee HR Administration, payroll, systems and the end to end transactional experiences that we deliver. You will play a key role in supporting our People Strategy and through collaboration with colleagues ensure our vision is achieved. You will support our fantastic team to ensure that best practice people administration becomes fully embedded across the Trust.

You will support our HR Administrators and Payroll in delivering a proactive service whilst promoting and demonstrating DEMAT’s values. As our team continues to develop the service, this role is critical to ensure that our schools are supported with all people related activities and our people related projects and aspirations are delivered in a timely manner.

The ability to forge strong working relationships, balance and prioritise skills are essential to be able to provide proactive advice and guidance on a range of matters including Contracts of Employment, associated paperwork and support to our academies on their Single Central Registers.

The successful applicant will:

• Have experience with terms and conditions and relevant people related policies and procedures.
• Have a thorough knowledge of employment law and experience of interpreting and applying this law, combined with an understanding of HR good practice.
• Be proactive in putting forward and implementing ideas to continually improve the organisation and performance of the HR function.
• Be able to develop and sustain strong working relationships.
• Be resilient and be able to prioritise and able to set clear priorities in managing workloads.
• Have a drive to partner and collaborate with colleagues to achieve development of the people function.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate well at all levels.

We can offer:

• 27 days plus bank holidays as annual leave (FTE)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• GP 24/7 service and access to an online health and wellbeing hub
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Access to Eyecare Vouchers
• Discount schemes
• A commitment to on-going professional development
• A friendly and close knit team
• A number of pension options are available including the local government pension scheme.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, or visit us, please contact Shelley Cook via recruitment@demat.org.uk

Closing date: Monday 29 September 2025, 5pm

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications

Interview date: Friday 3 October 2025

Safer Recruitment

The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

DEMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 The Diocese Of Ely Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust

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