HR Manager International School

Experience: 8–12 years

Industry: International / K–12 Education

Location: Hyderabad

Key Roles & Responsibilities-

HR Strategy & Workforce Planning

- Develop and implement HR policies and practices aligned with the school's vision, values, and educational objectives.
- Prepare manpower plans for academic, administrative, support, and leadership positions.
- Work closely with the Principal, School Leadership, and Management on HR-related matters.
- Monitor staffing requirements and ensure optimum manpower deployment.

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

- Manage end-to-end recruitment for teaching, non-teaching, administrative, managerial, and support staff.
- Develop effective sourcing strategies through job portals, referrals, agencies, social media, and professional networks.
- Screen candidates and coordinate interviews, assessments, reference checks, and selection.
- Ensure timely closure of critical academic and leadership positions.
- Manage offer letters, appointment letters, joining formalities, and onboarding.

Employee Relations & Engagement

- Act as a point of contact for employee grievances, concerns, and workplace issues.
- Maintain positive employee relations and promote a professional, respectful work culture.
- Conduct employee engagement initiatives, feedback sessions, and staff activities.
- Handle disciplinary matters in accordance with school policies and applicable laws.

Performance Management

- Implement and monitor the school's performance appraisal system.
- Coordinate annual performance reviews for teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Support the leadership team in setting KPIs, goals, and performance expectations.
- Identify performance gaps and coordinate improvement plans where required.

Learning & Development

- Identify training and development requirements for academic and non-academic employees.
- Coordinate induction, orientation, professional development, and staff training programs.




- Maintain training records and evaluate training effectiveness.

HR Operations & Documentation

- Maintain accurate employee records, personnel files, attendance, leave, and HR documentation.
- Ensure smooth joining, confirmation, transfer, promotion, and separation processes.
- Monitor employee attendance, leave, late-coming, and other HR-related matters.
- Maintain confidentiality of employee and school information.

Payroll & Statutory Compliance

- Coordinate monthly payroll processing with Finance/Accounts.
- Ensure accurate salary inputs relating to attendance, leave, increments, deductions, and benefits.
- Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, PF, ESI, gratuity, qualified tax, POSH, and other statutory requirements.
- Coordinate statutory audits and maintain required HR records.

Employee Policies & Compliance

- Develop, review, and update HR policies, employee handbooks, SOPs, and staff guidelines.
- Ensure implementation of policies across departments.
- Maintain compliance with employment laws and applicable education-sector requirements.
- Support implementation of POSH, safeguarding, child protection, Health & Safety, and other school-specific policies.

School Safeguarding & Background Verification

- Ensure appropriate background/reference verification for employees, particularly those working directly with children.
- Maintain required employee verification and compliance records.
- Work closely with school leadership to ensure safeguarding-related HR procedures are followed.

Employee Lifecycle Management

- Manage the complete employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit.




- Handle confirmation, probation reviews, promotions, transfers, salary revisions, and disciplinary actions.
- Conduct exit interviews and analyse employee attrition.
- Ensure proper clearance, handover, and final settlement processes.

HR MIS & Reporting

- Prepare monthly and annual HR reports covering:

- Headcount

- Recruitment status

- Attrition

- Attendance and absenteeism

- Leave

- Payroll

- Performance

- Employee movement
- Analyse HR data and provide recommendations to management.

International School Culture & Stakeholder Management

- Promote a diverse, inclusive, professional, and multicultural working environment.
- Work effectively with international staff, expatriates, teachers, school leadership, and support teams.
- Ensure HR practices support the school's international curriculum and institutional standards.

Ideal Candidate Profile

- 8–12 years of HR experience, preferably with substantial experience in an International School / K–12 / CBSE / ICSE / IB / Cambridge school environment.
- Strong experience in Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Performance Management, HR Operations, Payroll and Compliance.
- Experience handling both academic and non-academic employees.
- Strong knowledge of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and partner effectively with the Principal, School Leadership, and Management.
- Strong HRIS/MS Office skills; experience with HRMS/ATS platforms is preferred.
- High level of confidentiality, professionalism, and integrity.

For a senior International School HR Manager, I would particularly emphasize: Talent Acquisition + employee relations + safeguarding/child-protection compliance + performance management + HR policy + statutory compliance + leadership stakeholder management.

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