HR Project Manager

Vibrant Foods is one of Europe's largest South Asian food groups, bringing together a portfolio of well-established heritage brands, including East End, TRS, Fudco, Cofresh, and Everest. Headquartered in Watford, with three manufacturing facilities across the Midlands, the company is dedicated to creating authentic, flavour-led food experiences that celebrate South Asian heritage while meeting the growing demand for plant-based and vegetarian products.

The business combines a rich cultural legacy with a modern, growth-focused approach, supplying both retail and foodservice markets across the UK and internationally. Its purpose is to create adventures in flavour that bring people together by connecting consumers with foods rooted in taste, heritage, and culture.

At the heart of Vibrant Foods is a people-focused culture underpinned by five core values: Swift, Passionate, Inclusive, Collaborative, and Empowered. Employees are encouraged to share ideas, work collaboratively to solve challenges, and take ownership of their work. This creates an agile, supportive environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and personal development are actively encouraged.

Job title - HR Project Manager - Compliance

Location - Birmingham

Working pattern - 3-month fixed-term contract

Reporting to - Head of People and Culture

Role Purpose

To lead a time-bound programme establishing a sustainable contractor-administration and off-payroll compliance framework. The role will coordinate assessments, evidence, governance and cross-functional actions, enabling accountable stakeholders to make decisions with reasonable care. Alongside project delivery, the role will also provide ad hoc generalist HR support, including day-to-day people matters and employee relations casework as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the project plan, milestones, governance, risks, decisions and sponsor reporting.
• Build a central register of contractors, intermediaries, agencies, assignments, fees and supply chains.
• Map HR, Procurement, Finance, Payroll, Legal and agency processes, identifying data and control gaps.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence, approvals, Status Determination Statements, contracts, reviews and actions.
• Administer status disagreements and reassessment triggers, monitoring evidence, decisions and deadlines.
• Provide practical generalist HR support as required, including ad hoc employee relations case management, manager advice and support with people-related queries.
• Support managers with the consistent application of HR policies and procedures, ensuring advice is practical, legally sound and aligned with company values.
• Contribute to day-to-day people activity, including employee lifecycle matters, absence management, performance conversations and the delivery of HR initiatives around the project.

Person Specification

• Proven HR, compliance or business project-management experience delivering cross-functional change.
• Strong knowledge of UK IR35 legislation
• Experience building contractor registers, reconciling data and maintaining auditable evidence.
• Ability to translate legislation and specialist advice into practical workflows and controls.
• Excellent stakeholder management across HR, Finance and Payroll.
• High attention to detail, discretion and confidence driving actions to closure.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.

Benefits Full of Flavour

At Vibrant Foods, we believe great benefits are an essential ingredient in a rewarding career. Here’s a taste of what you can enjoy:

• 33 days’ annual leave - Plenty of time to relax, recharge and enjoy life outside work.
• Pension contributions matched up to 5% - Contribute 5% and we’ll match it—giving you a total pension contribution of 10%.
• Private healthcare eligibility - Access additional support to help you look after your health and wellbeing.
• Volunteering days - Take time away from your usual role to support the causes and communities that matter to you.
• Free on-site parking - Making your daily journey a little easier.
• And many more benefits to enjoy!