Senior HR Officer (6 month FTC) Brixton, London
About Us
Housing for Women is a registered charity and independent housing association. We champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services. Since 1934, we have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.
We are now seeking a Senior HR Officer to join our team on a full-time, 6-month fixed term basis, working 35 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £39,771(pro rata) per annum
- Attractive pension scheme
- Perkbox
- Buying and selling annual leave
- Health Shield
- Season Ticket loan
- Subsidised gym membership
- Course Funding
This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled HR professional with experience of recruitment and office administration to join our purpose-driven organisation.
You'll directly contribute to the smooth running of our operations, making a tangible impact in supporting our mission of providing safe housing and support services for women.
Plus, you'll get to benefit from ongoing professional development and access to a range of perks, including an attractive pension scheme and subsidised gym membership.
So, if you want to contribute to our meaningful mission of creating a fairer world for women, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As a Senior HR Officer, you will support the HR Manager in delivering an effective and comprehensive HR service.
Providing generalist HR advice and support across the organisation, you will work closely with managers to address staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies and maintain our in-house HR system.
Managing the recruitment process from start to finish, you will directly source candidates, ensure the hiring of the right candidates for approved vacancies and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, recruitment agencies and candidates.
You will also contribute to improving the onboarding and induction processes, designing and delivering training on recruitment and producing necessary reports.
A key focus will be on supporting organisational change and ensuring smooth employee transitions through policies such as redundancy and TUPE transfers.
Additionally, you will:
- Oversee and monitor the recruitment budget and expenditure
- Manage employee relations and provide support on employee relations cases
- Ensure compliance with employment law, referencing and pre-employment checks
About You
To be considered as a Senior HR Officer, you will need:
- Experience working within HR and/or recruitment
- Experience and knowledge of using HR Systems
- Experience of office administration
- Working knowledge of employment legislation and its application
- An understanding of employee relations casework issues
- An awareness of diversity issues
Candidates interested in applying should attach a cover letter outlining how they meet the essential criteria specified in the person specification as well as how they think they meet Housing for Women's EPIC values.
Other organisations may call this role Senior HR Advisor, Senior HR Co-ordinator, HR Executive, Senior Recruitment Officer, Senior Human Resources Officer, or Senior People Officer.
Webrecruit and Housing for Women are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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