HR Officer
Fixed Term Contract (6 months)
Cardiff/ Hybrid
Capital is a growing business; we are a commercial law firm and a consultancy business with headquarters in Cardiff and offices in London and Paris. Working with clients across the country and around the world, we have developed a distinctive organisation, providing the highest quality services across the private, public, and third sectors.
We aim to be exceptional, both in the way we work and in the combination of our services.
Working within the HR Team
We are looking for someone to take a pivotal role working within our central HR Team. You will be passionate about data and systems and have a strong compliance mindset. Highly meticulous and incredibly organised, you will be instrumental in ensuring the function is delivering to the highest standard in a regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Managing HR Administration processes across the employee life cycle, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and company requirements. Processes to include onboarding, employment checks, contracts of employment, administration of changes, payroll updates and HR system maintenance.
- Ensuring HR records/systems support access to timely accurate data and that service standards met.
- Ensuring the HR Standard Operating procedures and policies are accurately maintained and adhered to, reporting on any issues and recommending changes as necessary.
- HR system data inputs and audits in preparation for moving to a new HR system.
- Providing accurate statistic and reports, highlighting trends/areas requiring attention in a timely manner.
- Supporting the development of HR systems, reporting and documentation.
- Supporting with other tasks and projects as needed.
Key Competencies
- Experience working in a fast-paced HR department in a similar role
- Exceptional attention to detail and passion for excellence
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational, administrative and IT skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, HR systems)
- Impressive work ethic, eagerness to learn and commitment to delivering results
- People orientated with a commitment to providing excellent service
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, ability to multi-task, prioritise a high-volume workload and work to deadlines
- Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to changing requirements and see opportunities for improvement
- Flexible 'can do' approach with the ability to work proactively, use own initiative and offer solutions
- Team focused with a flexible and collaborative approach to working with others, but also effective working alone
- To be a trusted and professional ambassador for HR and the firm, maintaining confidentiality and acting with discretion and diplomacy.
In return, we offer.
- Flexible working: You will have the ability to work between home and the office as required.
- Health and wellbeing: Cycle to work scheme, free yoga, subsidised chiropractor visits and much more.
- Career development opportunities: We are a fast-growing and ambitious firm. We appreciate and value your ambition, too. We offer a supportive career development programme, and promotion opportunities twice a year for our lawyers.
- Excellent rewards and benefits: Competitive salary, annual leave entitlements, pension scheme, comprehensive health cash plan, life assurance, option to buy/sell annual leave, recognition scheme and lots more.
- A great location and working environment: Cardiff is a fantastic place to live and work. Our office, in the city centre, is right in the middle of it all, yet only a short drive from some of the best of the Welsh countryside.
We're committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. We encourage equality and diversity and treat all job applicants and colleagues fairly — regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or any religious or cultural beliefs, marital status and civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and maternity. We have no tolerance for discrimination.
Here, we can be ourselves, succeed on merit, and grow with people from all walks of life.