REED HR is delighted to support our client in the North Down area who wishes to recruit a permanent HR Officer to join their busy well- established team
The ideal candidate will have a strong generalist background & provide HR support to staff & line managers. This will include supporting the delivery of key HR processes such as absence management, investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, recruitment, onboarding & ensuring all HR activities are carried out in line with Organisation policies & procedures, legislation & best practice
Duties & Responsibilities
Employee Relations
- End to end absence management support including leading welfare meetings & advising on capability cases & ill health dismissals
- Manage probation & performance management processes in conjunction with line managers
- Provide advice, guidance & administrative support in employment investigations, disciplinaries & grievances
- Provision of management information reports for service managers
Recruitment & Selection
- Assisting with recruitment & onboarding of new employees ensuring that the Equal Opportunities & Recruitment & Selection policies are observed as per Article 55 of the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998
- Provide advice & guidance to applicants & panel members
- Delivering HR induction training to new employees
Payroll
- Support with the delivery of payroll services within the organisation
- Provide end to end support to staff & managers in relation to payroll queries, overpayments, underpayments & other remuneration
HR Administration Support
- General day-to-day administrative duties
- Assist with maintaining all employee data ensuring it is accurate & up to date
- Assist with the digitalisation of the department, moving relevant data online
- Support with HR correspondence including dealing with staff queries
- General filing, typing duties & minute taking
- Data analysis & collection to support management decision making
- Contributing to the development of organisational policies & procedures
- Completion of Statutory Reports
Other Duties
- Administrative support tasks as required by HR Manager
- Conduct exit interviews
- Contribute to the development, implementation & review of HR processes, policies & procedures
- Assist with various HR projects as required
- Contribute towards the delivery of all HR related KPI's
Qualities and Disposition
- Ability to undertake work in an efficient & organised way & in compliance with standards, regulatory requirements & organisational procedure
- Ability to communicate in a friendly, helpful, professional & non-prejudicial manner in your dealings with external applicants, staff, residents, pupils & visitors to the Community
- Demonstrable ability to work with discretion & observing strict confidentiality around sensitive information
Degree Educated in HR or Hold a CIPD level 5
Minimum of 3 years generalist HR experience
Employee relations case management experience
Experience in working with trade unions.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office package ie Word, Excel & Outlook
Skills & Knowledge
Excellent & effective communication skills
Strong confidentiality
Ability to prioritise, work under pressure & meet deadlines
Ability work accurately & as part of a team
Undertake training for personal development
Strong organisational & administrative skills
Flexible to meet the objectives of the job