Human Resources Officer
- Annual Salary: £28,000 (rising to £28,800 after 6 months successful probation)
- Location: Belfast, with travel to other locations as required
- Job Type: Full-time, 1-year Fixed Term (potential for permanent position)
- Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Reed HR are seeking a dedicated Human Resources Officer to join our clients team on a fixed-term basis. This role is integral to supporting our group-wide Human Resources function and offers a fantastic opportunity for a HR professional with generalist experience to advance their career. The successful candidate will work alongside senior management to develop a highly professional HR function, managing a variety of processes and initiatives to enhance our workforce's effectiveness and satisfaction.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Provide advice and support to managers on HR policies, procedures, and legislative requirements, including absence, maternity/paternity, probation, flexible working, employee relations, and retention.
- Proactively manage short and long-term absence in line with company policy.
- Lead the maternity/paternity process and manage the probation process, attending final review meetings.
- Handle flexible working requests, actioning and authorising as appropriate.
- Offer guidance on investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and performance management.
- Lead employee retention initiatives and manage employee administration.
- Maintain accurate employee records on PAMS, ensuring compliance with legislation.
- Manage PAMs and ESS/MSS systems, including registration, tracking, and archiving.
- Maintain confidentiality of information, including personnel files and PAMS data.
- Ensure legislative compliance in all HR policies, procedures, and statutory reporting.
- Address HR queries from employees efficiently and effectively.
- Process Access NI checks and liaise with external organisations as required.
- Participate in HR and Payroll meetings weekly.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Level 5 CIPD qualification or willingness to work towards it (5 years plus work experience in HR will be considered in lieu of qualification).
- Full current driving licence and access to a car or suitable transport to fulfil duties.
- Minimum of 2 years' relevant generalist HR experience, including employee relations and absence management.
- Proficiency in MS Office and experience with computerised HR management systems.
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation and best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer-facing skills.
- High level of confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail and as part of a team.
- Motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible with a willingness to learn.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with potential for increase after successful probation.
- Opportunity for the role to become permanent.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
- Involvement in a wide range of HR functions within a leading healthcare provider.