Fixed Term Contract: Up to 12 Months 32 hours per week Hybrid role with a mixture of office (based in Godalming) and home working - Would you like to join a busy and thriving team at a time when professional HR support is highly valued to support our recruitment and retention strategies during a time of ambitious transformational change? - Do you have experience as an HR Officer or experienced HR Administrator, looking to take that next step and develop your career? - Would you like to learn more about working within the public sector and being part of a Council dedicated to supporting local communities? As an HR Officer you will: - Have a good eye for detail, a pro-active nature and high levels of customer service, looking to work within a team to support a busy recruitment and HR function. - Have gained experience within an HR environment handling recruitment, responding to a wide variety of HR enquiries, managing confidential and sensitive information and data, juggling competing priorities. - Be a confident communicator, able to advise members of staff calmly and clearly on HR process and policy. - Be enthusiastic about improvement, proactively researching and taking the initiative for new ways of working to ensure processes are streamlined, engaging, and competitive This is an exciting time to join the HR team at Waverley Borough Council as we support the organisation going through transformational change working closely with Guildford Borough Council. This post is 32 hours a week, however we would welcome all applications. It will be office based during training and then can be hybrid. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Human Resources on 01483 523388 or email hrwaverley.gov.uk. We do not accept CVs without a completed application form. Closing date for applications: 09:00am Monday 04 November 2024 Interview date: Wednesday 13 November 2024 Please note the interview will be competency based on the enclosed job description, and your application form must show how you meet all the essential criteria on the person specification. Please note we do not accept applications after the time given on the advert.