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 and provide HR support to staff and line managers. This will include supporting the delivery of key HR processes such as absence management, investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, recruitment, onboarding, and ensuring all HR activities are carried out in line with Organisation policies, procedures, legislation, and best practice.
Duties & Responsibilities
Employee Relations
1. End to end absence management support including leading welfare meetings and advising on capability cases and ill health dismissals.
2. Manage probation and performance management processes in conjunction with line managers.
3. Provide advice, guidance, and administrative support in employment investigations, disciplinaries, and grievances.
4. Provision of management information reports for service managers.
Recruitment & Selection
1. Assisting with recruitment and onboarding of new employees ensuring that the Equal Opportunities and Recruitment & Selection policies are observed as per Article 55 of the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.
2. Provide advice and guidance to applicants and panel members.
3. Delivering HR induction training to new employees.
Payroll
1. Support with the delivery of payroll services within the organisation.
2. Provide end to end support to staff and managers in relation to payroll queries, overpayments, underpayments, and other remuneration.
HR Administration Support
1. General day-to-day administrative duties.
2. Assist with maintaining all employee data ensuring it is accurate and up to date.
3. Assist with the digitalisation of the department, moving relevant data online.
4. Support with HR correspondence including dealing with staff queries.
5. General filing, typing duties, and minute taking.
6. Data analysis and collection to support management decision making.
7. Contributing to the development of organisational policies and procedures.
8. Completion of Statutory Reports.
Other Duties
1. Administrative support tasks as required by HR Manager.
2. Conduct exit interviews.
3. Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of HR processes, policies, and procedures.
4. Assist with various HR projects as required.
5. Contribute towards the delivery of all HR related KPI’s.
Qualities and Disposition
1. Ability to undertake work in an efficient and organised way in compliance with standards, regulatory requirements, and organisational procedures.
2. Ability to communicate in a friendly, helpful, professional, and non-prejudicial manner in your dealings with external applicants, staff, residents, pupils, and visitors to the Community.
3. Demonstrable ability to work with discretion and 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 i.e. Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Skills & Knowledge
1. Excellent and effective communication skills.
2. Strong confidentiality.
3. Ability to prioritise, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
4. Ability to work accurately and as part of a team.
5. Undertake training for personal development.
6. Strong organisational and administrative skills.
7. Flexible to meet the objectives of the job.
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