HR Officer – Maternity Cover

Job Elements: -

• Recruitment - undertaking all stages of the recruitment process for various roles, to include:
o Drafting person specifications, job descriptions and adverts
o Placing adverts
o Liaising and negotiating with agencies
o Conducting interviews and assisting with the selection process
• Giving advice and guidance to line managers and department heads in relation to HR policies and procedures; performance management etc.
• Advise, coordinate and where appropriate take a lead role in grievance or disciplinary procedures
• Assisting and taking a lead role with various HR projects
• Conducting meetings with employees to include probationary, maternity / paternity
• Proactively assist in firm wide absence management to include, reporting on levels of absence and conducting meetings for all stages of the absence management process
• Presenting at and coordinating the monthly company induction

The ideal candidate will have:

• The successful candidate will have experience of undertaking formal meetings up to and including dismissals. Where appropriate they will have advised and guided managers through this process.
• An understanding of employment legislation and how this translates into the work place is required.
• Effective persuasiveness and negotiation skills are key to this role. Excellent IT skills, ideally to include HR systems, are required coupled with effective and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The successful candidate will have extensive recruitment experience. They will have taken the lead in all aspects of the recruitment process for a wide variety of roles.