HR Officer

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a varied generalist role where no two days are the same?

We are recruiting an experienced HR Officer to join a well-established and growing business on a 6-month fixed-term contract, covering maternity leave. This HR Officer role offers a fantastic opportunity to work across a broad range of HR activities, supporting employees and managers while working closely with an experienced HR Manager.

What will you be doing as an HR Officer?

• Supporting recruitment from vacancy stage through to offers and onboarding
• Preparing contracts, offer letters and other HR documentation
• Acting as a first point of contact for day-to-day HR and employee queries
• Supporting the HR Manager with employee relations activity, including meeting preparation and note taking
• Supporting absence, probation and other general HR processes
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records
• Producing weekly and monthly HR reports and management information
• Coordinating training and other HR activities
• Working closely with the HR & Office Administrator and wider business
• Taking ownership of your workload and responding confidently to changing priorities

We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role, ideally as an HR Officer, HR Advisor, HR Coordinator or experienced HR Administrator
• Strong generalist HR administration experience across a wide variety of responsibilities
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, contracts and employee documentation
• Some experience supporting employee relations, such as absence, probation or meeting preparation
• Comfortable working in a busy environment where priorities can change quickly
• Proactive, reliable and able to take ownership of your work
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to liaise at all levels
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with tact and professionalism
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 would be advantageous
• If you are an HR Advisor looking for a hands-on, varied generalist role rather than a heavily ER-focused position, we would LOVE to hear from you

What will you get in return for your work as an HR Officer?

• £31,000 - £34,000 per annum
• 6-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave
• 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Flexi-time, with start times between 7am and 9:30am
• A genuinely varied generalist HR role
• The opportunity to work closely with an experienced HR Manager
• Exposure to recruitment, employee relations, reporting and wider HR activity
• A supportive working environment
• Great opportunity to develop your HR experience and broaden your skill set

If this sounds like a role you will LOVE and you have the generalist HR experience we're looking for, we'd LOVE to hear from you. Apply today!

Apply now by sending your CV. We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest. Jobwise Ltd is an employment agency and the details sent in your application may be stored on our secure database.