HR Officer - Reed : Job Details

Reed HR are currently recruiting for a HR Officer on an ongoing temporary basis within our clients friendly HR department. 

• Hours: 36 per week Monday to Friday
• Based in Reigate office and working from home available
• Reporting into: HR Business Manager
• The successful candidate will have previous HR experience, and our client would ideally like someone who has previously used iTrent (advantageous)

The role:

To assist in providing operational support, advice and guidance to managers and staff on a full range of HR matters through the employee lifecycle including attendance management, local terms and conditions of employment, recruitment, selection, starters, on-boarding, learning and development, employee relations, and exit processes.

To provide co-ordinated and consistent support to the OD/HR Service, contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, effective, efficient and customer focussed HR transactional service, working with colleagues to achieve key HR objectives and deliver the organisations OD/HR strategy.

The post-holder will work flexibly as part of a small team, covering absence, leave, fluctuating workloads as required.

Responsibilities include -

• Provide advice, support and assistance to managers and staff to ensure consistent application and understanding of HR policies and processes, and interpretation and application of terms and conditions of employment.
• To manage the processes and administration connected to the employee lifecycle (covering recruitment processes, new stater set up/contractual administration, on-boarding (including learning and development administration), employee relations, terms and conditions processing, administering amendments to contract, processing leavers).
• To support the HR Advisors and HR Business Managers in the delivery of HR objectives and KPI’s as part of the Organisation’s OD/HR Strategy.
• To be the first point of contact for HR enquiries, providing support where possible and appropriate, or signposting enquiries to the appropriate person. 
• To provide information and advice about the correct application of HR policies and processes within the remit of experience. Escalate to HR Advisors and/or HR Business Managers as appropriate.
• To provide support and advice to people managers on routine casework, recruitment and training activity.
• Populate and maintain on-line employee records of HR and payroll systems to meet statutory and local reporting requirements.
• Liaise with Payroll and Systems Officers to ensure an integrated and efficient HR/Payroll process.
• Act as HR representative, during local consultations for organisational change initiatives, under the guidance of the HR Business Manager/HR Advisor.
• Provide professional and administrative support in formal processes such as investigations, hearings, etc.
• Provide administrative support for financial transactions within the team, for example managing processes around raising purchase orders and processing invoices, liaising with Finance colleagues as appropriate.
• To support the HR team with ad hoc projects, as appropriate.
• To support the Head of OD & HR with administrative tasks, as appropriate.
• To foster positive working relationships across the organisation.

There is free parking available at the Reigate office.

Please apply now if you are on a short notice period or immediately available and would like to be considered for this opportunity.