Assistant HR Officer

Job Description:

• Working closely with various departments, increasingly in a consultancy role, assisting line managers to understand and implement policies and procedures;

• Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation;

• Liaising with a range of people involved in policy areas such as staff performance and health and safety;

• Recruiting staff, which involves developing job descriptions and person specifications, preparing job adverts, checking application forms, shortlisting, interviewing and selecting candidates;

• Developing and implementing policies on issues like working conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures and absence management;

• Preparing staff handbooks;

• Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits;

• Undertaking regular salary reviews;

• Negotiating with staff and their representatives (for example, trade union officials) on issues relating to pay and conditions;

• Administering payroll and maintaining employee records;

• Interpreting and advising on employment law;

• Dealing with grievances and implementing disciplinary procedures;

• Developing HR planning strategies, which consider immediate and long-term staff requirements;

• Planning and sometimes delivering training - including inductions for new staff;

• Analysing training needs in conjunction with departmental managers.