HR Officer

Church of England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Church of England's HR Operations team is seeking an HR Officer to provide day-to-day HR support to staff across the National Church Institutions and affiliated bodies. The role reports to the HR Operations Manager, supporting HR Business Partners and the Deputy People Director.

This permanent, part-time position is 14 hours per week and hybrid, with an office day typically on Wednesdays. Flexible working patterns will be discussed at offer stage.

Qualifications

• The HR Officer will be the day-to-day HR contact for NCI staff and will support senior HR colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Be the day-to-day HR contact for NCI staff, supporting the HR Operations Manager, HR Business Partners and Deputy People Director.
• Meet staff online and face-to-face and be a visible HR presence.
• Work in a permanent role for 14 hours per week with hybrid working and a regular in-office day (typically Wednesdays).

Job description

The Human Resources department provides a strategic and operational HR service to the seven National Church Institutions (NCIs) and the 42 Diocesan Bishops' offices. Our HR Operations team focusses on the entire employee lifecycle providing support, advice and guidance to senior leaders, line managers and staff. The Organisational Development team lead on culture, values, wellbeing, development, and our belonging & inclusion strategy. Through our External Service team, we also offer HR support on a consultancy basis to other Church of England organisations including our dioceses and cathedrals.

We are a friendly, diverse, well respected, and highly engaged HR team who are committed to actively sharing knowledge and learning across the team and beyond. We encourage flexible working within the team, with hybrid working meaning we work from the office 1 day per week on average. We also regularly meet together online and in-person for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and building relationships within the team.

Working as part of our HR Operations team, you will be involved in providing an outstanding proactive and professional HR service to staff and managers across the National Church Institutions, and other organisations within the Church of England.

In this role as HR Officer, you will be the day-to-day HR contact for NCI Staff, supporting the HR Operations Manager, HR Business Partners and Deputy People Director. You will be required to meet staff online and face-to-face and be a visible HR presence.

This is a permanent role for 14 hours per week, with some flexibility on the working pattern (to be discussed at offer stage). This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to come into the office 1 day per week (typically Wednesdays).