HR Officer

NFP PEOPLE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing organization is seeking a proactive HR Officer to support its mission of providing quality homes. The role involves managing HR processes, supporting recruitment, onboarding, and maintaining employee data while ensuring compliance with UK employment law. Ideal candidates will be organized HR professionals with strong administration experience and confident IT skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and is contractually permanent.

Qualifications

• Strong HR or people administration experience with excellent attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Confident IT skills including Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer all stages of the employee lifecycle.
• Support recruitment processes including administration and interviews.
• Deliver effective onboarding and HR inductions for new starters.
• Manage HR systems and maintain accurate employee data.
• Support payroll processes and respond to related queries.
• Assist with employee relations matters and HR projects.

Skills

HR or people administration experience

Good knowledge of UK employment law

IT skills including Microsoft Office

Clear communication skills

Relationship building

Values driven experience

Education

CIPD qualification or working towards one

Job description

HR Officer

We are seeking a proactive HR Officer to support a values driven housing organisation delivering high quality homes and people focused services across London.

Position: HR Officer

Salary: £32,021 per annum

Location: Hammersmith with hybrid working

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 18 January 2026

Interview date: Friday 23 January 2026

About the role

Reporting to the Corporate Assurance and People Manager, the HR Officer will play a key role in the day to day delivery of HR and people services across the organisation. You will provide practical, professional support across the full employee lifecycle and work closely with managers and colleagues to ensure consistent, compliant and people centred HR practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and administering all stages of the employee lifecycle
• Supporting recruitment processes including administration, interviews and pre employment checks
• Delivering effective onboarding and HR inductions for new starters
• Managing HR systems and maintaining accurate employee data in line with GDPR
• Coordinating learning and development activity and maintaining training records
• Supporting payroll processes and responding to related queries
• Assisting with employee relations matters and HR projects
• Producing regular HR reports and supporting data driven decision making

About you

You will be an organised, reliable and proactive HR professional who is comfortable managing a varied workload and working with sensitivity and discretion.

You will bring:

• Strong HR or people administration experience with excellent attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Confident IT skills including Microsoft Office and HR systems
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build positive working relationships across an organisation
• Experience working in a values driven or not for profit environment
• A CIPD qualification or working towards one is desirable but not essential.

About the organisation

This organisation provides safe, secure and affordable homes for single women across London and has a long standing commitment to equality, inclusion and empowerment. With an ambitious development programme and a collaborative culture, the organisation places residents and people at the heart of everything it does.

Other roles you may have experience of could include; HR Administrator, People Officer, HR Assistant, HR Coordinator, People and Culture Officer, Human Resources Assistant, HR and Payroll Officer, People Operations Officer. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.