HR Project Officer

Diamond Blaque HR Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public-sector provider in London seeks an HR Project Officer to coordinate and manage various HR projects. This role involves developing project plans, evaluating progress, and ensuring alignment with business needs. The ideal candidate will have a CIPD qualification or equivalent, and proven experience in project management and HR functions. Strong communication skills, along with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, are essential. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to strategic HR initiatives and drive successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified or have equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• GCSE Grade in English Language and Mathematics is essential.
• Proven experience in project management disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR project coordination and monitoring.
• Evaluate project progress and prepare reports for Senior Managers.
• Ensure effective communication of project objectives and updates.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Data Interpretation

Microsoft Office

Research Skills

Education

CIPD qualified or equivalent knowledge

GCSE Grade in English and Mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Social Media

Accounting Software

Job description

Description

Our local government clients in opperation, London, are recruiting an HR Project Officer. To undertake and coordinate HR projects on any topic related to workforce strategy and HR service delivery to meet the business needs. This could include policy development, procurement, employee engagement initiatives or digitalisation projects across the HR team. Develop an HR programme of work to support activity across the HR team, designed to deliver the workforce strategy and meet current and anticipated people‑related business needs. Managing the project to deliver agreed outputs, ensuring they remain aligned with the business and team strategy, remain within the original scope, and stay on target.

Responsibility

Lead the coordination and monitoring of the general HR work programme, including planning and organising the identification of resources required to undertake specific projects, including access to resources from outside the HR team. Ensure effective communication of the project's aims, objectives, processes, and issues to all internal and external stakeholders. Evaluate progress against project plans, where required, taking remedial action to ensure project milestones are achieved, advising senior HR staff where milestones cannot be met. Prepare and present reports, including recommendations, to Senior Managers on research outcomes, project plans and monitoring, proposals linked to workforce strategy delivery, and options for future workforce‑related developments. Promoting the projects and communicating updates to internal colleagues through HR stand‑ups and other internal communication channels.

Qualification Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• Project Management qualification or equivalent experience in applying project management disciplines.
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), social media and accounting software.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements - Criteria to be Evaluated at the Shortlisting Stage.

Successful candidates will have:

• Experience in planning and executing projects of varying size and complexity.
• Develop project plans to deliver defined outcomes within agreed timelines.
• Experience in undertaking HR items of a project workász meet business needs.
• Carrying out research in HR related areas and identifying appropriate and accessible sources of quantitative and qualitative data or information to meet the research needs.
• Able to interpret data and provide clear rationale and/or business explanations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Develop effective working relationships with managers, staff and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the HR function in relation to carrying out research and working on projects, supporting HR initiatives related to service delivery.
• Monitor progress against project plans for all projects assigned to the post holder, and, where required, take remedial action to ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Have a solution‑focused approach to HR service provision with high‑quality outcomes.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 3 Years References, including current employment.
• Willing to engage in the mandatory pre‑screening application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public‑sector provider, is acting as the employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace.