People & Culture Officer

Dowds Group; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Northern Ireland is seeking an entry-level HR professional to manage the full employee life cycle, support recruitment and onboarding, and enhance employee engagement. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a passion for HR. This full-time role offers on-the-job training.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR or related field preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full employee life cycle.
• Support recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Implement wellbeing campaigns.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment

Onboarding

Employee engagement

HR policies

Job description

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The successful candidate will have responsibility and accountability for the full employee life cycle and will be involved in all areas of the Human Resources function, including day-to-day support, advice and guidance on employee relations, recruitment, training and employee engagement activities. They will work closely with the Head of People & Culture, HR Manager, Business Unit Leads and the Senior Leadership team to implement the company’s HR/People Strategy. On-the-job training will be provided at the beginning of the role.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment
• Preparation of job adverts/management of job boards
• Support the Talent Acquisition Lead with reporting
• Provide operational support to Talent Acquisition Lead as required

• Onboarding
• Create personnel files, complete pre-employment checks and send out New Start packs
• Notify relevant Departments
• Inductions - Carry out Company Induction, coordinate with other departments and support line managers in development of induction plans
• Carry out 3 week check-ins and ensure mid and end probationary reviews are completed and returned to HR

• Leavers
• Notify relevant departments
• Administration of leavers documentation
• Advise payroll of final payments due (holiday balance)

• Health Matters
• Design and implement campaigns aligned to the company’s wellbeing strategy to promote good mental and physical wellbeing among staff
• Provide information, guidance, and advice to employees around topics such as mental health and wellbeing
• Management of Employee Benefits - sourcing suppliers and internal promotion
• Management of Charity donations and fundraising activity

• Employee Engagement / CSR
• Facilitate and collect employee feedback
• Assisting with CSR activities - BITC / volunteering / community engagement

• General
• Provide advice and guidance on HR policies and procedures to all staff
• Manage HR inbox - escalation of queries
• Assist with payroll, holiday enquiries and maintain employee records (Dowds App)
• Oversight of Absence Management procedure

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources
• Industries
• Construction