People Partner (Part time) - Unionised Role

VanRath; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading transport company is seeking a part-time People Partner for its Belfast team. The role involves owning HR matters across Belfast and Dublin, providing strategic guidance and overseeing employee relations, recruitment, and onboarding. Candidates should have a CIPD level 5 qualification and at least three years of commercial HR experience. This position offers a competitive salary and enhanced pension benefits. Monthly travel to Dublin is required.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced pension

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HR experience in a commercial environment.
• Knowledge of NI and ROI HR practices.
• Ability to manage employee relations and performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Employee Relations matters including discipline and grievance.
• Support recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Manage long-term sickness procedures and occupational health referrals.
• Act as first point of contact for HR queries from line managers.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience in a fast paced commercial HR role

Knowledge of HR processes and policies

CIPD qualified level 5

Solution focused and resilient

Education

CIPD qualified level 5

Job description

People Partner - Part Time

Logistics

Belfast

VANRATH is exclusively partnering with an industry leading transport company, presently seeking to appoint a new People Partner to join their Belfast based team on a permanent part time basis.

The role will be available on three full days or five mornings.

This role will be responsible for the Belfast and Dublin operations and will report directly into the Head of HR based in mainland UK.

You will assume full ownership of all HR related matters for the two Irish sites delivering professional, pragmatic, and commercially focused HR advice and guidance to line managers and will partner the management teams across both sites.

There will also be an opportunity to assist the wider HR team with projects across the division.

There will be monthly travel to the Dublin site.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing all Employee Relations matters, including discipline, grievance, performance capability and change management processes. Some knowledge of TUPE regulations would be an advantage.
• Support in recruitment and onboarding activities to meet workforce requirements.
• Take full ownership of ill health capability / long term sickness procedures and occupational health referrals within the business areas.
• Act as the first point of contact for line-managers within your remit and take ownership for handling and resolving HR queries / issues raised by line managers and employees respectively.
• Full spec available upon request

The Person

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commercial outlook
• Experience in a fast paced commercial HR role
• Knowledge of HR processes, policies and good practice across NI and ROI jurisdictions.
• CIPD qualified level 5 with 3 years plus experience
• Forward thinking, innovative, solution focused and resilient.
• Willingness to travel to Dublin site.
• Experience of restructuring, TUPE and change management beneficial.

The Package

The salary on offer will be competitive, as well as enhanced pension

For a confidential conversation, speak with Richard McFarland (Assoc. CIPD)