Senior HR Advisor

Brook Street; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Belfast is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join their professional HR team. This role involves providing strategic HR support, ensuring compliance with employment law, and managing recruitment processes. The ideal candidate will have a Level 5 CIPD qualification and strong generalist HR experience, with a focus on best practices and engagement initiatives. This is a 3-6 month position offering a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute significantly to the HR function.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 5 CIPD qualification required.
• Generalist HR experience supporting managers with employment relations.
• Experience in end-to-end recruitment & selection process.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality HR support and advice.
• Lead workplace investigations and uphold HR compliance.
• Prepare job details and assist in recruitment processes.

Skills

HR compliance

Data protection (GDPR)

Employment relations

Recruitment & selection

NI employment law

HR best practices

Education

Level 5 CIPD qualification

Job description

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor to work as part of the dedicated professional human resources team, maintaining best practice people management and development throughout the organisation and providing proactive, professional, and appropriate business-focused HR support to Managers and Staff. There will also be considerable involvement in recruitment and selection.

This 3-6 month role will include principal duties such as the following:

General HR activities:

• Provide effective, high-quality, and confidential HR support and advice.
• Uphold HR compliance, data protection (GDPR), and reporting to a high standard.
• Support exiting processes, HR projects, engagement, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Assist in researching, devising, and consulting on legislative changes affecting employment.
• Ensure compliance with employee documentation and right-to-work checks.
• Lead or support workplace investigations in line with best practices.

Recruitment and Selection:

• Prepare and collate job details for vacant posts.
• Select, support, and brief shortlisting and interview panels. Act as a panel member at shortlisting and interview stages.
• Prepare aptitude/assessment tests and devise presentation/interview questions where appropriate.
• Complete pre-employment checks and references. Compile and issue Terms and Conditions for all new employees and review existing staff's terms regularly.
• Assist in preparing statutory and statistical returns (e.g., Fair Employment, Annual employment statistics including Article 55).

The successful candidate will have a minimum Level 5 CIPD qualification with generalist experience supporting managers with employment relations matters (grievance, discipline, attendance, etc.) and end-to-end recruitment & selection process experience.

You will have strong knowledge of NI employment law and HR best practices, along with experience of Article 55 Review and Annual Fair Employment Returns.

A full driving license and access to a car during working hours are necessary (any applicants with a disability will need to demonstrate how they can meet the mobility aspects of the role). You will be based in Glengormley initially, moving to north Belfast in July, with some flexibility in working hours.

If you have the required experience, apply today!

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