Senior HR Officer

MCS Group; Armagh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Enhanced pension

Annual leave

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a well-established organisation in County Armagh to recruit a Senior HR Officer on a permanent basis. You will provide generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle, covering employee relations, absence management, recruitment, payroll queries, HR systems and reporting.

The successful candidate will have experience as an HR Officer/Generalist, strong knowledge of NI employment legislation, recruitment experience, and proficiency with HR information

Qualifications

• Previous HR Officer/HR Generalist experience.
• Experience handling employee relations in Northern Ireland.
• Strong knowledge of NI employment legislation.
• Experience with recruitment and employee lifecycle.
• Proficient with HR information systems.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR guidance to managers and employees.
• Support absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance processes.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and offboarding.
• Respond to general HR and payroll queries.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR system data.
• Prepare HR reports and key workforce metrics.
• Support improvements to HR systems and processes.
• Contribute to employee engagement, learning and wider HR projects.
• Build effective relationships across the organisation.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

NI employment law

Payroll queries

HR systems

Tools

HRIS

Job description

HR Officer - County Armagh - Permanent

MCS Group is exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation as they recruit a Senior HR Officer on a permanent basis.

The role:

You will provide generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle. This is a varied, hands-on role covering employee relations, absence management, recruitment, payroll queries, HR systems and reporting.

The main responsibilities:

• Provide first-line HR guidance to managers and employees.
• Support absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance processes.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and offboarding.
• Respond to general HR and payroll queries.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR system data.
• Prepare HR reports and key workforce metrics.
• Support improvements to HR systems and processes.
• Contribute to employee engagement, learning and wider HR projects.
• Build effective relationships across the organisation.

The successful candidate:

• Previous experience in an HR Officer, HR Advisor or Generalist HR role.
• Practical experience managing employee relations matters within Northern Ireland, including absence, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Strong working knowledge of Northern Ireland employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experience across recruitment and the wider employee lifecycle.
• Confidence using HR information systems.
• Strong organisational, communication and relationship‑building skills.

What's on offer:

• Competitive base salary depending on experience.
• Bonus.
• Enhanced pension and annual leave.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

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MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.