HRM Business Partner

Comfort Homecare; Clane; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Homecare, Ireland's fastest-growing homecare provider, seeks an HR Business Partner to lead the HR team and align people strategy with business goals. You will oversee recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and policy compliance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, you will drive engagement, development, and effective HR services while promoting organisational growth and compliance with employment legislation.

Qualifications

• Evidence of strong HR leadership and team management.
• Experience supporting HR strategy and organisational development.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and support HR team members.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and performance reviews.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities for HR staff.
• Ensure HR objectives and service standards are achieved.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding for overseas and European candidates.
• Support managers with workforce planning and talent acquisition.
• Monitor employee retention and implement improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance on disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters.
• Ensure investigations and hearings are conducted fairly and consistently.
• Coordinate appraisal and probation review processes.
• Support managers in setting objectives and managing performance concerns.
• Monitor compliance with performance management procedures.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Review and update HR policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate HR records and reporting systems.
• Identify organisational training needs.
• Coordinate learning and development programmes.
• Promote leadership and management development initiatives.
• Monitor HR metrics including turnover, absenteeism, recruitment, and training compliance.
• Produce regular reports for senior management.
• Recommend improvements based on workforce data and trends.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Confidentiality

Coaching

Mentoring

Job description

Join Ireland's Fastest Growing Homecare Company

HRM Business Partner

Reports To

Head of Human Resources

Purpose of the Role

To lead and support the HR team in delivering high-quality HR services across the organisation. The HRM Business Partner will ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and best practices while promoting employee engagement, performance, and organisational development.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead, supervise, and support members of the HR team.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and performance reviews.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities for HR staff.
• Ensure HR objectives and service standards are achieved.

Recruitment and Retention

• Oversee recruitment and onboarding processes for overseas and European candidates.
• Support managers with workforce planning and talent acquisition.
• Monitor employee retention and implement improvement initiatives.

Employee Relations

• Provide guidance on disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters.
• Ensure investigations and hearings are conducted fairly and consistently.
• Support managers in resolving employee relations issues.

Performance Management

• Coordinate appraisal and probation review processes.
• Support managers in setting objectives and managing performance concerns.
• Monitor compliance with performance management procedures.

Policy and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Review and update HR policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate HR records and reporting systems.

Learning and Development

• Identify organisational training needs.
• Coordinate learning and development programmes.
• Promote leadership and management development initiatives.

HR Reporting and KPI Management

• Monitor HR metrics including turnover, absenteeism, recruitment, and training compliance.
• Produce regular reports for senior management.
• Recommend improvements based on workforce data and trends.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and people management.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Communication and influencing skills.
• Confidentiality and professionalism.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Organisation and attention to detail.
• Coaching and mentoring.

Performance Measures

• Recruitment and retention targets.
• Employee engagement outcomes.
• Compliance and audit results.
• Timeliness and quality of HR service delivery.
• Achievement of departmental KPIs.
• Team performance and development outcomes.

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