Junior HR Specialist

Emergn; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

25 days annual leave

Medical and Dental benefits

Birthday gift

Travel insurance

Flexible work model

Job summary

Emergn is a technology and management consultancy seeking a Junior HR Specialist to deliver onboarding, offboarding and UK employee lifecycle support. You will assist with benefits coordination, HR policy updates, and data integrity in our HRIS for UK staff.

You will work closely with UK location leads, ensure compliance with UK labour laws, and help advance HR initiatives in a fast-paced, international team environment. Strong English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience as an HR Generalist in the UK.
• CIPD Level 3 membership is a plus.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll processes, and HR data/reporting tools.
• Accuracy in managing HR data, compliance and employee records.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure exceptional onboarding experiences for new joiners in the UK office and remotely.
• Guarantee smooth and effective offboarding processes for UK team members.
• Support all stages of the employee lifecycle for UK employees, including performance management and career development.
• Coordinate employee benefits such as health insurance and leave policies, in line with UK standards and regulations.
• Advise and coach managers and employees on leave requests/issues, organisational change, and other employee-relations matters, ensuring fair treatment, legal compliance, and adherence to Emergn practices, policies, and UK labour legislation.
• Work closely with UK location leads.
• Develop, implement, and update HR policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the UK.
• Maintain accurate HR records and employee data (contract information, salaries, absences, promotions, etc.) in our HRIS, ensuring data privacy at all times.
• Respond to HR queries and requests regarding HR issues, rules, and regulations through our HR ticket system and HR email.

Skills

HR Generalist

UK HR

Employee relations

Onboarding

Offboarding

HR data reporting

Payroll

Education

CIPD Level 3 membership

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

HR data reporting tools

Job description

Emergn is a technology and management consultancy with a mission to set our clients free. No dependency. No short-term fix. Just teaching them the real cure to their problems, so they can stay ahead of their competitors now and forever.

A different kind of consultancy like this needs a different kind of team. One you might be just the right fit for.

This is a place for people who want to:

- Make a real difference. Here, you solve problems for real. No endless engagements or running up the clock. You get to see how change really works for some of the world’s greatest businesses.

- Never stop growing. We turn our expertise back on ourselves. Here, you're always learning, stretching your thinking at the cutting edge of how organizations grow, which means staying at the cutting edge of your own growth too.

- Belong everywhere. We're a global community of experts who work without borders. Friendly, supportive, and genuinely collaborative. Because when you're trying to change an industry, you need people who have each other's backs.

As a Junior HR Specialist at Emergn you will deliver consistent product quality and reliability.

Join our team and let's change the game together!

We want you to:

• Ensure exceptional onboarding experiences for new joiners in the UK office and remotely.
• Guarantee smooth and effective offboarding processes for UK team members.
• Support all stages of the employee lifecycle for UK employees, including performance management and career development.
• Coordinate employee benefits such as health insurance and leave policies, in line with UK standards and regulations.
• Advise and coach managers and employees on leave requests/issues, organisational change, and other employee-relations matters, ensuring fair treatment, legal compliance, and adherence to Emergn practices, policies, and UK labour legislation.
• Work closely with UK location leads.
• Develop, implement, and update HR policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the UK.
• Maintain accurate HR records and employee data (contract information, salaries, absences, promotions, etc.) in our HRIS, ensuring data privacy at all times.
• Respond to HR queries and requests regarding HR issues, rules, and regulations through our HR ticket system and HR email.

This job might be for you if you have:

• 1-2 years of experience as an HR Generalist in the UK.
• CIPD Level 3 membership is a plus.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll processes, and HR data/reporting tools.
• Accuracy in managing HR data, compliance and employee records.
• Strong interpersonal and employee-relations skills, with the ability to handle sensitive matters.
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong understanding of UK HR best practices and employment legislation.
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Irish or EU citizenship or a minimum Stamp 4.

What we offer:

• Work within a dynamic international team of experts.
• Excellent opportunity for personal and professional development.
• Flexible work model and the freedom to choose the tools that suit you best - Mac or Windows.
• Ability to work with modern technologies.
• Extensive catalogue of educational programs, the possibility of training and certification at the expense of the company.
• Health and life insurance.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Medical and Dental benefits.
• Birthday gift.
• Travel insurance.

About Emergn

We're Emergn. A technology and management consultancy that believes sustainable competitive advantage doesn't come from the latest tech or hottest trend – it comes from the way you work.

That's why our goal is to embed a complete work operating system within our customers' businesses, so they stop reacting to change and start creating it. We do this across three areas: shaping processes to be faster, clearer, and more innovative; developing people so inspiration comes from within the organization; and designing technology solutions that bring it all together.

The result? Companies don't just get ahead for a moment. They stay ahead for an era. And make it theirs.