People & Culture Generalist — HR Operations & Engagement

Merchants Quay Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Merchants Quay Ireland is seeking a People & Culture Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations, help implement policies, and promote a positive workplace aligned with MQI's values. Based at Head Office in Dublin, the role reports to the Employee Relations Manager and brings strong HR administration, absence and performance management, recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement.

This contract of indefinite duration is 37.5 hours per week, with a focus on ensuring legal compliance, data

Qualifications

• Experience in HR/People & Culture environment.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and HR policies.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Strong IT skills with HR systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Attend and support employee relations meetings and take minutes.
• Advise managers on ER matters, including disciplinary issues.
• Administer pension and benefits, and update benefits schemes.
• Manage end-to-end absence and leave processes.
• Support performance management processes and reports.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and offers.
• Maintain HRIS records and generate reports.
• Oversee training and development initiatives.
• Support retention strategies and internal communications.
• Promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.

Skills

Organisation

Time management

Communication

Discretion

Attention to detail

Education

CIPD qualification

HR qualification

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Teams

Job description

Merchants Quay Ireland is seeking a People & Culture Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations, help implement policies, and promote a positive workplace aligned with MQI's values. Based at Head Office in Dublin, the role reports to the Employee Relations Manager and brings strong HR administration, absence and performance management, recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement.

This contract of indefinite duration is 37.5 hours per week, with a focus on ensuring legal compliance, data