HR Business Partner
Posted 1 week ago by MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy
£40,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary: The HR Business Partner role in Belfast is a fixed-term contract position lasting 9 to 12 months, focusing on providing expert HR support across various people matters. The successful candidate will collaborate with managers and the HR team on employee relations, recruitment, policy development, and training. This generalist role requires strong experience in HR and knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice and support on complex disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Lead long-term sick processes and support successful return-to-work outcomes.
- Partner with managers to deliver a professional, end-to-end recruitment process.
- Design and deliver engaging training for managers on core HR topics.
- Ensure a high level of accuracy and understanding of manipulating and presenting large amounts of data to report on key HR metrics.
Key Skills:
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent).
- Similar experience within a generalist HR role.
- Strong ER casework experience.
- Up-to-date knowledge and hands-on experience of NI employment law.
- Experience with HR systems.
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
HR Business Partner - Belfast - Open to part-time
MCS Group is delighted to exclusively partner with an award-winning organisation as they look to add an HR Business Partner to their team on a fixed-term contract basis for 9 - 12 months.
The role:
In this generalist role, you'll work closely with managers and the wider HR team to provide expert support across a range of people matters - from employee relations and absence management to recruitment, policy development, and learning & development.
The main responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice and support on complex disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Lead long-term sick processes and support successful return-to-work outcomes.
- Partner with managers to deliver a professional, end-to-end recruitment process.
- Design and deliver engaging training for managers on core HR topics.
- Ensure a high level of accuracy and understanding of manipulating and presenting large amounts of data to report on key HR metrics.
This list is not exhaustive of all duties required from the HR Business Partner.
The successful candidate:
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)
- Similar experience within a generalist HR role
- Strong ER casework experience
- Up-to-date knowledge and hands on experience of NI employment law
- Experience with HR systems
What's on offer:
- Competitive base salary of £38k
- Generous holiday allowance
- Hybrid working and flexi-time
- Ongoing learning and development
- Enhanced pension and sick pay
- Health cashback and retail discounts
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148
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