HR Officer

Summary: The HR Officer role involves providing professional HR support and advice across various functions, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures. This position is essential for delivering a positive employee experience while supporting both operational and strategic HR initiatives. The role requires collaboration with HR team members and managing employee lifecycle administration. It is a temporary contract based in London, requiring onsite presence two days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and first-line HR support to managers, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of HR policies, procedures, and terms and conditions of employment.
• Manage the full range of employee life cycle administration, including new starter processes, contract generation, and onboarding activities.
• Work collaboratively with the HR Assistant and Senior HR Managers to support the successful delivery of HR objectives aligned with the organisation's overall HR strategy.
• Act as the first point of contact for general HR enquiries, offering advice where appropriate or referring to the relevant HR team member.
• Support line managers with routine employee relations casework, such as sickness absence, probation reviews, and performance concerns.
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of employee data across HR and payroll systems in compliance with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Provide administrative and procedural support for formal HR processes, including disciplinary, grievance, and investigation meetings.

Key Skills:

• HR Generalist who has exposure to the Employment Basics (minimum wage, maternity, paternity etc)
• No specific HR System needed however if you have Oracle or Bright HR then that's a bonus
• Solid understanding of employment legislation, HR policies, and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain HR matters clearly and professionally.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment with a high level of accuracy.
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and providing practical HR solutions.
• Competent in using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Salary (Rate): 250

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: HR