HR Officer / People & Organisational Development Officer

Location: Wallington
Salary: £33k-£35k DOE
Benefits: Excellent benefits package including generous holiday allowance, paid volunteering leave, pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance programme, learning and development pathways, social events, cycle-to-work scheme and additional employee perks.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Permanent position.

Ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified (or equivalent), confident managing employee relations matters, highly organised and comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for employee relations queries across the organisation.
• Support managers with sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance and capability cases in line with employment legislation and company policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve employee relations processes and procedures.
• Deliver training and guidance to managers on HR policies and best practice.
• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation and submission of payroll and pension information.
• Produce monthly people metrics and KPI reports for senior leadership.
• Act as a superuser for HR systems, maintaining accurate employee data and reporting.
• Support recruitment campaigns, including advertising vacancies, candidate communications and agency liaison.
• Oversee onboarding processes to ensure a smooth employee experience.
• Support and deliver people-related projects focused on service improvement, learning and development.
• Review and update employment policies where required.
• Provide support to the wider People team and deputise for senior HR leadership when necessary.

Requirements:

• Level 5 CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience.
• Proven experience managing employee relations cases including disciplinary, absence, grievance and capability matters.
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experience using HR systems, ATS platforms and people databases.
• Confident analysing, interpreting and reporting on HR data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Previous supervisory or line management experience would be beneficial.

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