HR Officer

Zenith People are looking to recruit an experienced HR Officer to work at its client's site in Washington. As HR Officer you will be responsible for overseeing employee well-being, process compliance, and organisational growth. You’ll collaborate with the Directors, departmental managers, and employees to maintain a positive work culture and effective HR practices.

Responsibilities:

• Helping the management team in delivering an efficient service to the employees and Directors.
• Handling inquiries into the HR department and managing them appropriately.
• Handling disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Monitoring absence and attendance in the workplace
• Maintain and update employee records.
• Monitoring annual leave in the workplace
• Developing HR administration processes that will help the business achieve key objectives.
• Coordinate hiring activities, including job advertisements, candidate screening, interviews, and offer letters.
• Ensure smooth induction for new employees, ensuring adherence to company policies and legal requirements.
• Supporting the business in producing HR letters; documents for internal and external use, providing administration in support of generalist HR activity and presentations.
• Assisting with the evaluation of HR Policies and Procedures.
• Identify training needs and arrange relevant workshops or programs.
• Working with managers to create individual development plans.
• Supporting the finance department with payroll queries and clock in’s

Skills required:

• Ability to build rapport and trust with a supportive relationship to employees.
• Excellent communication skills and be confident in communicating with people face to face, over the phone, and by email.
• Be able to show your initiative to solve problems.
• Excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Demonstrate discretion when dealing with confidential information.
• CIPD Level 3 (or be willing to work towards)
• Knowledge of employment law