HR Support Officer

On behalf of our Client, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, MPA Recruitment welcomes suitable applications for the role of HR Support Officer in the Belfast Area.

Location: Adelaide Street, Belfast

Hours of work: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday: 09.00am to 5pm)

Salary range: £13.24

Your Duties:

• Administration activities on a variety of HR systems.
• Required to extract and interrogate data from a variety of HR systems.
• Preparation of HR case files.
• To review HR cases and develop case briefings for HR officers and HR managers.
• Supervision and training of junior staff as required.
• To answer policy queries over the phone, email and face to face. Candidates are expected to have a basic knowledge of HR policies prior to applying for this role.
• To make operational decisions based on interpretation of organisational policy within their limits of delegated authority.
• To review and design new processes and working practices within the HR team.
• To apply policy and practices in the day-to-day operation of the HR department without continual reference to their supervising officer.
• To perform investigative and research activities and play a primary role in assisting senior staff develop and amend HR policies, strategies and practices.
• To organise their own time and respond independently to unanticipated problems.
• To contribute in a practical way to training courses in their own area of activity.
• To maintain physical and online data storage records
• To be involved in the design and implementation of good housekeeping practices in terms of document storage, retention and retrieval
• To control and record work submitted to operational staff or data processing, preparing and movement of information.

Your Profile:

• BTEC Higher or equivalent qualification, plus 1 year of relevant experience.

OR

• BTEC National or equivalent qualification, plus 2 years of relevant experience.

OR

• Exceptionally candidates who do not meet the qualification requirement but who can demonstrate that they have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience may also be considered.

For the purposes of shortlisting, candidates must demonstrate their relevant experience for the number of years required, depending on their level of qualification in all of the following areas:

• Experience of using a system which deals with HR, Payroll or Financial data.
• Experience in delivering high levels of customer service.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy in the information they are processing.
• IT/Microsoft Office Proficiency at an Advanced level.

Additional Information:

• A Basic Access NI Check is required at a cost of £16.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please send your CV to [email protected]

Or for further information and a confidential discussion on this post please call Chris at our Belfast office on 02895 211111

Please ensure your CV is accurate and updated with full personal contact details, education history, qualifications, and employment history.

MPA Recruitment are operating as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.