Hybrid People Partner

at DePaul

• Job title: People Partner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £41,395 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Belfast, United Kingdom

About the role

• HR Manager responsible for managing HR activities and stakeholder partnerships in Northern Ireland. Delivering support and guidance on all people-related matters and overseeing talent management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop successful, long term, and collaborative relationships with all relevant stakeholders
• Contribute to workforce planning meetings with Senior Services management and seek out areas for improvement and make recommendations
• Represent the People & Organisation function at meetings
• Provide support and guidance on legislative requirements and policies and procedures for employees
• Provide ongoing input into development of our people and contribute to learning and development initiatives
• Provide supervision, guidance, support and development to all line reports
• Be the point of escalation for the team on matters relating to employee relations
• Share best practice solutions with the rest of the team at regular intervals
• Ensure that all administration is carried out within agreed timeframes, SLA’s and within GDPR guidelines
• Oversee payroll checks on a monthly basis before submission to Finance
• Manage preparation for the annual People & Organisation audits and provide follow up on any subsequent action plans
• Oversee employee engagement surveys
• Provide ongoing support to the Director of People & Organisation to manage any changes that need to be implemented
• Ensure that all recruitment and onboarding activities are in line with legislative requirements, best practice and policies and procedures
• Design and deliver induction to new joiners and new managers on People & Organisation alongside the People Partner in ROI.
• Promote awareness of learning and development activities and assist in the identification of learning needs
• Facilitate the various programmes of learning where required
• Support the L&D team in the coordination of mandatory health and safety training and report on same
• Provide coaching, expertise and guidance on employee relations issues, including: absence management, performance management, dignity and respect at work and grievances and disciplinary matters
• Seek advice from external employment advisors where necessary
• Liaise with recognised trade unions where necessary
• Involved in developing, implementing, administering coordinating and evaluating people policies and procedures
• Develop procedures, processes and guidelines to support the implementation of all our people policies
• Ensure compliance with people policies and procedures
• Active participation in the introduction of new systems or improvements to existing systems
• Oversee the maximum system usage benefit
• Provide regular reporting on key People metrics

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience gained in a Human Resources Department
• Third level qualification in business, HR or employment law is desirable
• Member of the CIPD or willingness towards same is desirable
• Good IT skills is essential
• Experience with digital transformation programmes is desirable
• Experience with BambooHR and Softworks is an advantage
• Good working knowledge of employment legislation and application in practice
• Team management experience would be considered to be an advantage
• Experience in planning and supporting on change management initiatives would be ideal
• Ability to balance multiple tasks priorities and projects, working within agreed deadlines
• Demonstrable track record of being able to manage effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to use own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to influence and act as an advisor to senior managers
• Being able to hold a position of trust and confidentiality
• Highly accurate and detail focused
• Experience in the charity sector is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working arrangements