HR Officer

Public Sector Resourcing•London Britain Township, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The National Church Institutions (NCIs) are seeking an HR Officer to join their HR Operations team. This is a part-time, hybrid role, requiring 14 hours per week with flexible days, including a mandatory London day on Wednesdays. The HR Officer will provide an outstanding proactive and professional HR service to staff and managers across the National Church Institutions and other Church of England organizations. This role involves being the day-to-day HR contact for NCI Staff, supporting the HR Operations Manager, HR Business Partners, and Deputy People Director, and meeting staff both online and face-to-face to be a visible HR presence.

Requirements

Previous experience of working in an HR department.
Ability to demonstrate undertaking both HR and general administration.
Knowledge of a typical HR lifecycle, including an understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality.
Experience of using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel in a work-based context.
Experience of using HR Information Systems (ideally Oracle HCM).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail, including working with numerical data.
Enthusiastic, flexible, and highly organised approach to work.
Ability to understand and process high volumes of information.
Ability to work comfortably with competing priorities.
Ability to work as part of a team to support colleagues in meeting deadlines.
Self-motivated, proactive and committed to providing excellent customer service.
Ability to prioritise customer needs and communicate clearly to all stakeholders.
An interest in HR and the development of skills in this area.

Nice To Haves

SharePoint experience.
Level 3 CIPD qualified or part qualified/studying for membership of CIPD.

Responsibilities

Be the first point of contact support on operational HR queries via our HR Helpdesk, responding to queries within a timely manner to provide advice in line with policies, processes and HR legislation, escalating to HR Advisers or HR Business Partners where necessary, and at all times providing excellent customer service in line with our values.
Prepare letters and other HR documentation, processing employment changes each month and liaising with the internal payroll team to provide necessary evidence.
Monitor monthly reports to process timely appointment confirmations, DBS renewals and right to work checks.
Ensure accurate employee records are maintained, and necessary documentation is stored on an individual’s HR file in accordance with data protection regulations, and archive HR files in accordance with the relevant procedure.
Support the delivery of virtual and in-person induction sessions.
Proactively look for ways to improve the HR service to stakeholders including through the increased use of technology and assist and contribute to the implementation of HR systems which are necessary to provide high standards of HR delivery.