The HR Officer will provide advice and support to managers, employees and colleagues on human resources matters, ensure even allocation of workload, provide training and development for the team, undertake performance development reviews and manage any performance or other issues as required.

Client Details

Education Institute.

Description

The responsibilities of the HR Officer in Egham will be:

• Oversee the production of human resources contractual information and data onto the HR and Payroll system and online system for approving and actioning changes, working closely with the Human Resources Systems Team as applicable.
• Check and sign letters as applicable ensuring authorisation is obtained to meet College and other audit requirements.
• Add data to the HR and Payroll and online recruitment system for processing ensuring timely and accurate entry to allow for accurate payroll processing
• Oversee the retention of accurate employee and worker data in the agreed manner
• Run and manipulate records as per agreed process and/or needed and to ensure timely and effective distribution and follow up
• Supervise the recruitment and new starter process for non advertised posts ensuring accurate and timely pre-employment checks are completed and payment for work is made in the appropriate period
• Provide team members, managers, employees and human resources colleagues with advice on the implementation of policies and procedures in accordance with College policies, employment legislation and good HR practice
• Attend meetings, as appropriate, advising on the implementation of human resources matters as set out above
• Support managers on employee relations matters escalating to the Human Resources Business Partner as applicable
• Advise managers and employees and workers on right to work and vetting and barring requirements relating to employment and oversee appropriate actions are taken including submission of certification of sponsorship applications and vetting and barring applications as appropriate
• Ensure effective processing of a range of benefits by the Human Resources Operations Team i.e. cycle scheme
• Work with human resources colleagues managing the rewards processes to ensure timely and accurate processing and maintenance of accurate records for promotions, professorial banding advancement, probation confirmation, regrading requests, market supplement payments and other changes as applicable

Profile

The successful HR Officer in Egham will have:

• Significant demonstrable experience of successfully working and supervising/managing in a full HR function providing advice and administrative support.
• Excellent understanding of equality and diversity legislation and good practice and commitment to its application
• Experience of successfully identifying and improving policies, procedures and processes
• Significant experience of successfully working with a range of human resources IT systems and applications including an HR and Payroll System and online recruitment
• Experience of working with Resourcelink HR and Payroll System, Stonefish on-line recruitment system and Agresso finance system
• Experience of working with sensitive and confidential data and a good working knowledge of GDPR requirements
• Significant experience of successfully working with a range of management information manipulating and presenting data as appropriate
• Experience of successfully developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of helping with the management of change management processes
• Experience of direct involvement with implementing new HR IT systems
• Experience of successfully managing/supervising a full life cycle human resources operational team

Job Offer

On offer for the successful HR Officer in Egham will be:

• Salary up to £40,000
• Monday to Friday 9-5 (35 hours a week)
• Hybrid working - 2 days office/ 3 from home
• 20 days annual leave + 8 BH + 6 discretionary days between Christmas and New Year
• Pension Scheme
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Discount for staff
• Employee Assistance Programme