Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Belfast

Hours: 37 Monday – Friday

Salary: £16.90

Key Responsibilities

1. To support the Senior HR Advisor to successfully deliver a professional, proactive, customer orientated and high quality resourcing service in support of NIHE objectives.

2. To ensure all employee resourcing activity is delivered in line with the Housing Executive’s Resourcing Policy, relevant legislation and HR best practice.

3. To implement the workforce plan in a timely basis.

4. To implement the Resourcing Policy and any associated policies and procedures.

5. To provide advice, guidance and support to managers and panel members on employee resourcing issues, including the application of relevant policies and procedures.

6. To regularly review and update processes and procedures relating to employee resourcing.

7. In conjunction with relevant recruiting managers and HR Business Partners, develop (and keep under review) all recruitment and selection documentation including job descriptions, specification, selection plans and candidate packs.

8. To work closely with Organisation Development (OD) in relation to assessment and testing as required including the development of new ways to assess candidates.

9. To ensure the timely preparation and setting of advertisements for resourcing exercises.

10. To ensure effective and timely communication with candidates and panels at all stages of recruitment and selection.

11. To ensure the timely completion of all pre-employment checks including medicals, references and Access NI checks.

12. To prepare responses to complaints or requests for feedback from candidates, public and legal representatives for final agreement by the HR Manager Resources.

13. To issue employees with their contracts of employment within the specified legal timeframe.

14. To ensure all resourcing activity records are held appropriately in line with legislative requirements.

15. To keep up-to-date with the latest developments in recruitment best practice and legislation.

16. To work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure an integrated approach to service delivery e.g. other HR colleagues, Finance, IT.

17. To ensure key performance indicators relating to resourcing are achieved and that a high quality service is delivered to the customer.

18. To provide suitable training for managers in recruitment and selection procedures and techniques as required.

19. To ensure the production of accurate and timely reports and management information on employee resourcing activities as required including information required for Corporate Services Reports.

20. To provide support and resilience to the Employee Services function as and when required.

Essential

Applicants must provide evidence by the closing date for application that they meet the following essential criteria:

1. Degree level qualification (Level 6*) in Human Resource Management

AND

Minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a Human Resources function to include employee resourcing.

OR

Level 5* qualification in Human Resources

AND

Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a Human Resources function to include employee resourcing.

*Refer to Qualifications Framework

2. Current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development at Associate Member (Assoc CIPD) or above

OR

Can demonstrate ability to obtain this within 1 year of the closing date.

3. Can demonstrate relevant HR experience in at least 3 of the 4 areas below:

a. providing professional HR advice to managers on employee resourcing matters

b. providing end to end recruitment and selection services

c. effectively implementing resourcing policies and procedures

d. providing HR statistics and/or reports for managers.

4. Sound understanding of current employment legislation relating to employee resourcing.

5. Can demonstrate:

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

• Ability to work accurately under pressure of multiple deadlines

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

• Strong customer orientation

• Excellent attention to detail

If you would like to be considered for this role or find out more, please email me your CV now by clicking on the link and I will be in touch. All details are treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applicants must ensure their CV is accurate and up to date. The CV should include your full employment history inclusive of dates, all academic achievements and full personal contact details.

Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple Recruitment Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer.