HR Advisor – Resourcing

Location: Belfast
Duration: Temporary
Salary: £16.90 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm
Access NI: Basic Access NI clearance required

Application Deadline: 5.00pm on Friday 18th September 2026

Apple Recruitment Services are currently seeking a HR Advisor – Resourcing to join the Human Resources team of a large public sector organisation based in Belfast.

This role would suit an experienced HR professional with a strong background in recruitment and selection, HR policy and employee resourcing who is confident in providing advice and guidance to managers and working across multiple recruitment exercises.

The Role

The successful candidate will support the effective delivery of employee resourcing activity, ensuring recruitment processes are managed efficiently and in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, legislation and HR best practice.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Senior HR Advisor in delivering a professional, proactive and customer-focused resourcing service.
• Ensuring employee resourcing activity is delivered in line with relevant resourcing policies, legislation and HR best practice.
• Supporting the implementation of workforce planning and associated resourcing activity.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to managers and panel members on recruitment and selection matters.
• Reviewing and updating resourcing processes and procedures as required.
• Working with recruiting managers and HR Business Partners to develop and maintain recruitment documentation, including job descriptions, person specifications, selection plans and candidate packs.
• Working closely with Organisation Development colleagues in relation to assessment and testing requirements.
• Preparing and coordinating recruitment advertisements and ensuring these are issued in a timely manner.
• Maintaining effective communication with candidates and recruitment panels throughout the recruitment and selection process.
• Ensuring pre-employment checks, including references, medicals and Access NI checks, are completed appropriately and within required timescales.
• Supporting responses to candidate complaints, feedback requests and other recruitment-related correspondence.
• Supporting the timely issue of contracts of employment.
• Ensuring employee resourcing records are accurately maintained in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Keeping up to date with developments in recruitment best practice and employment legislation.
• Working collaboratively with HR colleagues and other key stakeholders to ensure an integrated approach to service delivery.
• Monitoring resourcing performance and supporting the achievement of relevant key performance indicators.
• Providing training and guidance to managers on recruitment and selection procedures and techniques where required.
• Preparing accurate reports and management information relating to employee resourcing activity.
• Providing support to the wider Employee Services function as required.

Essential Criteria

Applicants must provide evidence 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

How to Apply

If you would like to be considered for this role, please forward your CV to Darcie at darcie.donohoe@applerecruitment.com

The closing deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 18th September 2026.

Please ensure your CV is accurate and up to date, including your full employment history, employment dates, qualifications and current contact details.

All details will be treated in the strictest confidence.

If this role isn’t quite right for you but you would like to explore other opportunities, please get in contact with us.

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