Job Purpose We are seeking a proactive, experienced and organised HR Officer to join our HR team. In this role, you'll provide vital support to ensure the seamless delivery of day-to-day HR operations. Your responsibilities will span the full cycle of recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding; maintaining employee records; serving as a note-taker in informal or formal hearings; overseeing (short- and long-term) absence management, and supporting managers through informal and formal hearings, while taking notes. As a key point of contact for employees and managers, you'll help keep HR processes efficient, accurate, and compliant. You'll handle routine HR queries, maintain absence records, and provide support on a wide range of HR queries. The ideal candidate will also contribute to HR initiatives and projects as directed by the HR Manager, bringing a collaborative and solutions-focused approach to the team. Key Responsibilities Employee relations Provide timely, accurate advice to managers on HR policies, procedures, and best practices. Support and manage casework, including sickness absence, performance, capability, disciplinary and grievance Attend and minute formal meetings, ensuring compliance and accurate record-keeping Arrange a pre-meeting with the manager to run through questions they may want to consider for an informal or formal hearing. Draft the outcome letters for an informal meeting or hearing. Recruitment, Onboarding & Offboarding Coordinate endtoend recruitment processes, including placing adverts, screening candidates, and supporting interviews Ensure new starters receive a smooth onboarding experience, including contracts, preemployment checks, and induction, whilst working with other departments to ensure that the new starter has everything they need for their first day. Manage offboarding processes, ensuring a professional exit experience and accurate documentation HR Administration & Compliance Maintain and update HR systems, ensuring employee data is accurate and GDPR compliant Produce HR reports, metrics, and dashboards to support decision-making Support payroll with monthly changes and ensure deadlines are met Maintain policies and contribute to HR process improvements Skills and Qualifications Essential Must have a good knowledge of UK legislation and experience working on various employee relations cases. Must have previous experience in an HR administrative or HR Officer role. Experience in note-taking in informal or formal hearings Previous experience with supporting managers with investigations, disciplinary's, grievances and pre-meetings. Strong organisational and time-management skills. Excellent attention to detail. Proficient in Microsoft Office and HR software systems. CIPD 3 qualified.