At Target Group, we're not just about deadlines and deliverables; we're about making a real impact in the Financial Services and Technology sectors. We thrive on innovation and the ability to adapt, and we currently have a unique opportunity for a People Officer who shares our passion for progress.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting our colleagues, ensuring excellent HR Administration and delivering an exceptional colleague experience.
What does the role of People Officer look like day to day?
1. Act as the first point of contact for HR support and guidance, escalating issues as needed
2. Manage our HR Shared mailbox, ensuring quick and efficient responses to colleagues
3. Work alongside our existing People Officer to process and check monthly payroll, to include new starters, leavers, job and salary changes, expenses, overtime and out-of-hours payments
4. Support our reward and recognition system, ensuring starters and leavers are added, and that manager budgets are appropriately allocated
5. Provide HR guidance and support to managers and colleagues on a wide range of topics, ensuring alignment with company policies, legal requirements, and best practice
6. Support on employee cases, such as probationary reviews and flexible work consultations, with the opportunity to get involved in more complex cases, such as Grievances, Investigations and Disciplinaries
7. Foster a positive, inclusive workplace culture by collaborating across the business to promote equal opportunities, colleague development, and engagement
8. Support the People Advisor and People Partners on various initiatives, including Wellbeing, Reward & Benefits, ED&I and Employee Engagement - guided by your passions and interests!
9. Maintain accurate employee records and HR Systems ( starters, leavers and any other changes necessary).
10. Analyse HR data and generate insightful reports on attrition, absence, performance and other key metrics to identify trends, measure HR performance, and guide strategic decision making
11. Provide administrative support to the wider People Team on a day-day-day basis
12. Staying up to date on employment laws and regulations, ensuring any changes are effectively implemented
The role is primarily remote, however you will be asked to attend our Cardiff or Newport office when required
Requirements
What are we looking for?
13. CIPD Qualitied (Desirable)
14. A team player with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively
15. Comfortable working independently and remotely
16. Proven experience as an HR Officer or in a similar role
17. Excellent communication skills
18. A genuine passion about colleague experience and engagement
19. Experience processing payroll
20. Resilient and able to adapt and embrace change
21. Great skills in Microsoft applications, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint and especially Excel, with the ability to perform VLOOKUPs, create pivot tables and leverage key functions.
The successful candidate will ideally have Human Resources experience of the following areas:
22. Processing Payroll
23. Report writing and Management Information
24. Supporting HR/People Initiatives
25. Demonstrable experience of using dedicated HR systems and ensuring accuracy
26. Demonstrable experience of providing advice and guidance to colleagues and managers
Benefits
27. A competitive salary of up to £28,000 per annum, depending on experience
28. 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays (That's right! 30 days from Day 1)
29. At least two days per year to give back to our community through our volunteering initiative
30. Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%) with the option to contribute via Salary Exchange (Salary Sacrifice)
31. Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers.
32. Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
33. Group Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
34. Group Income Protection
35. Annual Pay Review
36. Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
37. Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
38. Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
39. Recognition Scheme
40. Free Mortgage Advice and Support
41. Funeral Concierge and Bereavement Services
42. 24/7 access to a GP
43. Discounted health club memberships
44. Salary Sacrifice Technology Buying Scheme
45. Access to Wisdom, total wellbeing solution
We wholeheartedly believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive culture by actively implementing our D&I strategy, building strong community ties, and empowering our people and leaders.
Join us and shape your future!