Looking for an HR role where you can truly make an impact? If you enjoy creating structure, bringing policies to life and supporting managers and employees through the full people journey, this role offers variety, ownership and the chance to make a real difference within a supportive and collaborative team.
Our Client
Our client is a respected charitable organisation providing vital support and care within the local community. Driven by a strong purpose and values-led culture, they are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment for both the people they help and the teams who make that possible. They believe in empowering employees, encouraging development and fostering an environment where people can thrive.
The Role
This newly-focused HR Officer role offers significant ownership and variety, with a particular emphasis on HR policy and employee relations. You'll take the lead in ensuring policies remain current, compliant and aligned with organisational values while helping managers and employees understand and apply them effectively.
You'll become a trusted HR contact across the organisation, supporting people processes and helping deliver a positive employee experience from onboarding through to engagement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Taking ownership of HR policies and procedures, ensuring legal compliance and best practice
- Reviewing and maintaining the employee handbook
- Advising managers and employees on policy interpretation and day-to-day HR matters
- Monitoring changes in employment legislation and implementing updates where needed
- Coordinating and improving onboarding and induction processes to create a positive employee experience
- Producing HR reports, dashboards and insights around key people metrics including absence, turnover and engagement
- Supporting employee relations activity including absence, conduct and performance matters
- Supporting employee engagement initiatives, surveys and wellbeing activities
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across HR, compliance, finance and wider teams
About You
You'll be an organised and proactive HR professional who enjoys balancing detail with people interaction. You'll feel comfortable working independently, taking ownership of your area and building strong working relationships across an organisation.
You will ideally have:
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent HR experience)
- Strong experience writing, reviewing and implementing HR policies
- Experience supporting employee relations processes and providing HR guidance
- Experience coordinating onboarding and induction activity
- Strong Excel skills and experience creating HR reports or dashboards
- Good understanding of employment law and HR best practice
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams
- A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £36,000 FTE* (up to £28,800 actual salary), depending on experience
- Flexible part-time hours - 30 hours per week. Can be worked flexibly, ie, 4 full days or 5 shorter days per week.
- The role is based primarily from the organisation’s Aylesbury headquarters, with occasional travel across Buckinghamshire including visits to retail locations.
- Hybrid working with one day from home
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus additional service-related leave
- Employer pension contribution of 5%, with options to increase
- Strong additional benefits including enhanced family leave policies, life assurance and EAP.
- Training, development and opportunities to grow your HR career
Interested?
If you're looking for a meaningful HR role where you can combine policy expertise with people-focused support and become part of a friendly, collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and discover how your HR experience could make a real difference.
*Full time equivalent – actual salary will depend on hours worked
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