HR Officer Location: Greater Belfast. Salary: £ pro rata plus a bonus structure of up to 15%. Hours:8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and between 8.30am and 4.30pm on Fridays. (37 hours per week). Applicants who request part time hours will also be considered. Benefits include: Contributory pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution for qualifying staff, Free life assurance, Enhanced maternity pay for qualifying staff, enhanced sick pay for qualifying staff, Give as you Earn scheme, 20 days annual leave and 11 bank holidays, Up to an additional 5 days for length of service, Further education policy, Dedicated health and wellbeing programme and Employee assistance program. Duration: Permanent On behalf of our client, an award-winning Northern Ireland organisation, we have a new opportunity for an HR Advisor to join their HR Team. This is a critical role within the organisation and the HR Advisor will be supporting the HR Manager to provide excellent core HR, professional development and health & wellbeing services across all business areas. The Senior HR Advisor will motivate and engage the HR Team and be responsible for ensuring that the HR Team are delivering in core areas across the employee lifecycle to include: Recruitment and Selection Onboarding / Offboarding Absence Management HR Administration Equality Commission submissions (Annual monitoring & Article 55) Security Clearance HR Training Cycle The HR Advisor will also provide professional advice, guidance and support to Managers and Staff on HR policies and procedures. You will be supporting Line Managers and other HR team members with employee relations issues such as grievances, investigations and disciplinary hearings.The HR Advisor will foster a culture that promotes employee engagement whereby employees are motivated to give their best each day and contribute to the success of the organisation and develop, maintain, review and where applicable update HR Policies and procedures. Managing the payroll activities is also a key duty in this role. This will include the full oversight of the payroll function and will involve hands-on processing of payroll. You will need: Degree educated in a relevant HR field or holds a CIPD qualification. 5+ years experience in an HR generalist position across full HR lifecycle. Associate level CIPD (Level 5 or above). CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) qualification and / or CIPP membership is desirable but not essential. Experience of advising managers and participating in all aspects of recruitment including advertising, short listing, interviewing and selection. Experience of handling employee relations matters such as disciplinary and grievances. Experience of absence management to include recording, monitoring and advising managers on absence process. 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. If this role isn't quite right for you but you would like to look for a new opportunity, please get in contact with us. 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. Skills: HR Processes Employee Relations CIPD qualified HR Policies Benefits: Parking Performance Bonus Medical Aid / Health Care