An accomplished HR professional with 20 years of extensive experience in various HR generalist roles, this candidate demonstrates exceptional interpersonal, people management, and customer service skills. Known for their ability to multitask and meet deadlines while maintaining high operational performance, they possess a strong background in employee relations, recruitment, payroll administration, and HRIS management. Their educational foundation includes O Levels in key subjects, complemented by advanced IT skills in Microsoft Office and various HR databases. Key competencies include grievance and disciplinary processes, absence management, training administration, and policy development. They have served in senior HR positions, such as HR Business Associate at SERGO PLC, where they handled employee relations and recruitment while supporting HR team members. The candidate is also a trained mental health ambassador, emphasising their commitment to employee welfare and organisational culture. Reliable, confidential, and flexible, they excel in supporting management and fostering positive employee relationships across multiple sites.

Exposure includes:

  • Successful experience of providing reliable advice with particular emphasis upon managing performance (including physical and mental health), monitoring attendance and employee disputes
  • Experienced at managing a number of complex issues simultaneously
  • Able to persuade, coach, support and mentor line managers and employees
  • Intuitive at recognising sensitive, confidential situations and dealing with them accordingly
  • Facilitating all graduate recruitment and work experience students
  • Grievance and disciplinary matters including investigations and writing comprehensive file notes
  • Monthly reporting – headcount to budget, starters and leavers, benefits and costings, exit interview highlights, recruitment and vacancy updates
  • Arranging all company training and running reports on training activity to update managers, update training records, issue certificates and carry out analysis
  • Producing redundancy papers, settlement agreements and calculations
  • Organise and support project activities – project launch, training seminars, process modelling workshops, user training sessions, minute taking, teleconference and project meetings, maintain records, helpdesk liaison, diary management etc.
  • Administration for 200+ employees on monthly managed payroll
  • Collating, editing, printing and distributing monthly Company newsletter

System exposure:

  • Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook, Front Page, Works
  • Basic Level: MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Paintshop Pro, Rational Clear Case, MS Project, Mind Manager V5, Crystal report writing
  • Databases: Personnel Manager, CMG, Insite/TimeSmart, HRM Connect (Super User), Dynamix , HRNet, People Central

Qualifications: O Levels: English Language (B), English Literature (C), Maths (C), Social History (B), Commerce (B), Geography (B), French (C)

Notice period: Immediately available

Candidate ref: 121865

 

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