Vickerstock are delighted to be working with Belfast City Council to hire a temporary (12 week) full time Business Support Officer with HR duties.

You will be responsible to the relevant HR Officer/ Business Coordinator (HR/Administration) for assisting with the provision of all human resource matters across the department to ensure the business needs of the department are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

To supervise, train and develop assigned human resources staff to ensure the business needs of the department are met.

To assist the relevant HR Officer/ Business Coordinator (HR/Administration) with the provision of advice and guidance to senior managers, line managers and other staff on a departmental wide basis, on human resources matters, in liaison with Corporate HR as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the workload and priorities of assigned support staff in collaboration with the HR Officer/Business Coordinator.
• Ensure departmental business needs are met in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
• Ensure accurate and timely production of service performance and compliance reports related to HR matters.
• Prepare absence management reports for case review panels.
• Assist in the management of employee relations issues, ensuring adherence to council policies, procedures, and legislative requirements.
• Support disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance, and other HR processes, ensuring relevant timescales are met.
• Undertake investigations into specific personnel matters as required.
• Assist in the development and management of HR procedures, record keeping, and reporting activities.
• Prepare and coordinate responses to freedom of information and data subject access requests.
• Maintain medical and occupational health records and coordinate Occupational Health referrals.
• Represent the HR Officer/Business Coordinator as required within the scope of responsibility.
• Motivate and manage assigned staff, implementing proper training and development programs.
• Continuously review and recommend improvements to working practices and procedures.
• Assist in the preparation and implementation of the departmental HR business plan.

Essential criteria

Qualifications and experience

Applicants must, as at the closing date for receipt of application forms:

• have a third level qualification in a relevant subject such as Business Studies, Human Resources or equivalent qualification and be able to demonstrate on the application form, by providing personal and specific examples, at least one years relevant experience in each of the following three areas;

  or

• be able to demonstrate on the application form, by providing personal and specific examples, at least two years? relevant experience in each of the following three areas:

1. providing advice and guidance on HR policies and processes to operational management, and assisting in the management of staffing, payroll, work-life balance, learning and development, Freedom of Information and subject access requests;
2. working effectively with Trade Unions on a range of HR matters; and
3. direct participation in attendance management policy, disciplinary and grievance procedures and in managing employee resourcing / staffing issues.

Other Requirements:

Please note that successful candidate's will be required to complete Basic Access NI Security Clearance at a cost of £18.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Glenda Reddington at Vickerstock.

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