HR Manager, Belfast

Job Title: HR Manager (Public Sector) - Belfast - £22.37 ph

Location: Belfast
Start Date: March 2025
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Contract: Full-Time, Temporary (initial 3-month contract) currently until end of June but likely to be extended.
Pay: £22.37 ph

KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Leading by example in effectively managing the Retained Recruitment Team, coordinating the full range of activities provided by the Team, delivering a high quality and efficient service and ensuring relevant KPI's and deadlines are achieved.

Have management responsibility for staff within the Retained Recruitment Team including recruitment and selection of staff, conducting appraisals, actively promoting and providing opportunity for staff development and addressing any staffing issues which may arise including the approval and authorisation of expense and travel claims.

Ensure that decisions taken in relation to Recruitment escalations, complaints are documented and shared as appropriate to ensure consistency and fairness in relation to Recruitment & Selection across the BSO and Client Organisations.

Provide a responsive and professional advisory service for managers and staff on Recruitment and Job evaluation related matters through the development of guidance documentation and training methods.

To support the Senior HR Manager with providing high quality, efficient Senior Executive and Medical Staffing recruitment to ensure the attraction and retention of good staff.

Have oversight and management of the Internal trawl process and provision of advice re eoi management to managers.

Postholder will be required to maintain an up to date knowledge of employment law and changes to processes relating specifically to the areas of Retained Recruitment/Job Evaluation.

Ensure effective and efficient systems are in place for the processing of all pre employment and right to work checks, ensuring that the relevant processes are established to comply with audit and legislation requirements.

Develop KPIs and targets for your team to ensure compliance with HR Directorate objectives.

Work collaboratively and regionally with other HR colleagues to improve the Recruitment & Selection processes to help enhance the candidate journey and support recruiting managers.

Take a lead role in assisting the Senior HR Manager in the development of workforce planning and innovate recruitment initiatives to meet the needs of of workforce strategic plans across the BSO and Client Organisations

Be involved in developing new initiatives using past experiences, research, existing data, benchmarking to further progress best practice and develop talent management initiatives.

Act as a key liaison for the BSO and Client Organisations with BSO Recruitment Services Centre (RRSC).

Consult, negotiate and communicate with local staff side representatives and regional representatives as appropriate.

Assist in and take the lead where appropriate on the development, implementation and monitoring of a suite of easily understood policies, procedures and guidance for managers, covering a range of HR related topics such as Recruitment & Selection matters and Job Evaluations.

Determine the impact of new relevant Department of Health circulars, employment legislation / case law, implementing any subsequent changes in policy / practice through effective communication, including devising guidelines and provision of training to all relevant stakeholders to secure appropriate and consistent application.

Regularly meet and provide relevant updates to the HR Business Partners and other HR colleagues regarding changes that may impact them in fulfilling their role within the various directorates.

Participate in the delivery of projects or ad-hoc pieces of work as commissioned by the Senior HR Managers, Assistant Directors of People & Place or Director of People & Place.

Essential Criteria

• 1(a) - University degree or relevant professional qualification at graduate level e.g. CIPD and have worked for at least 2 years HR/Recruitment experience working complex* organisation which clearly demonstrates:

  (i) experience in instigating the analysis of various information sources and problem solving to provide advice and guidance on difficult HR/Recruitment issues to stakeholders and

  (ii) having a lead role in the development of policies and protocols.

  Or

  1(b) - At least 5 years' experience in HR/Recruitment working in a complex* organisation which clearly demonstrates

  (i) experience in instigating the analysis of various information sources and problem solving to provide advice and guidance on difficult HR issues to stakeholders and

  (ii) having a lead role in the development of HR policies and protocols

  2. Have demonstrable experience of taking a key role in delivering successful implementation of change initiatives

  3.Demonstrate experience of working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes

  1. Demonstrate experience of providing advice and guidance to managers on a range of Terms & Conditions matters
  2. Demonstrate 2 Years line management experience

How to Apply

If you are interested, upload your CV via the link or contact Stephanie Wilson at [email protected].

Shortlisting Criteria: All applicants must meet the essential criteria. Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Access NI Check: Successful candidates may be required to apply for an Access NI Certificate (fee applies).