HR Generalist – CIPD Level 5

Our client is seeking a HR Generalist (CIPD Level 5 minimum) to provide comprehensive HR support across the employee lifecycle, partnering with managers and employees to deliver effective and compliant people-focused HR solutions. This role ensures operational excellence while supporting strategic HR and cultural initiatives.

The HR Generalist will play a key part in maintaining a positive employee experience and ensuring HR processes run smoothly.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to HR policy development, ensuring consistent interpretation and communication across the business.
• Supporting change management and communication initiatives that reinforce company values and culture.
• Working with managers to develop performance improvement plans and learning pathways.
• Maintaining HR systems and employee data integrity, producing reports and analytics when required.
• Supporting payroll and benefits administration as needed (cover) – including data verification, absence tracking, and coordinating with external providers.
• Assisting with annual benefits renewals to include employee enrolments, and communication of benefits programs.

Key requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience in a generalist HR role or similar capacity.
• Experience of supporting teams across UK and Europe is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of HR processes, employment law, and best practice.
• Experience with HRIS systems and reporting.
• CIPD Level 5.

• Work closely with hiring managers and key stakeholders to ensure recruitment activity aligns with business priorities.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process and maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Undertake day-to-day tasks within the People & Culture team relating to recruitment, onboarding, maintaining employee files, and updating electronic records on the HRIS.
• Continuously improving processes, enhancing systems, and promoting recruitment best practice.
• Support the People & Culture Team on projects as required.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen engagement, performance, and organisational success.
• Preparing offer letters and contracts for issue using organisation approved templates
• Act as the first point of contact with those newly offered and maintain a close level of contact from the point of offer to start date.
• Complete pre-employment checks timely including all right to work document checks and references.
• In collaboration with the relevant Office Manager, arrange and coordinate new staff orientations: functional induction meetings, mandatory training support and Director’s welcome for all new starters across the organisation, both in the Central and all Regional Teams
• Ensuring new starters and their line managers are aware of the induction tracker and the obligation to complete mandatory training within specified timeframes. Ensuring induction records are maintained completely, accurately and timely, monitoring completion rates and flagging issues to line managers and the relevant next in line manager as required.
• Coordinating the probation process, ensuring line managers are aware of and fulfil their obligations timely, flag issues arising (e.g. delayed meetings) updating the HRIS (Breathe) and preparing letters for issue to confirm the outcome of the probationary period

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in a fast paced, multi-tasking administrative role within a People/HR function which involves significant liaison with others, internally and externally
• Experience of partnering with hiring managers to understand business needs and provide practical recruitment advice and solutions.
• Experienced in recruitment administration from advert to onboarding: posting advertisements on digital platforms, liaising with agencies, skilled in running recruitment campaigns adjusting the approach to ensure a sufficient talent pool to fill the role to timeframes required.
• Demonstrable experience of using Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS systems. (Hireful and Breathe)
• MS Office and 365 and Sharepoint experience
• Understanding and awareness of UK Employment Law and the requirements of GDPR
• Experience of handling sensitive information, maintaining complete privacy and confidentiality
• CIPD Qualified (Desirable)

Other

36 hours per week

Hybrid (3 days in the office)

Pension

Enhance paternity and maternity pay

Individual Training Budget

Up to 34 days holiday

Annual Discretionary Bonus

Personal Volunteering Days

Birthday Day Off

Purchase Annual Leave

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