HR Advisor (Resourcing)

Job Title: HR Advisor – (Resourcing)

On behalf of our Client, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, MPA Recruitment welcomes suitable applications for the role of HR Advisor in the Belfast Area.

Location: Adelaide Street, Belfast

Hours of work: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday: 09.00am to 5pm)

Salary range: £16.37

Your Duties:

• To support the Senior HR Advisor to successfully deliver a professional, proactive, customer orientated and high-quality resourcing service in support of NIHE objectives.
• To ensure all employee resourcing activity is delivered in line with the Housing Executive’s Resourcing Policy, relevant legislation and HR best practice.
• To implement the workforce plan in a timely basis.
• To implement the Resourcing Policy and any associated policies and procedures.
• To provide advice, guidance and support to managers and panel members on employee resourcing issues, including the application of relevant policies and procedures.
• To regularly review and update processes and procedures relating to employee resourcing.
• In conjunction with relevant recruiting managers and HR Business Partners, develop (and keep under review) all recruitment and selection documentation including job descriptions, specification, selection plans and candidate packs.
• To work closely with Organization Development (OD) in relation to assessment and testing as required including the development of new ways to assess candidates.
• To ensure the timely preparation and setting up advertisements for resourcing exercises.
• To ensure effective and timely communication with candidates and panels at all stages of recruitment and selection.
• To ensure the timely completion of all pre-employment checks including medicals, references and Access NI checks.
• To prepare responses to complaints or requests for feedback from candidates, public and legal representatives for final agreement by the HR Manager Resources.
• To issue employees with their contracts of employment within the specified legal timeframe.
• To ensure all resourcing activity records are held appropriately in line with legislative requirements.
• To keep up to date with the latest developments in recruitment, best practice and legislation.
• To work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure an integrated approach to service delivery e.g. other HR colleagues, Finance, IT.
• To ensure key performance indicators relating to resourcing are achieved and that a high-quality service is delivered to the customer.
• To provide suitable training for managers in recruitment and selection procedures and techniques as required.
• To ensure the production of accurate and timely reports and management information on employee resourcing activities as required including information required for Corporate Services Reports.
• To provide support and resilience to the Employee Services function as and when required.
• To undertake project work as directed by the HR Manager Resources using the principles of good project management.

Your Profile:

• Degree level qualification (Level 6*) in Human Resource Management

AND

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a Human Resources function to include employee resourcing.

OR

• Level 5* qualification in Human Resources

AND

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a Human Resources function to include employee resourcing.

Current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development at Associate Member (Assoc CIPD) or above

OR

• Can demonstrate ability to obtain this within 1 year of the closing date.
• Can demonstrate relevant HR experience in at least 3 of the 4 areas below:

• providing professional HR advice to managers on employee resourcing matters
• providing end to end recruitment and selection services
• effectively implementing resourcing policies and procedures
• providing HR statistics and/or reports for managers.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work accurately under pressure of multiple deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong customer orientation
• Excellent attention to detail

Desirable:

• Experience planning and leading a major recruitment campaign
• Experience working within local government or the public sector.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please send your CV to chris.oneill@mparecruitment.co.uk

Or for further information and a confidential discussion on this post please call Chris at our Belfast office on 02895 211111

Please ensure your CV is accurate and updated with full personal contact details, education history, qualifications, and employment history.

MPA Recruitment are operating as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.