About Advice Space

At Advice Space we’re all about people getting the right advice and support when they need it. We used to be called Citizens Advice Belfast and we were set up as a charity in 1964. We support our clients by delivering high quality advice services, by acting as a voice where we can, and we work in partnership with a number of other charities to develop and deliver advice services on their behalf.

Why Advice Space?

We strongly believe in an inclusive and supportive work culture. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and the need for a fulfilling and rewarding career. We understand the changing demands of life and the need for flexibility in working arrangements to meet these demands. Advice Space is an equal opportunity employer and as such we will consider all qualified applicants regardless of gender, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Why you should apply?

Are you an experienced HR professional who would you like to join a dynamic, growing organisation where you will work on your own initiative, have flexibility to shape and bring both ideas and creativity to this role and really make an impact, not just on the company but to improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland?

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Human Resources Manager to work closely with the CEO and help our staff and volunteers have a great experience working for Advice Space. You will be the first point of contact for anything HR related and you will always drive a positive experience.

Key duties

Provide Human Resources generalist advice and support covering but not limited to, recruitment and on-boarding, absence management, health, safety and wellbeing, employee engagement, employee relations including: disciplinary and grievance; capability and performance management.
Lead in the development of HR programs and people projects, contributing to business improvement initiatives that ensure the delivery of business strategy and development of an employee engaged culture.
HR Administration duties: onboarding new starts and collating documentation, completing documentation, completing exit interviews and feeding into payroll reviews monthly.
Delivering effective induction programmes for new staff and measuring outcomes. Ensuring relevant checks are conducted when applicable (e.g. fair employment, Access NI, Right to work etc.), keeping employee records up to date, filing electronically and storing within specified time scales.
Ensure the company complies with relevant employment and equality statutory requirements and that any policies/procedures are maintained and communicated.
Support in the delivery of training for staff to improve awareness and understanding of the company HR policies and procedures.
Provide accurate and timely management information, and ensuring compliance with Company process and data protection requirements
Responsible for updating the document retrieval system in line with the Company Document Retention Policy.
Act as a representative, developing strong relationships internally and externally.

The essentials

CIPD qualified (at July26 or expected to be by Dec26)
2 years paid HR experience
Minimum of 2 GCSE’s Grade C or above in English and Maths (or equivalent)
Working knowledge of current Northern Ireland employment law and HR best practice with evidence of continued professional development
IT literacy in Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport and trust quickly
Excellent written and oral communication skills necessary to effectively work with senior management and staff at all levels of the organisation

The following would be desirable

Experience of working with or managing volunteers

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