AddressHours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Fixed term until 30/09/2025
Service Area: People & Change
Department: HR Operations
We are excited to be seeking a motivated and enthusiastic HR Operations Officer to join our HR Operations team.
The successful candidate will work within our Employee Lifecycle team, acting as the first point of contact for all HR Operations queries. We are seeking an individual who is a confident communicator with a passion to provide excellent customer service, supporting our customers and colleagues during the lifecycle of their employment via telephone, email and our employee Portal.
In addition to this, your daily duties will include onboarding starters, processing changes in terms and conditions of employment, reconciliation of all payroll variations, and offboarding leavers. This requires excellent attention to detail and the ability to multitask.
You will be part of a larger HR & OD service and will work collaboratively with your colleagues across the service to ensure continuous improvement in our HR & OD service delivery.
About you
You will have experience of working in a team, hold a level 3 HR or Payroll qualification or be committed to gaining this with a good understanding of how to add value within an organisation. You will also be a strong team player with a collaborative work style.
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance and have the support that you need. These include:
- A competitive salary package
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi time, four regional offices and home working dependent on service requirements
- A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions, up to 31 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your wellbeing at work and home
- Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications
Your main place of work will be the award winning modern Civic Centre in Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, easily accessible via car or public transport with a train station 5 minutes away with the opportunity to work from home three days a week.
Interested to find out more?
For further information on this role, please contact Carrie-Anne Holmes, Lead HR Operations Officer – Employee Lifecycle at Carrie-Anne_Holmes@bathnes.gov.uk
To apply
Please use the online application facility.
For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.
As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Interview Date: 19/03/2024
Safeguarding Statement:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.
