We're looking for a proactive and people-focused People Officer to join our People Team for a period of 9 months. This is a varied role that supports colleagues across the full HR function, helping to deliver a professional and efficient service across the University.
Working closely with colleagues and managers, you'll play a key role in attracting and retaining talent, delivering engaging induction and training programmes, managing and promoting employee benefits, managing the probation process, supporting employee relations activity, and helping to develop HR policies, processes and systems, ensuring compliance and best practices across the function.
About You
You will be an organised and proactive people professional with experience working in an HR and/or administrative environment, providing excellent customer service and building positive working relationships. You'll have strong communication skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of work. You will be comfortable working independently, and able to use your initiative while recognising when to seek advice or support. An awareness of employment law and HR best practice is essential, as is experience of delivering training and/or providing guidance to others.
What We Offer
You’ll join a supportive team environment offering an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR career, gaining broad exposure and experience across the whole HR function. We are committed to staff wellbeing, professional development and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
You will receive a starting annual leave entitlement of 37 days inclusive of Bank Holiday and fixed closure dates, an excellent contributory pension scheme, as well as many other staff benefits.
If you would like to know more, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch to Eirian Thomas, Senior People Business Partner by email eirian.thomas@wrexham.ac.uk or Nathan Payne-Linforth, People Business Partner by email nathan.payne-linforth@wrexham.ac.uk.
Wrexham University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates and will ensure applicants will not be discriminated against due to their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The University will make all efforts to meet your access requirements. Please contact our People Team as soon as possible to discuss any adjustments or assistance you may need to complete your application form, or to answer any queries you may have.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Any applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
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