HR Officer

Salary details: £34416 - £35488

HR Officer

Our Human Resources & Organisational Development Division is hiring

We’re entering an exciting new chapter. Following a recent restructure, we’re focused on redefining the way we grow and thrive - together.

We are looking to recruit an HR Officer. You will have a CIPD qualification, degree or equivalent experience.

About the role

The HR Officer will act across Council Directorates supporting the HR Advisers, Senior HR Advisers, Investigations Officers and HR Managers in delivering effective, professional, and customer-focussed HR advice and interventions, in line with Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) requirements.          

You will help support managers and staff in accessing the Council’s HR & OD services, HR policies, processes and procedures and providing advice and guidance as to the interpretation of these in the context of organisational precedent and custom and practice.  

You will act as the gateway for managers/staff to access more senior HR colleagues or other services within HR & OD. 

You will provide HR advice and information to council Service Areas and schools and participate in employee-focused activities and projects.  

About you 

You should have a good understanding of Human Resources Management and have worked in at least one area – e.g., recruitment, employee relations, HR policy, learning and organisational development or HR management information. You will also have excellent HR administration skills.  

You will have the ability to manage employee relation issues and practical experience of applying confidentiality and GDPR principles in the way you work. 

Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will be building relationships at all levels of the organisation, ensuring that HR is seen as a trusted partner in achieving business success. 

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Employee benefits include:

• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential, including excellent apprenticeship opportunities at all levels
• Vibrant staff support networks
• GreenwichCard which entitles you to discounts at local businesses
• Payroll giving scheme
• Generous leave entitlement, starting at 29 days per year (plus bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Scheme including external counselling service

If you’re ready to make a significant impact, apply today. Join us in our mission to improve residents’ lives and opportunities.

For more information, please see attached job documents.  When completing your application form, please detail in the supporting statement section how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification document. 

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Susanna Pearce, HR Manager;    Susanna.Pearce@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     020 8921 6275  

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Royal Greenwich is committed to being an inclusive employer and we recognise that flexible ways of working are a valuable tool in improving workplace equality.  The Council is committed to providing a wide and flexible range of working arrangements including hybrid working for its workforce where service needs allow and we welcome this discussion with prospective applicants. The delivery of high quality services to our residents is at the heart of all we do - all requests for flexible working will be carefully considered in this context and on a service/case basis.