Assistant HR Manager
Permanent full time
Salary: €80,000 - €90,000 plus pension, bonus and 25 days AL
Hybrid working: 4 days office based, 1 day remote.
Location: Co. Meath
Reporting to the Head of HR, this role will support in delivering a professional, responsive, and high-quality Human Resources service across the organization. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing HR strategies, supporting managers, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, and contributing to the attraction, development, engagement, and retention of employees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support managers in managing employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, capability, and performance issues.
- Provide professional HR advice and guidance to managers and employees in line with organization policies and employment legislation.
- Assist in maintaining positive employee relations and promoting a culture of engagement, respect, and inclusion.
- Support the resolution of workplace issues in a fair, consistent, and timely manner.
- Support the recruitment and selection process to attract high-calibre candidates.
- Coordinate recruitment campaigns, interviews, onboarding, and pre-employment checks.
- Develop and maintain effective recruitment pipelines to meet organizational staffing requirements.
- Support the implementation of learning and development initiatives aligned with organizational needs.
- Identify training requirements and collaborate with managers to support employee development.
- Assist in monitoring mandatory training compliance and professional development programmers.
- Contribute to succession planning and talent development initiatives.
- Ensure HR policies and procedures are implemented consistently across all services.
- Assist in reviewing and updating HR policies to reflect legislative and organizational changes.
- Maintain accurate HR records and support HR reporting and analysis.
- Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews as required.
- Ensure adherence to GDPR and confidentiality requirements regarding employee information.
- Support initiatives aimed at improving employee engagement, wellbeing, and retention.
- Assist in analyzing workforce trends and HR metrics to inform decision-making.
- Collaborate with managers to address workforce challenges and support service delivery.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of staff retention strategies.
- Assist the Head of HR in delivering strategic HR projects and organizational change initiatives.
- Represent the HR Department at meetings and working groups as required.
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
- Undertake other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Head of HR.
Qualifications / Skills:
- Third-level qualifications in Human Resource Management, Business Management, or a related discipline.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent professional HR qualification desirable.
- Minimum 5+ years' HR experience, with experience in employee relations and generalist HR activities.
- Experience advising managers on HR policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
- Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning activities.
- Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practice.
- Previous experience within the healthcare, social care, disability, or not-for-profit sectors desirable but not essential.
- Experience supporting multi-site operations.
- Experience with HR systems and workforce reporting.
