HR Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Ashton Gate Stadium is a unique sports and entertainment business with the core aim of providing integral support services to ensure the sustainability of Stephen Lansdown’s sporting group of companies which includes Bristol Sport, Bristol City, Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers Basketball and each of their respective community charities.

Job Purpose

As a HR Officer you will support department in delivering comprehensive HR support and ensuring compliance with employment legislation while providing guidance to managers and employees across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR support to managers and employees, offering advice on employee relations matters such as grievances, disciplinaries, capability and performance management
• Contribute to the creation and continuous review of HR policies and procedures to reflect legal updates and best practices
• Advise management on HR compliance issues and assist with audits as needed
• Maintain employee records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality across the HR Information System
• Conduct investigations into employee relations cases and support resolution processes
• Work with managers to ensure probationary periods and performance management processes, including appraisals and objectives, are effectively implemented
• Prepare and issue employment contracts, offer letters, and contractual amendments
• Generate and submit monthly absence reports and manage occupational health referrals as necessary
• Support the end-to-end recruitment process for casual and permanent staff, including drafting job adverts, job descriptions, and person specifications
• Support hiring managers in the interview process, ensuring consistency and compliance with company policies
• Lead the onboarding process for new employees ensuring compliance
• Assist in the design of training programs for staff and managers, supporting ongoing employee development
• Manage the apprenticeship levy, ensuring compliance with regulations and keeping accurate records
• Support effective management of employee absence, conducting reviews with managers to address attendance concerns and referring to occupational health
• Ensure accurate information is supplied for payroll processing
• Support employee engagement initiatives and action plans
• Support on HR projects as required
• Attend the health and safety meetings, oversee weekly health and safety checks and track health and safety training certificates and expiry
• Ensure all incidents, accidents and hazards are reported as required

Hours

Monday to Friday 9:30am-2:30pm (25 hours per week)

Salary

up to £34,000 per annum, pro rata (exact salary based on the hours above is £22,666.67 per annum)

Contract

Fixed term until end of June 2027

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Safeguarding

Ashton Gate Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.