HR Operations Manager in Lisburn

The Northern Ireland Office supports the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in promoting the best interests of Northern Ireland. We ensure that Northern Ireland interests are represented within the UK Government and that UK Government responsibilities are fully and effectively represented in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Office employs around 170 staff, with offices in Belfast and London. As a small Department, we adopt a flexible project-based approach to ensure that we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place to support the delivery of our key objectives.

Our key priorities include:

• Supporting greater inclusion, tolerance and openness in Northern Ireland
• Contributing to a safer Northern Ireland, where terrorist and paramilitary groups are less able to cause harm to communities
• Ensuring that governance in Northern Ireland is responsive, transparent and able to deliver effective public service
• Addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive HR professional to take on a rewarding role at the heart of the NIO. Reporting to the Head of Capability and Culture, you will play a pivotal role in building departmental capability and delivering an exceptional HR service that supports our business and people objectives. This is a multi-disciplinary role covering a wide range of HR responsibilities, including day-to-day support for recruitment, delivering our talent schemes, supporting the line manager capability agenda, the diversity, inclusion and wellbeing agenda, and HR communications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with business managers, senior management and wider stakeholders
• Lead on end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and offboarding activities for departmental campaigns
• Lead on intranet updates and guidance packs
• Support the development of policy and guidance
• Support work on data for workforce planning and recruitment activities
• Compile Management Information and central HR Returns
• Support budgets and transacting of HR and Finance activities
• Support Performance Management policy and processes
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date record keeping and efficient HR data management, in line with governance and assurance requirements
• Respond to queries relating to recruitment plans and HR processes

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of working effectively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to resolve complex issues
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a range of tasks effectively under pressure
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate information clearly and to different audiences
• Existing National Security Vetting to at least CTC level

Desirable Criteria:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or experience in a HR Generalist role

Behaviours will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours for HEO level during the application sift and at interview:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths for HEO level. You will be asked to submit:

• A 250 word statement on each of the following behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together, Seeing the Big Picture
• A statement of suitability no longer than 500 words to assess the essential and desirable criteria

Your layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why. Your work history will be used to add context to your personal statement.

Security Clearance: This role requires National Security Vetting given the access to sensitive information afforded by the job role. The successful candidate is required to hold existing Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance.

Working Arrangements: The NIO offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity. Flexible working hours are available.

Benefits include access to learning and development, a Civil Service pension, 25 days annual leave, and a range of family-friendly policies.