Human Resources Officer

We are looking for a proactive and people-focused HR Officer to join our team and help deliver an excellent employee experience across the full employment lifecycle. This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys building strong relationships, providing trusted HR support, and ensuring people processes are efficient, compliant, and employee-centred.

Role Information

• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, providing professional and practical support to managers and employees.
• Support employee relations casework, including absence management, investigations, probation reviews, performance matters, and occupational health referrals.
• Maintain accurate HR records and ensure employee data, contract changes, and compliance documentation are up to date.
• Coordinate key employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, inductions, payroll updates, benefits administration, and offboarding.
• Support HR compliance by managing right‑to‑work checks, vetting requirements, policy updates, and internal audits.
• Provide guidance to managers on people matters, employment processes, and good HR practice.
• Build strong working relationships across the business and act as a trusted HR contact for stakeholders.
• Support employee engagement, wellbeing, and culture initiatives that contribute to a positive and inclusive workplace.
• Assist with HR inductions, training sessions, and employee communications.
• Manage and triage HR queries through shared inboxes or ticketing systems, ensuring a responsive and high‑quality service.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to strengthen HR processes, policies, and employee experience.
• Support wider HR projects and initiatives as required, including organisational change and integration activity.

Skills and Qualifications

• 4+ years’ Human Resources experience in a mid‑sized business.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing and developing HR team members.
• MS Word, MS 365, Excel and PowerPoint experience is essential.
• Effectively manage deadlines and numerous projects concurrently.
• Highly organised, proactive and self‑motivated.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
• Advantage but not essential: HR Support Level 5 CIPD Qualification or working towards it.
• Experience or knowledge in construction industry.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7.25‑hour working day, core hours between 10am‑4.15pm).
• 36.25 hours per week.
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home).
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more).
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In‑house mental health first aiders.
• Pay reviews twice a year.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Birthday leave.
• Buy/sell annual leave.
• Long‑service leave.
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched).
• Professional development scheme.
• Sponsorship of professional fees.
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs. We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

If you are interested in joining our friendly and professional team as a Human Resources Officer, please apply with your CV and covering letter/email detailing why you believe you are suitable for the role.