HR Officer

**Please note: this is a 12 month-secondment**

**Who we are**

**Join Our Journey - Together we will Make it Happen**

Here at Transport for Wales we are preparing for the future. We will be building new stations, introducing new trains, and transforming the rail network across Wales and the Borders. This brings opportunity - for Wales’ economy, and for you.

Our vision is to create a world-class railway that will enable Wales to prosper for generations to come. But achieving this depends on the quality of our 2600+ people and the environment we create to enable them to succeed.

**Role responsibilities**

We are currently recruiting for a HR Officer who will provide a comprehensive range of support to the whole of the HR function, whilst managing a team of Administrators. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

- To provide senior level HR administrative service to employees following clearly defined processes covering areas such as Maternity, Probation, Resignations.
- Manage a team of HR Administrators in their daily duties, proving firm support and in particular coaching and mentoring.
- To maintain and upload a multitude of relevant data and produce various MI reports.
- Management of multiple processes including random Drug and Alcohol Screening, Staff Travel, Internal role changes, People System and HR Intranet pages.

**_Essential requirements to be considered for this role: _**
- An understanding of Employment Law legislation and hold a CIPD qualification or be willing to work towards.
- Previous experience of providing advice and support on a range of HR matters.
- Strong IT Skills, including experience of working with Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Excellent organisation skills with an ability to work independently and plan and prioritise own workload.
- Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy are essential.
- Must be able to work on own initiate and perform effectively under pressure with flexibility to adapt to workload.
- Excellent administration skills.

**Welsh Language Skills**

Transport for Wales Rail Limited supports and promotes the use of the Welsh Language by employees and will encourage them to develop, improve and maintain their Welsh Language skills. We fully support staff who want to improve their Welsh language skills, and personal development for Welsh Language skills are offered in a variety of ways such as online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

**Equal Opportunities**

At Transport for Wales Rail Limited we value diversity. It makes us stronger, helps us understand our customers better, make better decisions and be more innovative. Everyone’s different and has their own perspective so we’re building a diverse team that mirrors the communities we serve. Through this we’re determined to be one of Wales' leading inclusive employers. We’re creating an inclusive transport network that everyone in Wales can be proud of.

**Next steps**

Does this role sound like the opportunity you are looking for? Do you want to find out more? See attached Job Description for further details.