HR Officer

**Human Resources Officer**

**BENEFIT**:

- **Salary £29,000**:

- **28 days' Annual Leave increasing with length of service**:

- **Company Pension**:

- **Employee Discount Scheme**:

- **Salary drawn down scheme.**:

- **Employee Assistant Program**:

- **Occupational sickness scheme**

We are looking for a HR officer with a focus on recruitment and induction and will be responsible for identifying, sourcing and attracting the very best talent for our Trust whilst leading and managing the end to end recruitment process.

They will provide expert advice on all recruitment activity and work closely with our operations management team to design and implement effective recruitment practices and strategies and ensure that all regulatory and company requirements are met.

**Full Job Description**
- Responsible for ensuring all vacancies are successfully resourced with an emphasis on quality of hire, time to hire and on direct recruitment activity
- Responsibility for implementing the recruitment strategy as created and agreed with the Head of HR.
- Support recruitment activities e.g. identifying and attending job fairs/career events, liaising with agencies / colleges and universities
- Build strong and effective relationships with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and provide guidance on recruitment best practice
- Work with recruitment agencies with the aim of establishing a preferred supplier list with favourable rates that can be utilised when required
- Having a solution-focused approach, suggesting creative solutions to any recruitment challenges, where appropriate
- boarding, positioning Coquet Trust as an employer of choice, positively promoting the employer brand at all times
- Review and update Recruitment policies as required
- Help to drive organisational performance by supporting core organisational objectives
- Maintain strict confidentiality in the work undertaken
- Ensure recruitment process and files sent to on-boarding meet the Safer Recruitment requirements of the Trust
- Manage / monitor the induction process from a HR perspective for all employees,
- Keep up to date with information regarding developments in Recruitment practice, employment legislation, CIPD guidance, CPD and sharing knowledge within the team
- Provide the day to day line management of the HR Administrator to support recruitment activities.
- Be able to provide flexibility to cover the ER officer when organisational need requires it.

**Reporting to**: Head of HR

We are driven by our values which are to be _**committed, reliable, inspirational, trustworthy and inclusive.**_ They are the foundation of all that we do and endeavour to achieve.

We are an Investors in People employer and by joining the Coquet Trust team, you will be given excellent support from the CEO as well as the wider team.

Working closely with other Head Office staff, you will deliver our values by putting the people we support at the heart of everything you do.

**EXPERIENCE**:

- You will be educated to degree level and be able to demonstrate a minimum of 2 years relevant HR generalist experience and possess knowledge of current recruitment practices and employment legislation.
- Previous resourcing / recruitment experience within a fast-paced environment
- Experience of utilizing a variety of sourcing methods, plans and tools.
- Experience of influencing and negotiating
- Experience of working in an in-house HR team

**SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES**:

- You will have the skills to listen effectively, advise in a professional manner and work efficiently to deadlines with an ability to interpret and give practical advice on employment policies and procedures.
- You will have the capability to work effectively to your own initiative and as part of a team.
- You will have the ability to travel within the region
- Excellent knowledge and experience of recruitment practices and processes
- Knowledge of the recruitment marketplace; skills, cost, supply and demand
- Ability to produce data on key recruitment metrics
- A commercial understanding of the impact of recruitment
- Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple, varied recruitment campaigns and able to work to tight deadlines

**Proposed Interview Dates: 28 November**

**Salary**: £29,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Gosforth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- HR: 6 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gosforth