Hr Officer

HR OfficerAbout Palladium:Palladium is aglobal company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on thelives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health,water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, andtransformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges;and conserve the natural world.
We operate in over 90 countries and have aworkforce of 3, talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions,races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:TheHR Officer role is critical to supporting the day to day running of the UKEA HRfunction, helping support across all aspects of the employee life cycle.
Thisrole is ideally suited to someone who is looking to develop their career withinHR and work within a global context.
This role will be exposed to all aspectsof the HR function and asked to support day-to-day operations, report creation,benefits management, new hire onboarding and offboarding, employee enquiries,and provide backup for the creation and maintenance of employee records usingour Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).
The HR Officer will alsoparticipate in HR process transformation efforts, HR program development and beexposed to some aspects of employee relations.
A high level of professionalmaturity, confidentiality and interpersonal communication with employees,leaders, and external stakeholders is essential for success.
Reporting Thisrole reports to the Vice President, Human Resources (UKEA).
However, this rolewill significantly support the HR Manager and other HR Leader(s), who willprovide input to performance.
Location:The position is based in Palladium's London office.
You and Your Career:If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you haveexpertise in Human Resources, we are interested in hearing fromyou.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start.
We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!Reporting Lines:This role reports to the Vice President, Human Resources (UKEA).However, this role will significantly support the HR Manager and other HRLeader(s), who will provide input to performancePrimaryRoles and Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the HR Officer are to:Support the day-to-day operations of the HR function.
This includes providing backup and surge support for standard HR work.Support the HR Manager and HR, VP on all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
This will include supporting onboarding and new hire orientation, offboarding, HRIS data management, HR reporting, benefits administration, compliance, KRA setting, performance management, talent management and compensation support.
Must have a willingness to learn and own HR Reporting to support metrics and analytics used for leadership discussions.
This requires learning enhanced skills in Microsoft excel and the ability to analyse turnover and workforce data to support leadership dashboards and discussions.
Support policy adjustments, handbook creation, regulatory compliance, and selected elements of employee relations activities.
Ability and willingness to organize events or training, establish and maintain HR calendar.
Establish relationships with vendors where needed and provide contract and billing support.
Support special projects for HR.
This will include personnel file management, HRC audits, tracking of mandatory trainings, process redesign project plan management, development of power point slide decks, org charts, data management tracking through excel and use of other software.
Assist in special events.
This may include recognition events, engagement activities, employee communications design, etc.
Proactively offer suggestions for process improvements, efficiency, and cost reductions.General administration support to the UKEA HR team.
EssentialCriteria:Proved track record of working in a HR Administrative / Officer role in a global setting and within a multicultural work environments with competing demands.
Good understanding of current (UK) employment law and its impact on HR administration Experience in people analytics Experience with HR information systems.Advanced knowledge and ability using Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint.Excellent command of written and spoken English Highly analytical with an ability to analyse data and make recommendations.
Self-starter: you thrive on taking ownership of initiatives Detail-oriented with strong analytical, prioritisation and organisational skills Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills High level of professional credibility and integrity Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload Integrity and approachability, as managers and staff must feel able to discuss sensitive and confidential issues with youDesirableCriteria:Experience using HR Information systems such as Salesforce and Sage.
Second language, preferably Spanish.
Previous experience working in HR within the professional service sector.
Understanding of payroll workings and calculations Experience in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplaceEquity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do.
We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice.
We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics.
These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.
Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitmentprocess (due to disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance),please email our team at and we willbe in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm".
We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse.
All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.