HR Officer

Professional CIPD membership (Associate) and Level 3 or 5 qualification or currently studying towards or willing to do so. Evidence of continuing professional development. Previous HR experience in a generalist or specialist environment, including operational exposure to application of employment law, case management. Experience of advising and influencing managers on matters of HR operations. Experience of managing recruitment and onboarding processes. Previous experience of managing HR processes and procedures and interpreting policies to provide first line advice. Good management skills, acting positively, flexibly, and constructively, bringing energy and focus to the work. Ability to advise colleagues on HR issues using strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills. Ability to analyse problems at an operational level, identify root cause and develop a range of creative solutions that will add value. Ability to be people focused, be open to innovative and creative ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development. Strong organisational and project management skills with ability to manage large and/or complex projects. Ability to take responsibility for planning own work, consistently achieving and delivering quality despite tight timescales and conflicting priorities. Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to successfully present information verbally through use of formal presentation tools. Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MIS, MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams. Be a strong team player. Highest levels of integrity and probity and a commitment to highest levels of effort, endeavour and focus on standards. Be able to travel to meetings across Anglian Learning Trust Schools.