HR Officer

HR Officer (Temporary, Full-Time)

Location: Hybrid Working (3 days office, 2 days home)

Base Office: Stockton-on-Tees

Contract: Temporary Assignment

Duration: Initial 3 months (potential to extend or become permanent)

Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: Circa £32,000 FTE (£16.50 per hour, REED PAYE)

We are delighted to be supporting a leading charitable organisation in the recruitment of an HR Officer to join their People & Culture team on a temporary basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional to provide a high-quality, generalist HR service, supporting managers and employees across a broad range of people-related activities.

Working closely with the Head of People & Culture, you will provide HR advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle, supporting recruitment, employee relations, wellbeing initiatives, workforce reporting and policy implementation.

The Role

As HR Officer, you will play a key role in delivering an efficient and customer-focused HR service, ensuring best practice, compliance and a positive employee experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing HR advice and guidance to managers and employees
• Supporting employee relations cases, including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance matters
• Coordinating recruitment and onboarding activities
• Maintaining accurate employee records, HR systems and documentation
• Supporting probation, appraisal and performance review processes
• Producing workforce reports and HR management information
• Maintaining HR trackers, logs and people data
• Supporting payroll changes and ensuring data accuracy
• Assisting with wellbeing initiatives and staff engagement activity
• Delivering inductions, HR guidance and training sessions
• Supporting HR projects, policy reviews and continuous improvement initiatives

About You:

We are looking for a confident and organised HR professional with experience in a busy generalist HR environment.

You will bring:

• Experience in an HR Officer, HR Advisor or Generalist HR role
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Experience managing or supporting employee relations cases
• Recruitment and onboarding experience
• Strong understanding of the employee lifecycle
• Experience producing HR reports and workforce data
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Experience handling confidential employee information
• CIPD qualification, or working towards it, would be advantageous

What You Will Bring:

• A proactive and customer-focused approach
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive matters
• The ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to make a meaningful contribution within a values-led organisation, supporting employees and managers while helping to drive an effective and engaging People & Culture function.

We would love to hear from you.