Yesterday BBBH63370 HR BP Up to £24.41 per hour + hybrid working, annual leave Lisburn

MCS Group is partnering with Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service to recruit a HR Business Partner to join their People and Culture Department. This is a key strategic position, providing expert HR advice, guidance, and support to middle and senior managers across both operational command areas and corporate support functions.

The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering a modern, responsive HR service, supporting the implementation of the People & Culture Strategy, and contributing to the achievement of wider organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice on employee relations, policy, and national agreements
• Support senior leaders with complex HR issues and organisational change
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including leadership teams and trade unions
• Manage employee relations cases, including hearings and appeals
• Contribute to HR policy development and organisational projects
• Produce HR data and reports to inform decision-making
• Support recruitment, staff wellbeing, and learning & development initiatives
• Deputise for the HR Manager as needed

Essential Criteria

Applicants must meet one of the following:

Option 1

• Degree (Level 6) qualification
• Current professional membership of the CIPD
• HR experience advising on core employee relations issues in a unionised organisation

OR

Option 2

• Degree (Level 6) qualification
• Working towards CIPD professional membership
• HR experience advising on core employee relations issues in a unionised organisation

And must demonstrate:

• Experience providing HR advice at senior management level
• Experience producing HR management information and reports
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car (reasonable adjustments apply)

The role

• Temporary assignment, initially for 6 months
• Pay rate £24.41 per hour
• Monday- Friday, 36.25 hours per week
• Hybrid working after initial settling in period

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Meghan Hamilton, Senior Recruitment Consultant on or on email at .

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate your request.

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