HR Projects Officer

Senior HR Projects Officer (Temporary Contract)

£29.28 per hour (PAYE) 3-month contract London / Hybrid

An intergovernmental organisation is seeking an experienced Senior HR Projects Officer to support a range of strategic HR transformation initiatives. Based at the organisation's central London headquarters, this temporary role is available for an immediate start (subject to pre-employment checks) and operates on a hybrid model, with 2-3 days per week in the office.

The postholder will play a pivotal role in delivering key HR change projects, with a strong focus on data collection, analysis, and the development of HR tools and frameworks. Projects will span skills analysis, workload assessments, organisational structure reviews, and job description updates.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Director of HR and project leads in the day-to-day delivery of the HR change programme.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Coordinate project governance activities, including steering committee and working group meetings.
• Prepare agendas, briefing papers, progress reports, and action logs.
• Capture, analyse, and manage feedback from employees and stakeholders.
• Collect and interpret HR metrics to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for strategic intervention.
• Produce clear, data-driven dashboards and presentations for senior leadership.
• Use data insights to evaluate HR strategies and support workforce planning.
• Prepare reports, evaluation statistics, and analytical summaries.
• Draft high-quality internal communications to support change initiatives, recruitment campaigns, and HR strategy rollouts.
• Develop engaging presentations and written materials for board meetings, internal briefings, and external audiences.
• Support initiatives that enhance the employee experience throughout the full employee lifecycle.
• Provide line management to HR Officer(s) and Recruitment Officer(s).

Person Specification

• Professional HR qualification (e.g., CIPD Chartered Member, SHRM, HRCI SPHR or equivalent).
• Significant experience in a generalist HR role with strong exposure to change management and data analytics.
• Experience working within international or multicultural environments.
• Strong IT capability, including HR analytics and communication tools (Excel, Canva, Power BI, ATS reporting).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience producing briefings, updates, and presentations.
• Understanding of employment practices across international jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with diversity recruitment metrics and inclusive hiring practices.
• Experience within international corporate organisations is desirable.