Job Description

Salary

36,900 to 40,850 per annum inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Workplace role category

Hybrid

Date posted

28/04/2025

Job reference

OPHR0021

Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:

Hybrid - you'll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days per week or 60% of your working time in the office.



Contract - initially 6 months, dependent on business needs



An opportunity has arisen within the People and HR department for an HR Officer to join our Employee Services team providing a high quality, effective and responsive HR and advisory support service to managers and employees across the organisation.



You will be one of the first points of contact for HR queries, via the Ask HR ticketing portal, telephone, and email. You will support and advise managers and employees on a broad range of HR policies and processes.



To be successful you will possess excellent administration and computer literacy skills as well as the ability to work quickly, flexibly, and accurately under pressure. A working knowledge of an HR operational environment and HR systems is essential.



You will also need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and work well as part of a team. If you have the knowledge and ability to create and maintain office systems and can work to tight deadlines, then this could be the role for you.



You will be required to complete a variety of HR payroll processing tasks and explain complex issues such as unsocial hours to managers and staff. Experience of making pay and other calculations is also required e.g. calculating leave entitlements. The team are enthusiastic and committed so you will receive lots of support.



If you'd like to join our team and feel you have the requisite skills for this role then we'd love to hear from you.

Closing date:

12 noon on 2 May 2025

Interviews

will be held on 6 May 2025



To apply online please click the Apply online button below.



Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OPHR0021 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.



If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.



The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.



We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.



Because our roles are so varied, we don't have a 'one size fits all' policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you'll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It's important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.



For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.



We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.



The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.