Depaul believes that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our aim is to work with those who are socially excluded and marginalised by providing a quality led service in order to produce the best possible outcomes for those accessing our services. We strive to empower our service users to make choices and decisions about the way they live their lives. We work in partnership with central and local government, housing associations and other non-governmental organisations.

Depaul is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We offer a standard 35 hour working week, generous leave entitlements and a pension scheme. We support all staff with regular supervision and a wide learning and development programme.

Depaul wishes to recruit to the following role: 

People Officer – Employee Relations

Dublin 1 / Hybrid
Full time 35 hours per week
FTC (12 months) with a view to permanency 
Salary: €35,502 per annum

1. Role:

The People Officer specializing in Employee Relations will be a key member of the P&O team, reporting to the Senior People Partner. The successful candidate will be responsible for a suite of HR generalist duties and will play a critical role in maintaining positive relationships between employees and our organization. The primary responsibility will be to foster a productive work environment that aligns with our organizational goals, values and mission. Work collaboratively with a team of People Officers to support a culture of continuous improvement by being service oriented, coordinating special projects and deploying best practice HR initiatives across the organisation and being the first point of contact for employee relation queries.

2. Key Areas of Responsibility:

HR Duties

• Liaise with the people officers and other managers to deliver HR support throughout the organisation.
• Providing HR support to managers and employees, explaining procedures and policies in a timely and effective manner, ensuring awareness and adherence and escalating when required.
• To liaise with the People Partner on all employee relation issues and coordinate any formal processes which will include admin support.
• Assisting in the development and update of HR procedures and policies in line with evolving legislation, ensuring policies and practices are complaint with NI employment legislation and EU regulatory obligations.
• Provide counselling services to employees, addressing their concerns, grievances, and work-related issues including guidance on compensation, benefits, and other HR-related matters.
• Ensuring employee records related to grievances, absences, informal/formal processes, status changes etc. are maintained accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure efficient use of online HR systems (Bamboo HR) to meet the organisations goals.
• Oversee and complete the recruitment process; job descriptions, job adverts, shortlisting, interviews, processing new hires, contracts, probation and terminations.
• Preparing, reviewing, interpreting, analyzing and approving a variety of HR data and reports, then making recommendations depending on findings.
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, promoting a positive work culture.
• Attend job fairs and college campuses to promote our organization and attract potential talent.

ORGANISATIONAL DUTIES

• To support other functions of the People and Organisational department when required.
• To liaise with the finance and services departments on the processing of monthly payroll.
• To contribute to the monthly and quarterly reports relating to your work areas.
• Ensuring the ongoing implementation of the fundamental purpose and ethos of Depaul.
• To ensure that all Depaul policies and procedures are being adhered to, particularly those relating to Health and Safety, Code of Practice and Confidentiality.
• To contribute to the effective implementation of the Organisation’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work, and to always work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of Depaul.
• The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

3. Person Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. (Essential)

EXPERIENCE

• A least 1 year paid experience in an HR role (Essential)
• Experience working within a team managing both staff and volunteers
• Experience of managing the administration of formal HR processes (Essential)

KNOWLEDGE (Essential)

• HR functions: employee– employer relations, recruitment, LOA, policies etc. (Essential)
• Understanding of employment law, legislation, grievance and disciplinary procedures
• End to end recruitment process
• Volunteering and management of volunteers

SKILLS

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with employees.
• Creative and energetic with the ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent time management / enabling to balance a varied workload and to prioritise
• Excellent influencing and people, numerical, analytical skills and team skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel

CIRCUMSTANCES

• Flexibility and ability to work collaboratively across all departments

Online Application Procedure:

Please download and complete the application form available on the employment page of our website – full job description is available for review
https://depaulcharity.getgotjobs.co.uk/home

For more information, e-mail recruitmentroi@depaulcharity.net

Closing date for all applications: Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 5PM

WHY WORK FOR US?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities 

If you choose to work for Depaul we offer:

Our Benefits

Salary Scale
We operate on a salary scale that is based on length of service

Annual Leave
Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year
3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year (Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)

Pension
Matched by the employer

Health Assistance
Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. this includes dental,optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included onthe plan.

Life Assurance
Four times salary

Maternity /Adoptive Leave
18 weeks fullpay

Paternity Leave
2 weeks full pay

Sick Leave
Entitlement to sick pay startingfrom day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service(subject to policy terms)

Employee Assistance Program
EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.

Learning and Development
Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family.
Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role.
Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle.
Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid

Hybrid/Flexible working
DePaul support and embrace Flexible Working, including hybrid working and working from home, in line with the DePaul Working Policy(where appropriate and subject to role requirements and location)