HR Manager

HR Operations Manager - Belfast - Permanent

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a large, well-established Northern Ireland organisation as they recruit an HR Operations Manager.

The role:

You will work closely with senior leaders, managers and trade unions, providing practical, commercially focused advice across employee relations, resourcing, workforce planning and organisational change.

The main responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and develop a team of HR and recruitment specialists.
• Oversee the delivery of recruitment, onboarding, restructuring, redeployment and headcount-control activity.
• Provide senior-level advice across complex employee relations, attendance management and industrial relations matters.
• Support succession planning and wider workforce-planning activity.
• Develop and implement HR policies, procedures and operational improvements.
• Lead the people elements of organisational change and transformation programmes.
• Coach and support operational managers in the consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Build effective relationships with senior leaders, employees, trade unions and key stakeholders.
• Produce high-level people reports, insight and recommendations for executive and board-level audiences.

The ideal candidate:

• A relevant third-level qualification alongside at least two years' experience leading the implementation of HR policies, initiatives or frameworks within a large organisation; or at least three years' equivalent experience without the qualification
• Experience supporting organisational restructuring and change.
• Experience leading and developing a diverse HR team.
• Strong employee relations experience and a sound understanding of Northern Ireland employment legislation.
• Experience coaching, developing and supporting operational, non-HR managers in the application of HR policies and procedures.
• Experience overseeing the end-to-end management of complex recruitment and resourcing activity.
• Experience working with trade unions and supporting industrial relations activity would be particularly beneficial.
• CIPD (desirable).

What's on offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• Flexitime.
• Hybrid working.
• Enhanced pension.
• Enhanced annual leave

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, HR Recruitment Manager at MCS Group on 02896 205148
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