HR Administrator - County Cavan

HR Administrator - County Cavan

The Role & Purpose:

This is an exciting role that involves working across the entire organisation and supporting the daily operations of a busy HR department. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing administrative support within a fast-paced HR office. You will contribute to an excellent applicant and employee experience by assisting with the coordination and administration of various HR processes throughout the company’s operations. This is an entry-level role with a strong administrative focus, offering opportunities to learn, develop, and grow within HR.

Responsibilities Include:

Employee Relations

• Preparing letters of communication to employees in accordance with company values, policies, and procedures.

• Note-taking in meetings.

Performance Management

• Supporting managers in adhering to performance management processes, ensuring reviews, probations, and performance discussions are conducted in line with company policy.

• Updating and maintaining leave trackers daily to help production teams manage absence levels effectively.

• Monitoring time and attendance compliance.

• Assisting with reward and recognition programs.

Recruitment & Employee Lifecycle

• Supporting the business in recruiting key resources, including screening CVs, scheduling, and assisting in interviews, and completing reference checks.

• Issuing legal documentation such as contracts of employment and calculating legal entitlements, such as annual leave.

• Managing onboarding processes.

• Processing personal details and documentation for new recruits.

Systems & Administration

• Managing leave entitlements, including sick leave, holidays, maternity, paternity, and parental leave.

• Assisting with weekly payroll administration to ensure accurate payroll runs with minimal queries.

• Maintaining staff and employee files in compliance with data protection legislation.

• Providing general HR administration support.

Occupational Health & Wellbeing

• Organising weekly on-site occupational health appointments.

• Supporting the HR team with wellbeing programs and initiatives.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of HR administration or other administrative and people-facing experience.

• 3rd level qualification in Human Resources or CIPD qualification.

• Computer literate, with proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• High standards of accuracy and close attention to detail.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills to meet deadlines.

• Experience in a busy working environment.

The Person:

• Proactive and detail-oriented.

• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with various stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Capable of handling a varied and busy workload.

• Takes pride in their work and workplace.