# HR Generalist

**Company:** [The Job Portal](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/6uxBiyz6TMzWEJiH9jG9Bb.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** HR

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## Description

### HR Generalist

### Job purpose

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on HR Generalist who can take ownership of recruitment and the wider day-to-day HR function.

This is an individual-contributor role for someone comfortable carrying out the work personally, from sourcing and interviewing candidates to developing job descriptions, setting KPIs, supporting performance management and handling employee relations.

### Key responsibilities

### Recruitment and onboarding

-   Manage the full recruitment cycle across different departments, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection and offer management.
-   Work with hiring managers to understand their requirements and develop clear recruitment plans.
-   Build talent pipelines for current and future vacancies.
-   Improve job adverts, candidate communications and employer-branding activities.
-   Manage onboarding and help new employees settle into their roles successfully.
-   Monitor recruitment results, including time to hire, source effectiveness and candidate quality.

### Organisational and job design

-   Work with senior leadership to review team structures as the business develops.
-   Conduct job analysis to ensure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear.
-   Recommend practical improvements to workflows, responsibilities and team structures.
-   Help departments identify staffing gaps and future workforce requirements.

### Job descriptions and KPIs

-   Create and update accurate job descriptions for roles across the company.
-   Work with department heads to develop clear, measurable and realistic KPIs.
-   Ensure that responsibilities and performance expectations are properly documented and communicated.
-   Review KPIs periodically to ensure they remain relevant to business priorities.

### Performance management

-   Develop and manage a consistent performance management process.
-   Support managers with goal setting, probation reviews, appraisals and employee feedback.
-   Monitor performance trends and prepare useful reports for management.
-   Help managers address underperformance fairly and promptly.
-   Support the preparation and administration of performance improvement plans.
-   Contribute to succession planning and employee-development initiatives.

### Employee relations and HR compliance

-   Act as a professional and approachable point of contact for employee concerns.
-   Advise managers on employee relations, performance, attendance and conduct matters.
-   Conduct or support workplace investigations, disciplinary procedures and grievance processes.
-   Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters with sound judgement.
-   Keep employee records accurate and up to date.
-   Help ensure HR policies and practices comply with applicable employment legislation and health and safety requirements.
-   Draft, review and implement company policies and HR procedures.

## Requirements

-   At least three to five years of progressive, hands-on HR experience.
-   Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment.
-   Practical experience in performance management; experience in job design and KPI development is a plus.
-   Experience handling employee relations matters, including performance concerns, grievances and disciplinary procedures, is a plus.
-   Confidence using HR information systems, Microsoft Office and Excel to work with HR data; experience using performance-management platforms is a plus.
-   Fluent spoken and written English is essential.
-   A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related subject, or equivalent professional experience, is preferred.

## Benefits

### Health and wellbeing benefits

We provide a comprehensive wellbeing package to support our employees both inside and outside work, including:

-   Confidential 24/7 wellbeing support and professional counselling.
-   Financial coaching and access to legal, debt and family advice.
-   Life and leadership coaching.
-   Mental health, stress, anxiety and menopause support.
-   Access to online wellbeing tools and resources.