HR Business Partner - 12 month Fixed Term Contract -UPMC Whitfield

at  UPMC in Ireland

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications & Experience
5+ years previous relevant experience
Degree or 3rd level qualification (Business, Human Resources)
CIPD Qualification, desirable
Strong communication and relationship building skills
Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
Strong IT skills – MS Excel and MS Word and MS PowerPoint
Good attention to detail
Ability to work on own initiative
Integrity – confidentiality is paramoun
Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits

OVERVIEW OF ROLE:

As a UPMC HR Business Partner you will undertake a broad range of HR-related responsibilities, working closely with our wider HR Business Partnering Team and reporting to our Head of Business Partnering. The HR Business Partner will conduct both administrative and strategic responsibilities. As a UPMC HR Business Partner you will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic Ireland HR team of talented professionals. As a HR Business Partner, you will be accountable for providing best in class HR supporting onboarding, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties & Responsibilities
Work with business leaders and colleagues to create an environment of trust, dignity, and respect, where values and behaviours are aligned to UPMC values and behaviours.
Be a first point of contact for all HR related queries, providing superior customer service to all colleagues in line with employment law legislation and internal policies.
Work closely with managers to ensure probationary periods are managed effectively.
Administer benefits including time and attendance, benefits -pension ect
Liaise with payroll monthly on coordinating information for payroll notifications ensuring the payroll department is informed of any relevant changes throughout the employee life cycle.
Case management of internal employee relations matters where they arise.
Monitor absenteeism in conjunction with department managers ensure adherence to the absence management procedure and case management of the long-term absence procedure.
Manage occupational health reviews and referrals in line with company procedure.
Liaise with management on ensuring the performance management review cycle is implemented.
Ensure employee data is updated and maintained in line with GDPR requirements and respond to requests made under same
Ensure the delivery of an effective, efficient, and professional HR service
Ensure HR processes are applied and adhered to consistently and fairly.
Maintain an openness to feedback on your own performance and a commitment to implementing agreed performance/behavioural changes.
Carry out your work in keeping with UPMC Corporate Values and commit to the highest standards of personal behaviour in respect of Flexibility, Teamwork and Helpfulness towards colleagues, customers, and all with whom you make contact through your work.
Behave at all times when dealing with colleagues and customers to the highest ethical standards particularly ensuring the highest levels of dignity and respect to all.
Perform any other duties that are assigned to you by your manager and for which you have been provided with reasonable knowledge and training in respect of such responsibilities.
Working with the administrators, ensuring HR systems are updated and maintained.
Assist managers to embed our internal policies and procedures consistently.
Mediation and facilitation of issue resolution
Case management of long-term absence process
Assist with preparations of audits from external bodies.
Occasion Travel required between working hours across UPMC sites Kilkenny and Cork.
Potential Changes to Job Descriptions
Job Descriptions are essentially dynamic documents, and they should reflect the ongoing changes within particular jobs and departments. Thus, we emphasise that this Job Description is not a static document and is subject to change as the needs of the business demand.