HR Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious HR Officer!

As a true HR generalist, you will be involved in all areas of HR in both a logistical and advisory capacity, including the Employee Life Cycle, Recruitment, ER, Engagement, Payroll, and L&D!

Aqua Restaurant Group

Aqua Restaurant Group is a pioneer in Lifestyle Dining with 25 leading-edge venues spanning Hong Kong, London, Beijing, New York, Miami and Dubai!

The philosophy? To prepare exquisite food using the freshest, highest quality produce and to prepare it in a way where true flavours shine. This is coupled with service that is approachable and unobtrusive, and always in a jaw-dropping stylish environment that features the very best of innovative contemporary design. This has become the hallmark of the Aqua Restaurant Group.

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, your goal is to foster positive relationships, increase engagement and support individuals and managers alike in the fundamentals of their Aqua career!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruitment

• Supporting managers with recruitment, including screening candidates, arranging interviews, and attending interviews where required
• Working with the HR Coordinator to onboard new members of the team
• Monitoring and helping with administration around onboarding
• Ensuring the recruitment process is legally compliant

Employee Relations

• Being first point of contact for both employees and managers around leave, such as sickness, holiday.
• Advising on different types of parental leave, such as maternity and paternity, ensuring leave is managed throughout the business. This includes supporting managers in an advisory capacity and meeting with employees to discuss leave entitlements
• Supporting managers in probation queries
• Escalating issues to HR Manager
• Note taking for grievance, disciplinary, and flexible working meetings

Employee Life Cycle

• Monitoring the employee life cycle with the support of the HR team
• Managing the leavers process, including offboarding activities such as exit interview data, and completing face to face exit interviews with management

Data Management & Administration

• Responsible for right to work compliancy and audits
• Supporting with key people metrics, such as running reports and analysing data
• Ensuring accuracy in data entry on our HRIS, Fourth
• Working with the HR Manager to streamline HR processes

Learning & Development

• Coordinating and attending induction
• Supporting L&D Manager with training and development initiatives

Payroll

• Main point of contact with the Payroll Bureau
• Collating reports and analysing data
• Being second line support for HR Coordinator on payroll-related queries and concerns

Other

• Working alongside the HR Manager to support retention and engagement
• Ad hoc project work dependent on business needs

REQUIREMENTS

• You want to progress in your HR career, and have a passion for hospitality
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Prior experience working within an HR department in a fast-paced industry
• CIPD level 3, or equivalent qualification (desirable, not essential)

DETAILS

• 48 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• 4 days per week in Office/Site, 1 day working from home
• £30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Willing to take a chance? Just click and apply!

All candidates need to be eligible to live and work in the UK at the time of application

Aqua Restaurant Group is an equal opportunity employer

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HR-Officer