KCOM Hiring for HR Officer at Kingston upon Hull Full Time

Location – Hull Carr Lane, with flexible hybrid working

Business Area – Group Services

Closing Date – 31st July 2022

Interviews W/c 1/8/2022

Are you a “People Person” that enjoys working in a busy, fast paced environment ? Do you enjoy making a difference, providing advice and guidance to key stakeholders ? If this sounds like you then why not join our experienced and supportive team ….

We are currently seeking an HR Officer to join our HR People Team, responsible for providing HR Generalist support to ensure the successful delivery of HR Services across the business. As a HR Officer you will support in managing a variety of different operational processes and cases through to successful conclusion.

What will I be doing?

Key accountabilities include:
Being part of an operational People Service function which supports the company’s overall aims and objectives

Responsible for effective and accurate input and maintenance of all employee data on relevant people systems

Administer and coordinate the full employee life cycle, including new starter and leaver processes

Provide first level advice on employee core and flexible benefit queries

Monitor sickness absence, including notification of absence triggers and coordination of supporting documents

Provide payroll administration support to ensure accuracy of monthly pay cycles

Produce regular reports, sharing with relevant internal and external stakeholders

Provide proactive advice, guidance and support to all employees considering people solutions which drive best practice, fairness and reduce risk for the business

Provide first level case management support to managers in resolving employee relations issues

Work with the People Partners and specialist teams, to support the successful implementation of people projects and help drive people best practise throughout the business

Work with employees and managers, advising on HR matters and issues.

Support People Partners and the wider HR team to craft creative people solutions that deliver value

Provide effective and proactive case management in support of People Partners

Take a lead role in continuous improvement across all areas of HR

Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR Function by working in a flexible and highly collaborative way

What do I need to do this job?

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced HR function in an administrative capacity.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels across the business, both verbally and in writing.

Good time management skills are essential, as you will need to work accurately and at speed whilst effectively prioritising your workload to multiple, and sometimes conflicting, deadlines to deliver targets and objectives.

Excellent IT skills are also essential with an appreciation of new technology and the ability to learn new tasks and systems quickly and efficiently.

As you will be working with personal information, confidentiality and discretion is key.

What you will get from KCOM

We are as passionate about our people as we are about our customers.

You will have access to an outstanding range of flexible benefits you can pick and choose from such as; exclusive discounts and savings with top retailers, contributions to your pension fund, life assurance and private medical insurance. You will be entitled to a generous holiday allowance and your birthday off work. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements, including options such as part-time work, remote working, job sharing or compressed hours. We have employee engagement forums, onsite facilities and services to support staff from all backgrounds.

At KCOM we celebrate diversity. We are an equal opportunity, disability friendly, lifestyle and orientation supporting, inclusive employer and everyone is welcome. Values are important to us as is the ability to work flexibly and the opportunity to progress and develop as a person and in your career. We want everyone to realise their potential and are committed to providing an environment which support this. We want KCOM to be a great place to work for everyone.

Who are KCOM?

For us, it’s bigger than broadband.

KCOM has been in the heart of the Hull and East Yorkshire community since 1904.

We’re proud to be rooted in East Yorkshire and committed to delivering the world’s best broadband service to the region.

We are an innovative, award-winning company that is committed to providing a friendly, helpful and world class service to our customers by putting them first. All of our people are responsible for giving our customers the best impression and experience of KCOM.

We completed the first stage of our Lightstream full fibre network – making Hull the fastest, most connected broadband city in the world in 2019. Now we’re expanding our award-winning network to bring the benefits of full fibre broadband to even more homes and businesses across the region.

We are a business that thrives on working collaboratively to bring innovative ideas to fruition and continually striving to be the very best at what we do in order to keep our customers connected.

KCOM reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you submit your application as soon as possible.

We are only accepting direct applications to this vacancy and therefore no agency applications will be accepted.