Senior HR Officer

The Department of Politics & International Relations (DPIR) is seeking a
capable, confident, well-organised Senior HR Officer to join its small but
busy HR team. This is an exciting and interesting opportunity to work closely
with the HR Manager and HR Officer, the DPIR Professional Services team and
other Divisional and University HR teams to provide a professional and
efficient HR service to all DPIR staff.





The Senior HR Officer will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects
of the HR function, supporting the HR Manager in areas such as recruitment,
induction, contractual documentation, administration of HR data using the
University’s PeopleXD HR system, management of academic HR and recruitment,
and being a reliable point of contact for all HR enquiries. You will also have
the opportunity to be involved with HR initiatives and project work.





The ideal candidate should have relevant HR experience and a desire and
willingness to develop your existing knowledge within an academic environment.
You will have outstanding organisational, and communication skills and will
demonstrate the ability to deal with confidential matters with tact and
sensitivity. You should work with a focus on high-quality customer service,
have excellent attention to detail and an ability to work effectively both
autonomously and collaboratively as part of a wider team. You should possess
strong IT skills, especially in Excel.





This is a permanent, full-time position. It is important for us as a team to
promote a healthy work-life balance; we operate a flexible/hybrid working
arrangement and actively promote a family friendly working environment,
including generous provision of family leave (i.e. maternity, paternity,
parental, carers and adoption leave).





Informal enquiries about this role can be addressed to
vacancies@politics.ox.ac.uk.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to
upload a CV and supporting statement and details of two referees as part of
your online application.





Only applications received before midday (UK time) on **Monday 4 November
2024** can be considered.





Please quote reference 175953 in all correspondence.





Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 19 November 2024 and will be in
person.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**