Salary: £28,440 pro rata per annum
Contract: fixed term until 31 March 2024
Hours: 21 per week over 3 days
Closing date: 30 January 2023
Interview dates: 15 and 16 February 2023
Location: Hybrid - home working with occasional visits to the office at Monks Cross, York (you must live a commutable distance from our office for this role)

Do a job that makes a difference

If you want to do a job that matters and you are looking for interesting and varied work in a friendly team, primarily working from home with occasional work in the office and loads of job satisfaction - we have the role for you.

Based in York, Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled children.

The role

We are looking for a HR Officer to join our passionate and friendly team on a temporary basis until 31 March 2024. You will work closely with the HR Team to provide high quality and timely HR support to the Family Fund Group. Duties include providing confidential advice and assistance to both employees and managers on a variety of HR related issues, developing and maintaining our employment policies in line with best practice and producing HR correspondence and documentation as required. Above all, you will help to promote a culture of inclusivity and ensure that equal opportunities underpin all HR activities.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have experience of working in a HR generalist role, providing support and advice to managers. You must have a practical knowledge of employment law and employer best practice. Ideally you will be CIPD qualified.

You will need to have good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You need to be able to work independently within a small team working remotely and must have excellent organisation skills and a methodical approach to administration and record keeping. Our team is flexible, adaptable and willing to pitch in to support one another when needed, so if that resonates with you, then please get in touch.

About us

Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark. We are a values based organisation, and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read here how our staff display our values every day and click here to learn more about our staff.

Family Fund is committed to inclusion, equality and diversity, and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer and all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role will be invited for interview. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter.

How to apply

Please read the HR & Facilities Officer job description carefully. When you're ready to apply email your CV to careers@familyfund.org.uk with a covering letter to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.