Working in a standalone role with responsibility for day to day running of department. Planning, implementing and evaluating all employee relations and human resources policies, projects and practices. Responsibilities include: - Ensure HR policies and staff handbook is kept up to date. - Responsible for drafting new policies in accordance with changes in legislation as well as communicating and providing HR policy advice and guidance to managers/directors. - Operate as a trusted advisor to the management team, supporting and coaching the managers as required and giving advise for employment law issues - Oversee the staff appraisal system. Ensuring appraisals happen on an annual basis, with a six month review of objectives. - Identify key talent within the business, and develop career paths and succession plans. - Manage full recruitment process, write job descriptions, advertising and liaising with recruitment agencies, organizing interviews, attending interviews. - Issue offer letters and contracts to new starters, create induction and training schedules. - Manage and coordinate a full range of employee relations issues, disciplinary issues and grievances. - Develop a structured approach to training and development to ensure mandatory, professional and commercial needs are met. - Administer all benefits including medical care, tickets restaurant. Oversee our Vice discount programme (not in place yet) - Ensure regular staff events take place. - Production of monthly analysis and liaising with the financial director on payroll, headcount reports, leavers, new starters, maternity leave and sickness. - Maintain office and HR budgets. Negotiating with suppliers. - Have overall responsibility for the company’s health and safety; this includes carrying out regular risk assessments.