People & Culture Specialist

People & Culture Specialist

Permanent Full Time

Hybrid - 2 days office based (Dublin 2) and 3 days remote.

Excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join a dynamic People & Culture Team based in Dublin. This role offers exposure across a broad range of HR activities, including recruitment, HR operations, employee support, learning & development and engagement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment processes, partnering with hiring managers to support workforce needs and ensure a positive candidate experience
• Manage recruitment platforms and job advertising while ensuring recruitment activity aligns with public sector guidelines and best practice
• Maintain and administer the HR information system, ensuring employee records and workforce data are accurate and up to date
• Support payroll processes in collaboration with external providers and assist with pension administration where required
• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring a structured and positive employee experience
• Act as a key point of contact for general queries from employees and managers, providing guidance on people policies and procedures
• Support performance management, probation processes and employee relations matters where required
• Assist with reporting and workforce data requests for internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to projects and initiatives including areas such as employee engagement, learning and development and process improvement
• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes and help improve efficiencies
• Coordinate learning and development activities across the organisation, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities
• Support the design, implementation and ongoing management of the Training Needs Analysis (TNA) process
• Work with managers and teams to identify capability gaps and development requirements
• Develop and maintain the organisational annual training plan, tracking delivery, participation and outcomes
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external providers to organise and deliver training programmes and workshops
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of learning initiatives, using feedback and data to inform continuous improvement
• Maintain training records, compliance training requirements and reporting metrics
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives, recognition programmes and organisational development projects
• Support internal communications, announcements and engagement content
• Partner with teams across the organisation to support workshops, onboarding and culture building activities
• Help promote a positive, inclusive and connected workplace environment

Skills & Qualifications Required:

• Experience working in a public sector or similarly regulated environment.
• Previous experience in a HR generalist or HR operations role
• Strong understanding of HR policies, procedures and governance frameworks
• Experience supporting recruitment and working closely with hiring managers
• Familiarity with HR systems and data management
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Interpersonal & Communication Competencies
• Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organisation
• Confident, professional verbal and written communication
• Positive, supportive approach to dealing with HR queries, ensures a high-quality employee experience from onboarding to exit
• Ability to compile HR metrics and respond to data requests, comfortable interpreting trends and identifying insights
• Proactive in identifying gaps or inefficiencies, can propose, test and implement improved processes
• Able to manage multiple tasks in a busy environment, strong planning and time-management capability
• Works with accuracy across documentation, HR records, and reporting
• Self-starter with initiative who takes ownership of tasks and processes, keep projects moving with minimal oversight