KFS are one of the leading forensic providers in the UK. We pride ourselves on delivering a quality service and building strong working relationships with our customer base. Our team of forensic scientists are experienced in the interpretation and reporting of a wide range of evidence types in support of criminal investigations.

We are delighted to be advertising for an HR Officer to join our Key Forensic Services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company who, despite the current climate, are continuing to grow and have its people at the heart of that growth plan.

KFS has sites in Coventry, Warrington, Bristol and Norwich. This role will be based in Norwich. It also comes with flexibility, as we understand the importance of aligning both business and personal needs. This is a hybrid role of home working as well as having some presence at the site. There will be occasional travel required to the other sites but as we have all learned in the past twelve months you can also support remotely through technology.

The role is offered on a permanent, full time basis.

Working within a busy team of 3 and a half, this opportunity would suit someone with previous and diverse operational HR experience. Not only will you be joining a supportive team, who love their jobs, but this is also a great opportunity to further your professional development as the company can provide support with furthering your qualifications and ongoing professional knowledge development. You’ll be hands on, and happy to roll your sleeves up to get involved wherever and whatever is needed, thriving on variation! In reality this role will evolve, because it will continue to grow as you do and as the company does.

You will provide a full range of human resources support to the organisation, including employee relations, colleague engagement, recognition and reward, learning and development and supporting overall business growth.

In order to be successful in your application you will need to demonstrate a number of years working at HR Officer level with strong generalist HR experience, including recruitment and selection and learning and development.

You need to demonstrate the ability to build strong, professional, credible working relationships with senior leaders and the ability to provide sound advice in relation to policies and processes. You are ambitious, driven and comfortable working in a dynamic, changing environment. This is a high calibre working environment where talent is fostered, and internal opportunities will be available for the right candidate.

So, what does the detail of the role look like?

• You will be very hands on, leading on activities such as recruitment and selection, performance management, absence management, disciplinary, grievance, learning and development, restructuring and organisational changes.
• You will support talent management, career development and salary reviews.
• You will support the other HR Officer and HR Administrator with the recruitment process, including reviewing applications and conducting interviews
• You will contribute to and support the delivery of the monthly HRMI reporting, using analytics and trends to support the business with decision making and people initiatives.
• You will be used to using HRIS (Cezanne experience desirable)
• Coordination of pre-employment checks and experience of dealing with DBS/ Security Vetting would be a distinct advantage
• Providing guidance to managers and employees on HR policies and procedures.
• Involvement in promoting and delivering staff engagement initiatives.
• Driving cultural awareness and synergy throughout the business maintaining a happy, cohesive and supportive workplace.
• A variety of employee relations work, acting as the go to, advising and empowering Managers and handling more complex matters as necessary
• Assisting in the coordination of internal events and training for employees.
• Getting involved in some admin and being happy to carry this out as part of the role. This will include ad-hoc reporting, drafting contracts, supporting with HR systems and processing colleague changes.
• Supporting payroll to ensure all staff are paid correctly and on time.

• Organised and efficient at maintaining records in HR systems
• To be able to effectively support and coach developing and new in post managers.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experienced in dealing with all stages in the Employee journey.

Required Competencies, Skills & Attributes:

• A graduate with a relevant degree or with equivalent work experience
• CIPD Level 3 + would be advantageous but not necessary if equivalent experience possessed.
• Previous experience of working at HR Officer level within a diverse generalist HR role (stand alone or part of a small team)
• Able respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach
• Experience of working independently and remotely from line manager
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to quickly build rapport with line managers to provide appropriate level of support and be able to manage stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrate ability to multitask and be creative
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Highly organised with great attention to detail
• Ability to work in a way to demonstrate Key Forensic Services’ core values
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly motivated individual who displays initiative
• Passionate about HR and people
• Experience dealing with a variety of employee relations matters.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Experience of using Microsoft packages, including Word, Powerpoint, Excel (essential) and Outlook.
• Experience of using video conferencing platforms e.g. Teams, Zoom etc.
• Able to interpret policies, terms and conditions and analyse situations
• Ideally, you will have experience supporting HR within a multi-site organisation
• Full UK Driving Licence, as this role will involve occasional travel

Working hours are 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working will also be considered.

Other Benefits include:

• Salary £25-29k depending on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Company sick pay
• Flexible working options
• Retailer discounts
• Free parking
• Company car purchase scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee of the Month/Year
• Long Service Awards

Please read the detailed job description to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying. Alternatively, please email [email protected] for more information, including salary details, or to arrange an informal chat.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We are a Covid-19 secure employer – having complied with Government’s guidance on managing the risk of Covid-19.

No agencies thanks – we have this one covered!

Closing Date: 21st May 2021