HR Officer

If you are an experienced HR Officer or looking to progress within an HR career, we might just have the ideal opportunity for you!

Just have a look below - if this sounds like you, it's definitely worth putting yourself forward and starting a conversation with us.

We are currently recruiting a resilient, enthusiastic, and energetic individual to join our team as an HR Officer.

The ideal candidate will need excellent organisational skills and be creative, approachable, and self-motivated. You will provide advice and guidance on a range of policies and company processes, supporting the wider HR team.

You will work closely with other team members on day-to-day tasks, but you will also be trusted to manage your own workload and time effectively.

This HR Officer role will include (but is not limited to):

• Assisting the HR team with recruitment administration, liaising with agencies, shortlisting, and interviews
• Working closely with line managers to ensure they understand and implement policies and procedures when dealing with employee relations, absence, and performance
• Dealing with grievance/disciplinary procedures, ensuring a fair process is followed
• Supporting internal investigations to ensure they are robust and fair
• Producing meeting notes and employee letters
• Provisioning of reports/HR statistical information to the Finance Director, as required
• Ensuring effective and timely case management of employee-related issues
• Assisting with personnel audits and keeping HR systems updated with any changes to employee records

This HR Officer role would suit candidates with experience in HR, administration, human resources, and personnel.

This position is fully on-site within our Eastbourne office, working from Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity in all matters, displaying appropriate judgement and initiative when required
• Strong organisational, planning, project management, and decision-making skills
• Previous HR experience
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• An adaptable team player - someone willing to learn
• Strong administration skills, including working at pace and dealing with changing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Good working knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, and Excel - computer literate

Gardners is one of the world's largest wholesalers of physical and digital books, gifts & stationery.

Based primarily from our Eastbourne premises, we are proud to be a family-run business with our staff at the very heart of what we do.

Our departments and teams' combined effort ensures we offer a first-class service to our global customer base, combined with a fast delivery service.

At Gardners, we recognise that our people are our strength, and the diverse talents they bring to our collaborative workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunities employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion across all departments.