HR Officer

About the role

We are supporting a leading legal services business in Blackburn with a permanent, full‑time HR Officer position. You will provide comprehensive HR administration, ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations and compliance across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain accurate personnel records, employee documentation and HR databases.
• Support recruitment processes, including job advertising, shortlisting, interview coordination and offer management.
• Coordinate onboarding of new hires and ensure completion of all required paperwork.
• Monitor employee absence, holidays and sickness records.
• Assist performance‑management activities, preparing appraisal documentation.
• Handle employee‑relations matters and escalate complex issues when needed.
• Organise training and development initiatives.
• Support payroll administration by entering data and liaising with payroll providers.
• Help implement and maintain HR policies, ensuring compliance with GDPR and UK employment legislation.
• Provide general HR guidance to managers and staff and undertake additional HR duties as required.

Required profile

• 2‑5 years of experience in an HR role, preferably within legal or financial services.
• Strong HR administration and record‑management capabilities.
• Good understanding of UK employment law, HR policies and procedures.
• Experience in recruitment, onboarding and employee‑relations processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational and time‑management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and work under pressure.
• Experience with HR systems or payroll software is beneficial.
• CIPD qualification or progress towards one is advantageous.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary based on experience (£30,000‑£40,000 per year).
• Private healthcare and life insurance.
• Support for completing a CIPD qualification.
• Increasing holiday entitlement, birthday off, and on‑site gym.
• Perkbox employee reward scheme, wellbeing programme, social events and milestone gifts.