HR Business Partner

Job description

Job Title: HR Business Partner

Location: Dublin 3 (In-person)
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to €50,000 per annum D0A

Job Purpose

The Employment Law Consultant will deliver accurate, commercially focused advice on all aspects of employment law and HR to our clients. You will play a key role in supporting clients by providing expert guidance, ensuring compliance, and helping them make informed decisions in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and professional HR Business Partner to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering expert HR and employment law advice to a wide range of clients. You will manage your own portfolio of cases from initial contact to resolution, maintaining a high level of client service and building strong working relationships.

You must be highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure. This role requires initiative, problem-solving skills, and the ability to follow internal processes in a busy office/contact centre setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical, and legally compliant advice to clients on all HR and employment law matters.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and best practice, utilising internal training and resources.

• Meet individual and team KPIs, ensuring all advice is delivered within agreed service levels.

• Manage a portfolio of ongoing and complex client cases, ensuring high-quality service and continuity of advice.

• Communicate with clients primarily via telephone, email, and video conferencing, offering clear and actionable guidance.

• Record all advice accurately on the internal case management system, taking ownership of cases through to resolution.

• Provide clients with supporting documentation and guidance that align with their policies and employment contracts.

• Deliver client training sessions on HR and employment law topics via video or in person, where required.

• Collaborate with internal departments, particularly the HR Consultancy team, to support contract and handbook updates.

• Ensure all advice is aligned with clients’ internal documentation and escalated appropriately when necessary.

• Identify opportunities to recommend additional services or products that would benefit the client.

• Produce daily and weekly reports as required.

• Assist in other tasks as needed by the Management Team.

Essentials

• 3-4 Years Hands-on Experience in Employment Law.

• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practice.

• Experience with Investigations, Redundancy, Disciplinary actions.
• CIPD Preferred but not Essential.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Confident, professional manner when engaging with clients.

• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage a varied workload, and perform under pressure.

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Competent in word processing and presenting information clearly.