HR Officer at Ryanair Group Holdings in Swords, Dublin, ie

Company Description

Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe's largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Job Description

Ryanair are currently recruiting for a HR Officer to join Europe’s Largest Airline Group.

This is an excellent opportunity to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 10 years.

The life of a HR Officer at Ryanair can vary quite a bit! They are the face of our HR Team and will be on hand to support our 29,000+ aviation professionals across our growing European network.

The HR Officer deals with a broad range HR issues and administration, from legal cases to drafting contracts and all the stuff in between, while travelling frequently to your assigned bases to meet with employees and answer an queries they may have. At Ryanair, you will gain vast experience very early in your career as you are entrusted and expected to act like a HR Manager for the 1000+ employees under your remit to make daily decisions, offer advice and resolve all employee relations matters that arise.

This is a perfect opportunity for a recent graduate seeking a challenge and to join a fast paced and dynamic working environment.

Duties Include:

• Managing the entire HR function for up to 1000+ employees in your assigned bases/ areas.
• Monitoring employee absence and turnover to identify trends and deal with same.
• Liaising, supporting and advising management at all levels across the business on all HR related matters, ranging from general queries, grievances to disciplinary investigations and legal case preparation.
• Maintain the HR databases to ensure all files and the HR system is up to date and accurate.
• Weekly reporting to the HR Manager on all HR issues in your area
• Contract, payroll & reference etc. administration.
• Good knowledge of business and HR model to answer daily employee queries and make informed decisions.
• Excellent writing skills to be able to compose important disciplinary etc. letters.
• Working on ad hoc projects as and when they arise.
• Legal case preparation for local litigation across Europe and for WRC & LC.
• Travelling across Europe to meet with employees on general employment matters, attend interviews and employee negotiations.

Qualifications

• Relevant HR or business degree is essential
• Ability to work in a pressurised and fast paced environment
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work under tight deadlines effectively and efficiently
• PC Skills (Word, Excel, Power point etc)

Additional Information

• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression