Company Description Light iQ is an independent lighting consultancy that designs and supplies innovative lighting schemes for residential and commercial properties. The team brings together expertise from architecture, interior design, and engineering to deliver flexible, tailored solutions for a wide range of clients. Light iQ has completed over 1,000 projects across the UK, Europe, and the West Indies, working closely with private clients, interior designers, and architects. The company focuses on insight, innovation, ecological considerations, and meticulous attention to detail, providing comprehensive service from concept through realisation.
Part-Time HR Specialist (Permanent, 2 days/week)
Location: Elephant & Castle, London (100% Office-Based)
Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays (9-5.30pm)
Salary: £20,000 15hrs a week
About Us
We are a leading lighting design consultancy with offices in four countries based in Elephant & Castle. As we expand, we are looking for our first dedicated, standalone Part-Time HR Specialist to take ownership of our people operations, ensure compliance, and support our team. This is a permanent,office based, part-time position starting at one-two days per week (Mondays and Wednesdays).
The Role
As our sole HR professional, you will manage the end-to-end employee lifecycle. You will have autonomy to shape our HR processes, working closely with the leadership team to maintain a positive, compliant, and productive workplace.
Key Responsibilities:
- Compliance & Policy: Manage and update our employee handbook, employment contracts, and HR policies in line with current UK employment law.
- Onboarding & Offboarding: Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle, including background checks, right-to-work verification, contracts, inductions, and exit interviews.
- Employee Relations: Act as the first point of contact for all staff queries, managing any grievance, disciplinary, or performance issues independently.
- HR Administration: Maintain accurate, GDPR-compliant employee records on our HRIS and coordinate monthly updates with our payroll provider.
- Recruitment: Support hiring managers with drafting job descriptions, screening CVs, and coordinating interviews as we grow.
- Job Specification : Define each role within the company to assist with promotions
- Payroll and Benefits Administration : Coordinating monthly payroll with both UK and International Offices.
- Performance Management: Taking full responsibility for the appraisals in January and July, providing feedback and goal definition.
- Learning and development :identifying skills gaps in the company
- Culture, Engagement and Well Being: Internal Communications from leadership so employees, Maintaining alignment with the companies values
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience working as an HR Generalist or HR Advisor, ideally as a standalone practitioner within a small business (SME).
- Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and ACAS guidelines.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience) is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive situations with confidentiality and empathy.
- High digital literacy and experience managing modern cloud-based HR software.
- Ability to commit to working on-site at our Elephant & Castle office every Monday and Wednesday.
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