This job expired on 10th August 2025
HR Officer (Fixed Term 12 Months)
This key role offers the opportunity to lead the full recruitment cycle — from attracting and sourcing talented candidates to their onboarding and integration. Your efforts will ensure a smooth, positive experience for both candidates and internal stakeholders. As a valued member of our collaborative HR team, you'll thrive as a proactive team player, supporting various HR functions and contributing to our vibrant workplace culture.
This is a fixed term contract, for a period of 12 months.
About the role
Key Responsibilities:
Manage end-to-end recruitment processes.
Manage the application and selection process from job analysis, job description, and person specification.
Attract and retain talent, providing an excellent recruitment process for internal, external, and third-party companies candidates from the UK and outside the UK throughout the candidate selection process.
Best practice recruitment including a knowledge of employment law, right to work checks, reference checks.
Attending careers events with schools, colleges, and training providers.
Liaise with the Marketing team to develop strong branding for recruitment and attraction techniques.
Preparation and issue of employee terms and conditions.
Support employee onboarding and offboarding.
Maintain HR records and ensure compliance with employment legislation.
Assist with employee relations and HR queries.
Support training and development initiatives.
Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business, support stakeholders with advice and guidance.
Have a very hands-on approach to ensure all areas of the HR function are being met.
GDPR compliance.
Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture.
Please note that the job description is a guideline and does not aim to detail every possible task and expectation. This job description may be subject to change and periodic review.
Essential
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an HR role focus on recruitment.
Familiar with online recruitment search tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter etc.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.
Experience supporting and delivering across a variety of projects.
Excellent IT skills-experience of using a variety of computer software.
Strong competency skills in problem solving, leadership, communication, teamwork, results orientation, planning and organising.
Enjoy working in a collaborative team.
Ability to engage and connect with people.
Ability to travel to other business sites when required.
Please note this is a fixed term role
Desirable
CIPD Qualified or Part Qualified or working towards.
We can offer you:
Opportunity to work in a dynamic, supportive environment.
Develop your HR career with a reputable company.
Competitive pay.
Job security during the duration of the Fixed-Term Contract.
Continuous personal & professional growth.
A collaborative and supportive team environment.
Constant learning.
Working with great people in a nurturing team environment.
A diverse and inclusive workforce.
Support for employee wellbeing.
In return, we will provide you with the following competitive package:
Pension Provision
Life Insurance Cover
Company Health & Wellbeing package
Membership of Kingsbridge Hospital Diamond Club
Free Company healthcare with Healthshield including cashback, discounts & perks
Access to discounted Private Healthcare Scheme
30 days Annual Leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Long Service Awards
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager.
Donnelly Group is an equal opportunities employer
The company reserves the right to expand the short-listing criteria to facilitate the short listing process.
What you will need
Required criteria
- A minimum of two years’ HR related experience with a focus on recruitment.
- Familiar with online recruitment search tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter etc
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality
- Experience supporting and delivering across a variety of projects
- Excellent IT skills-experience of using a variety of computer software
- Strong competency skills in problem solving, leadership, communication, teamwork, results orientation, planning and organising
- Enjoy working in a collaborative team
- Ability to engage and connect with people
- Ability to travel to other business sites when required
Desired criteria
- CIPD Qualified or Part Qualified or working towards
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Communication
Teamwork
Building Relationships
Recruitment and Selection
Donnelly Group
As Northern Ireland’s largest family-owned motor retailer, the Donnelly Group offers customers the best deals on a huge selection of new cars, used cars, and commercial vehicles. Built on customer service over 70 years ago, the Donnelly Group prides itself on the quality of service provided to every customer throughout the process of matching them to a vehicle that suits their needs, requirements, and budget. With nine locations across Northern Ireland in Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, Dungannon M1, Eglinton, Enniskillen, Mallusk, and Maydown Derry/Londonderry, motorists are never far away from a Donnelly Group showroom.

The Donnelly Group has been synonymous with the motor industry in Northern Ireland since 1947 when Peter Donnelly started a vehicle repair and taxi business in Caledon on the border of Co Tyrone and Armagh. Since then the Donnelly Group has become the largest family-owned automotive company in Northern Ireland. We offer competitive salaries, industry-leading work-life balance, generous holiday allowance, continuous training and development, wide-ranging benefits, and an opportunity to give volunteering time back to the communities within which we serve through the Donnelly Group Foundation.

Our teams across all our branches get involved with fundraising for our nominated charity partner, through football tournaments, Donnelly Group bake-off events, dragon boat racing, abseiling, cycling events as well as having a ‘Foundation Day’; a paid day off, to get involved with community projects. We like to feel that we work hard and play hard.
Our benefits
Vacation, Paid time off
Performance bonuses
Paid sick days
Retirement plan and/or pension
Office perks
Employee development programs
Employee discounts
Free parking
Cycle to work
Referral bonus
Competitive salary
Family and friends rates
Long service recognition
Employee Assistance Scheme
Perks Card
Wellbeing Scheme
Work With Charities
Social Opportunities
On the job learning
Progression opportunities
Access to Health & Wellbeing app
Long service awards
Service recognition increases to annual leave
Company employee App
HR Officer (Fixed Term 12 Months)
As Northern Ireland’s largest family-owned motor retailer, the Donnelly Group offers customers the best deals on a huge selection of new cars, used cars, and commercial vehicles. Built on customer service over 70 years ago, the Donnelly Group prides itself on the quality of service provided to every customer throughout the process of matching them to a vehicle that suits their needs, requirements, and budget. With nine locations across Northern Ireland in Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, Dungannon M1, Eglinton, Enniskillen, Mallusk, and Maydown Derry/Londonderry, motorists are never far away from a Donnelly Group showroom.