HR Specialist (6 month Fixed Term Contract)

HR Specialist

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd is looking for an HR Specialist who will play a key supporting role within the HR Team, responsible for assisting in the delivery of key HR projects for 6 months. Partnering closely with the HR Strategy & Change Lead , you will help ensure the effective delivery of people-related projects across a wide range of HR topics—including Reward, Engagement, HR processes, and systems.

In addition to project delivery, this role will support the maintenance and development of our governance and risk frameworks within HR. Through supporting our general risk management activities and promoting effective risk management and governance practices such as vendor management, you will help ensure that HR projects and day-to-day activities are carried out in a structured, compliant, and risk-aware manner.

Your Role

As an HR Specialist your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

• Support the planning, delivery and execution of key HR people projects ensuring that the overall project objectives are clearly met.
• Support the HR Strategy & Change Lead to implement an overall project and governance framework for key people related topics.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support strong project delivery and governance.
• Ensure our established Risk Framework is embedded across the HR team.
• Assist with HR Change & Governance activities including supporting the onboarding and renewal of any HR third party contracts.
• Support the continued development of our HR Risk profile including supporting a risk-based approach across the team to help minimise potential risk across our people activities.
• Working with key stakeholders to analyses and investigate key people issues and trends identifying improvements or opportunity areas to address same.
• Responsible for providing administrative support across a range of HR project topics.  
• Supports the development of strong stakeholder awareness and engagement across relevant people related projects to support the delivery of same.  
• Working with the wider HR Team, review our current practices and policies through our policy governance framework.
• Develops and/or acquires training and development to increase risk knowledge and awareness within HR.

What You'll Bring

As an HR Specialist your skills and qualifications will include:

• A relevant qualification in HR, project management or risk preferred.
• Project management skills including experience supporting large projects and initiatives.
• Understanding and experience working in the area of HR.
• Knowledge of employment legislation
• Strong communication and relationship building skills necessary
• Ability to multitask and manage deadlines
• Ability to influence and manage stakeholders.
• Be collaborative and enjoy working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal. 
• Be keen to understand our business and our aims to build a brighter future for our customers and our employees.

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock, Dublin. Occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations. Hybrid working will be faciliated as part of our way of working.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter Anne-Marie O’Leary is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who We Are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich is a strong brand – with our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!