Head of People Experience (Part-Time Maternity Cover)

Nostra is a leading Managed Service Provider (MSP) in Ireland, dedicated to delivering advanced IT solutions that enable businesses to build reliable, secure, and scalable IT foundations. With a commitment to continuous improvement, we serve a diverse range of industries, providing exceptional services that empower our clients to focus on their core business goals.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional to join Nostra on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover within our People Experience team. This is a senior, hands-on role working closely with our managers, Senior Leadership Team and People Experience team to ensure our key People activities continue to run smoothly. The role will have a particular focus on employee relations, manager support, performance and absence management, alongside oversight of the day-to-day People function.

Nostra has offices in Dublin (HQ), Galway, Cork and Belfast. This part time role will be based three days per week in our Dublin office.

Responsibilities:

• Provide practical HR advice and support to managers across the business.
• Manage employee relations matters including performance, absence, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Coach and support managers in dealing with people issues effectively and consistently.
• Provide People advice and support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Support and oversee the People Experience team and key day-to-day HR activities.
• Support performance management, probation and employee lifecycle processes.
• Manage occupational health and complex absence cases where required.
• Support organisational change and workforce planning activity.
• Ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant with employment legislation.
• Support recruitment for key roles where required.
• Provide People reporting and updates to the leadership team.
• Support other People projects and business priorities as required.

Requirements:

• Strong HR generalist experience at HR Manager, Senior HRBP or similar level.
• Excellent knowledge of Irish employment legislation.
• Strong employee relations and case management experience.
• Experience advising and influencing senior managers.
• A practical, commercial and solutions-focused approach.
• Confidence managing sensitive or complex People matters independently.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.

About You:

You’re an experienced HR professional who is comfortable working independently, making decisions and providing clear advice. You’ll be able to quickly understand the business, build strong relationships with managers and focus your time on the areas where People support can have the greatest impact. Most importantly, you’ll be pragmatic, approachable and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same.

Benefits:

• Generous Professional Development Budget.
• Company Pension.
• Health Insurance.
• Wellness Benefit.
• On-site Gym.
• Health & Fitness Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Company Events.

At Nostra we value our people. We are a passionate team committed to doing our best, our values are trust, accountability, expertise, people, integrity, and empathy. These values form a central part of our recruitment process. Nostra is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.