Tara Kelly Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

As part of the Talent Services team I enjoy being the first point of contact for all EMEA&LATAM HR queries and helping support our employees. Since January 2020 I have been partnering with our Compensation and Benefits team to shape our benefit operations and support new benefit initiatives. I prepare payrolls for 5 of our entities (UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Austria and Germany). LinkedIn has given me the opportunity to learn about HR topics across all of our EMEAL locations

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

My main responsibilities include:Recruitment: logging and responding to applicants, scheduling interviews, producing monthly recruitment reports, doing initial HR screen callsTraining: coordinating the booking of training courses and conferences in Ireland and abroad, answering employee queries about the process.General HR admin: onboarding new starters, responding to employee queries and assisting with ongoing HR projects.

My main responsibility was responding to a wide variety of employee queries from different countries through a ticketing system. These included queries on leave (sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave), company policies, VOEs, benefits etc. I also helped onboard new starters onto the HR system (Workday) and offboard leavers. I helped draft and review contracts and I assisted with audits.

I was based in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, my main responsibilities were:Recruitment - Providing administrative support throughout the recruitment process, including tracking applications for several job openings, responding to applicant queries, scheduling interviews with consideration to applicant/interview panel availability and creating interview packs.Time and Attendance System – Managing the electronic time and attendance system for all staff. This included updating the system with contract changes, absences and being the first point of contact for any flexi-clock queries from employees.Entry/Leaver Administration - Carrying out inductions for new employees and answering any queries they may have, conducting reference checks, drafting contracts of employment and organising exit-interview questionnaires.Pension Administration – Managing transfer of service requests and updating pension records on the CORE pension system.HRIS - Assisting with the installation of a new HR system in the FSAI. This involved extensive data migration requiring strong attention to detail and working in a cross-functional team comprising of members of the FSAI HR and IT departments. It also involved reviewing current HR work flows in the FSAI.Committee Membership - Representing the Corporate Services division on the Quality Management System (QMS) Committee and participating in the Health & Safety Committee as Chief Fire Marshal for the FSAI.

This was a voluntary placement. My main responsibilities were: Time and Attendance System – Entering new staff on the system and updating staff profiles with payroll and contract changes. Organising the roll-over of staff holiday entitlements for 2015.Recruitment - Assisting with all stages of the recruitment process such as arranging interviews, reference checks, shortlisting potential candidates according to certain job criteria and uploading vacancies online.Reward Framework - Researching and collecting information for the new reward framework which involved meeting with managers from different divisions to identify key competencies. General HR administration – filing, organising employee records and updating HR Excel documents.

This was a temporary seasonal role to assist with the recruitment drive for the Christmas season at Leopardstown Racecourse. My main responsibilities were:Recruitment - Scheduling interviews and conducting reference checks for a large volume of candidates.New Employee Administration - Scheduling induction training sessions, setting up new employees on the clock-in system and coordinating with the finance department regarding payroll. General HR administration - Organising employee files and ensuring they are complete and accurate.

Dublin

My main responsibilities were: Campaign Evaluations - Creating PowerPoint presentations for clients evaluating PR campaigns, looking at the print, broadcast and online coverage (including social media coverage).Media Lists - Compiling media contact lists for different PR campaigns.Press Releases - Sending press releases to short and long lead publications and conducting follow-up calls to media. Competition Activity - Looking after competition activity for various campaigns, including ordering and wrapping prizes, printing labels and organising couriers.

Master’S Degree, Human Resource Management, First Class Honours

Thesis Title: The Effects of Social Capital on Career Advancement and Strategic Business Partnership for HR Professionals

Bachelor Of Arts (Mod), Sociology And Business, Second Class Honours Grade 1

Activities and Societies: DU Players

High School, Leaving Certificate