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

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.

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.