• Working closely with departments, increasingly in a consultancy role, assisting line managers to understand and implement policies and procedures; • Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organization; • Liaising with a wide range of people involved in policy areas such as staff performance and health and safety; • Recruiting staff - this includes developing job descriptions and person specifications, preparing job adverts, checking application forms, short-listing, interviewing and selecting candidates; • Developing and implementing policies on issues such as working conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures and absence management; • Preparing staff handbooks; • Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits; • Undertaking regular salary reviews; • Negotiating with staff and their representatives (for example, trade union officials) on issues relating to pay and conditions; • Administering payroll and maintaining employee records; • Interpreting and advising on employment law; • Dealing with grievances and implementing disciplinary procedures; • Developing with line managers hr planning strategies which consider immediate and long-term staff requirements; • Planning, and sometimes delivering, training, including inductions for new staff; • Analyzing training needs in conjunction with departmental managers.