HR Co-Ordinator

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive HR Co-ordinator to join our team at Horse Racing Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting HR operations across our organisation, including multiple racecourses.

The HR Co-ordinator will provide day-to-day HR support across recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, and engagement initiatives. The role offers variety, scope for development, and the chance to be part of a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end recruitment using our Applicant Tracking System - including advertising roles, scheduling interviews, preparing offers, and onboarding new hires.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes, including inductions, contracts, exit workflows, and retirement administration.
• Assist with monthly payroll processes and administer employee benefits such as pension, Bike to Work, Racing TV subscriptions, and vouchers.
• Manage leave processes, including maternity, paternity, parental, and sickness absence tracking.
• Provide HR systems support and training for managers and employees.
• Contribute to HR projects and engagement programmes such as EDI, wellbeing, Lunch & Learn sessions, and policy development.
• Support employee relations matters, including assisting with queries, documentation, and coordination of meetings where required.
• Support HR communications, event coordination, and general HR administration.
  
  

About You

• Previous experience in HR administration or a similar role.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of employment legislation and a solid understanding of HR functional areas and practices
• Confident in using HR systems and Microsoft Office
• Discreet, professional, and able to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to support both managers and employees.
• Flexible and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment.
  
  

The closing date for applications is 21st October 2025

Key Capabilities

Customer Focus

Gets to know our internal customers, i.e. our employees.

Always interacts professionally with employees and adapts own manner to suit individual needs.

Takes pride in delivering a high-quality HR service and is knowledgeable about each people process.

Resolves employee queries at point of contact or escalates accordingly.

Developing Self

Actively seeks to develop by seeking feedback to gain insights for required improvement and proactively identifies skills gaps.

Develops self-awareness through being curious, listening and sharing with colleagues.

Identifies and utilises internal and external opportunities to learn about the wider organisation as well as expanding functional HR knowledge.

Energy & Pace

Approaches every activity with a desire for success and a 'can do' attitude.

Understands own goals and objectives and how these impact wider department objectives, prioritising activities and taking accountability for completion.

Displays an understanding of the importance of deadlines and an ability to meet same, striving to surpass expectations while maintaining high standards for attention to detail and adhering to company procedures.

Innovation & Change

Brings potential solutions rather than problems to manager/colleagues.

Considers all activities to be worthy of review for effectiveness and efficiency of process.

Adjusts positively to changing tasks or new responsibilities when needed and is comfortable with new technologies.

Leadership

Focuses on individual accountability in role and takes responsibility for the successful completion of own tasks.

Shows initiative and energy to get things done.

Is creative in approach and can think outside the box in terms of problem solving.

Team

Builds relationships with team members and stakeholders.

Shares knowledge with others and is open to learning from other colleagues.

Illustrates willingness to help others and is approachable.

Reasonable Accommodation

HRI places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and equality at all levels of the organisation. Any candidate who requires reasonable accommodations at any stage of the selection competition should indicate their requirements. Any queries in relation to any disability or other issue which may be addressed through making such reasonable accommodations can be addressed to askhr@hri or telephone +353 (45) 455455. Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland. HRI is an equal opportunities employer.

This is a fixed-term contract.