HR Executive

We are looking for a proactive and responsible HR Executive to manage the complete HR operations of our centre in Wayanad. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle, ensuring smooth HR processes, maintaining employee records, coordinating payroll and attendance, supporting recruitment, handling employee concerns, and ensuring compliance with organisational HR policies.
Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End HR Operations

• Manage all day-to-day HR activities of the Wayanad centre.
  
  
• Handle the complete employee lifecycle from joining to exit.
  
  
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and HR documentation.
  
• Ensure timely completion of onboarding, confirmation, transfers, promotions and exit formalities.
  
• Act as the primary HR point of contact for employees at the centre.
  
  

2. Recruitment & Staffing

• Coordinate with the Centre Head and functional managers to identify manpower requirements.
  
  
• Manage end-to-end recruitment activities including sourcing, screening, interview coordination and selection.
  
  
• Coordinate joining formalities and ensure timely onboarding of selected candidates.
  
• Maintain recruitment trackers and provide regular manpower status updates to management.
  
  

3. Attendance, Leave & Payroll

• Monitor and maintain employee attendance, leave and regularisation records.
  
  
• Ensure timely and accurate HRMS/attendance updates.
  
  
• Prepare and submit monthly payroll inputs including attendance, LOP, new joiners, exits and other applicable changes.
  
• Coordinate with the central HR/Payroll team for payroll-related queries and corrections.
  
• Monitor adherence to working hours, leave policies and attendance procedures.
  
  

4. Employee Relations & Grievance Handling

• Address day-to-day employee queries and HR-related concerns.
  
  
• Handle employee grievances professionally and escalate matters appropriately when required.
  
  
• Maintain positive employee relations and support a healthy work environment.
  
• Assist management in handling disciplinary matters, warnings and performance-related concerns as per organisational policies.
  
  

5. HR Documentation & HRMS

• Maintain complete and confidential employee personnel files.
  
  
• Ensure timely issuance and maintenance of appointment, confirmation, transfer, warning, relieving and other HR-related letters.
  
  
• Keep employee information updated in the HRMS.
  
• Maintain HR trackers, reports and centre-level HR MIS.
  
• Ensure all HR documentation is accurate and audit-ready.
  
  

6. Statutory Compliance

• Ensure adherence to applicable statutory requirements and organisational HR policies.
  
  
• Coordinate with the central HR team for PF, ESI, professional tax and other applicable statutory requirements.
  
  
• Maintain required records and documentation for audits and compliance purposes.
  
• Ensure centre-level HR practices are aligned with applicable labour regulations.
  
  

7. Employee Engagement & HR Initiatives

• Coordinate employee engagement activities and centre-level HR initiatives.
  
  
• Support induction, orientation, training and awareness programmes.
  
  
• Promote employee welfare and a positive workplace culture.
  
• Conduct regular employee interactions and identify HR-related concerns or improvement areas.
  
  

8. HR Reporting & Coordination

• Prepare regular HR reports and MIS for the Centre Head and HR Department.
  
  
• Track manpower, attendance, attrition, recruitment, leave and other HR metrics.
  
  
• Coordinate with Finance, Administration, Operations and Central HR for employee-related matters.
  
• Ensure timely communication and implementation of HR policies and organisational initiatives at the centre.
  
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Sciences or a related discipline.
  
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant experience in HR Generalist / HR Operations.
  
• MBA/PGDM/MSW in HR will be an added advantage.
  
• Prior experience independently handling HR operations for a branch, centre, hospital, healthcare organisation, NGO or similar setup will be preferred.
  

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end HR operations.
  
• Good understanding of attendance, leave and payroll processes.
  
• Working knowledge of HRMS and MS Excel.
  
• Basic understanding of statutory compliance and labour regulations.
  
• Strong interpersonal and employee-handling skills.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Strong organisational and coordination abilities.
  
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee matters.
  
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of centre-level HR activities.
  
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  
• Malayalam proficiency is essential; knowledge of English will be required for official communication.