Human Resource Officer

Job Title: HR Officer

Date: April 2025

Location: Malaysia

Hours: Full Time – 40 hours a week (Working UK hours)

Job Brief

We are seeking an HR Officer to be based in Malaysia. This individual will collaborate with colleagues to support our UK and European business, which is part of a larger team located in London, UK.

This role provides an opportunity to join an expanding team where you can further develop your HR knowledge by supporting various HR activities in a progressive and dynamic setting. The position will involve assisting in managing key HR processes and systems to ensure a high level of service delivery and customer service and provides opportunities for development.

This new, key role, requires the post holder to have a keen eye for detail and offers the opportunity to suggest and implement improvements and make the role their own. As part of a team, the role includes developing and maintaining HR data, managing HR processes, and ensuring accurate delivery of key HR tasks and projects. Responsibilities encompass data management, payroll and benefits support, and HR systems management, along with other activities that support the employee experience.

Additionally, you will promote diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), advocating for exemplary HR practices and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Administration:

• Respond to internal and external correspondence promptly by being responsible for our team’s People helpdesk for daily queries. Escalating complex issues to the appropriate People Advisor or Manager.
• Overseeing accuracy of the updates to our internal system, including new starters, leavers, and changes in terms and conditions.
• Support with generating and overseeing employee contracts, updating paperwork for contractual changes and ensuring these are issued in a timely manner
• Ensuring correspondence and documentation is saved and recorded in the appropriate areas.
• Supporting with HR activities such as completion of exit interviews and reporting on these and/or monitoring pre-employment checks compliance.
• Support payroll management with benefit enrolments and payroll checking alongside the wider team.

Project Management Duties:

• Review HR initiatives and ensure project milestones are met, making suggestions and applying new processes through individual project work.
• Provide ad hoc support for major HR projects, like the annual pay review, and annual leave entitlement calculations.

Compliance Monitoring:

• Oversee and monitor, check and apply our minimum standards in people processes are applied across all our UK and European offices.
• Stay updated on internal HR policies, procedures and best practice to ensure compliance.
• Conduct internal HR audits and reviews to meet regulatory requirements, pre-empting and planning for future changes
• Prepare and present reports on HR reports on activities with suggested recommendations, if necessary.
• Respond to general data requests from a variety of sources as approved.
• Support and oversee adherence to Right to Work, Zero Hours, professional accreditations and qualifications checking.
• Proactively reviewing and auditing processes, practices and documents and having a solution focused approach to reduced risk and improve service delivery.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role with demonstrable experience
• Competent user of Microsoft packages including Excel for reporting purposes. Use of Power BI is preferential. With additional experience of using HR relational databases or systems.
• Excellent attention to detail, with precision in reviewing documents and checking data.
• Analytical skills ability to analyse information and apply it to company processes and policies.
• Communication skills: good verbal and written skills and confident to share views and opinions
• Ability to prioritise work and work effectively under pressure
• Problem-solving: ability to identify compliance issues and develop solutions.
• Organisational skills: efficiently manage multiple tasks and maintain detailed records.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to work collaboratively with various departments.
• Adaptability: flexibility to stay updated with changing laws and regulations.

About Currie & Brown

Currie & Brown is a leading physical assets management and construction consultancy, advising clients on managing and utilizing their physical assets. We are known for innovation, expertise, and experience, with offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York, and Shanghai, operating throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

Currie & Brown is an equal opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, promising fair treatment for those who serve or have served, and their families

Job Title: HR Officer

Date: April 2025

Location: Malaysia

Hours: Full Time – 40 hours a week (Working UK hours)

Job Brief

We are seeking an HR Officer to be based in Malaysia. This individual will collaborate with colleagues to support our UK and European business, which is part of a larger team located in London, UK.

This role provides an opportunity to join an expanding team where you can further develop your HR knowledge by supporting various HR activities in a progressive and dynamic setting. The position will involve assisting in managing key HR processes and systems to ensure a high level of service delivery and customer service and provides opportunities for development.

This new, key role, requires the post holder to have a keen eye for detail and offers the opportunity to suggest and implement improvements and make the role their own. As part of a team, the role includes developing and maintaining HR data, managing HR processes, and ensuring accurate delivery of key HR tasks and projects. Responsibilities encompass data management, payroll and benefits support, and HR systems management, along with other activities that support the employee experience.

Additionally, you will promote diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), advocating for exemplary HR practices and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Administration:

• Respond to internal and external correspondence promptly by being responsible for our team’s People helpdesk for daily queries. Escalating complex issues to the appropriate People Advisor or Manager.
• Overseeing accuracy of the updates to our internal system, including new starters, leavers, and changes in terms and conditions.
• Support with generating and overseeing employee contracts, updating paperwork for contractual changes and ensuring these are issued in a timely manner
• Ensuring correspondence and documentation is saved and recorded in the appropriate areas.
• Supporting with HR activities such as completion of exit interviews and reporting on these and/or monitoring pre-employment checks compliance.
• Support payroll management with benefit enrolments and payroll checking alongside the wider team.

Project Management Duties:

• Review HR initiatives and ensure project milestones are met, making suggestions and applying new processes through individual project work.
• Provide ad hoc support for major HR projects, like the annual pay review, and annual leave entitlement calculations.

Compliance Monitoring:

• Oversee and monitor, check and apply our minimum standards in people processes are applied across all our UK and European offices.
• Stay updated on internal HR policies, procedures and best practice to ensure compliance.
• Conduct internal HR audits and reviews to meet regulatory requirements, pre-empting and planning for future changes
• Prepare and present reports on HR reports on activities with suggested recommendations, if necessary.
• Respond to general data requests from a variety of sources as approved.
• Support and oversee adherence to Right to Work, Zero Hours, professional accreditations and qualifications checking.
• Proactively reviewing and auditing processes, practices and documents and having a solution focused approach to reduced risk and improve service delivery.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role with demonstrable experience
• Competent user of Microsoft packages including Excel for reporting purposes. Use of Power BI is preferential. With additional experience of using HR relational databases or systems.
• Excellent attention to detail, with precision in reviewing documents and checking data.
• Analytical skills ability to analyse information and apply it to company processes and policies.
• Communication skills: good verbal and written skills and confident to share views and opinions
• Ability to prioritise work and work effectively under pressure
• Problem-solving: ability to identify compliance issues and develop solutions.
• Organisational skills: efficiently manage multiple tasks and maintain detailed records.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to work collaboratively with various departments.
• Adaptability: flexibility to stay updated with changing laws and regulations.

About Currie & Brown

Currie & Brown is a leading physical assets management and construction consultancy, advising clients on managing and utilizing their physical assets. We are known for innovation, expertise, and experience, with offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York, and Shanghai, operating throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

Currie & Brown is an equal opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, promising fair treatment for those who serve or have served, and their families