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HR Officer vs HR Coordinator

Agnes

Hello, can I ask you to explain to me the difference between a HR Officer and a HR Coordinator? I got used to the CIPD bands i.e. generalist/technician, adviser, consultant and business partner. Am I right to assume that the two are a combination of generalist and adviser? I’ve noticed that these titles seem to relate largely to the third sector. Thank you

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  • Hi Agnes

    I don’t think there is any meaningful difference between these two job titles.

    All they convey to me is that they’re probably middle management level roles specialising in HR: the particular responsibilities and duties will I’m sure vary immensely between particular organisations. ‘Co ordinator’ is a somewhat ambiguous term I think but to me implies someonetasked with pointing the way, so almost the same as ‘adviser’. Although maybe co ordinator too implies that they’re generalists, but not necessarily.

    The 20th century poet TS Eliot might have been describing HR job titles when he wrote ‘filled with fancies and empty of meaning’ - but of course wasn’t really ;-)

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  • Hi Agnes

    I don’t think there is any meaningful difference between these two job titles.

    All they convey to me is that they’re probably middle management level roles specialising in HR: the particular responsibilities and duties will I’m sure vary immensely between particular organisations. ‘Co ordinator’ is a somewhat ambiguous term I think but to me implies someonetasked with pointing the way, so almost the same as ‘adviser’. Although maybe co ordinator too implies that they’re generalists, but not necessarily.

    The 20th century poet TS Eliot might have been describing HR job titles when he wrote ‘filled with fancies and empty of meaning’ - but of course wasn’t really ;-)

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  • in reply to David
    It will also depend on a company's business context and requirements as they will determine what kind of structure and role HR will have. But all in all, I think there is little difference between the two. Operationally both are on the same level for me. After all what's in a job title..the day to day responsibilities define a role better :-)