We are pleased to be working with a business of circa 150 UK based employees, to recruit a permanent HR Assistant for their small and busy HR department. A long-standing business and specialist in their field, they are looking for candidates with some previous HR administration experience and a keen interest in working with human resources. The role also involves taking ownership of the company's monthly payroll (full training provided!) so candidates must be willing to undertake this for 2-3 days per month as part of their duties. The rest of the time you will be undertaking varied, generalist HR duties that will give you full exposure to all areas of HR including projects!

Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office but flexibility needed) please only apply if you have previous HR administration experience and are based within a reasonable commute. Candidates with no HR experience or based outside of the local area will not be considered as the offices are not based close to public transport links!

Duties to include:

Overseeing full employee lifecycle
Assisting with recruitment process - placing adverts, reviewing CVs and replying to applicants.
Organising the Company's Induction program
Ensuring that probationary reviews and formal appraisals are conducted on time a
Produce relevant employee documentation, including offer letter, contract, changes to terms and conditions
Organise and book training for employees
Monthly payroll processing - roughly 2-3 days per month
Upload information for new starters, leavers and other relevant changes on an ongoing basis onto payroll system
Undertake Fleet administrative tasks and follow up when required to ensure compliance
Update employee details on all supporting HR & Payroll systems
Provide a supporting function to all staff on personal circumstances
Update all HR policies to ensure they comply with current employment law
Assist in the application of Company policies such as disciplinary, capability, grievance
Undertake meetings and take notes and follow up with next steps
Support Company apprenticeship programme
Advise and support all internal customers on HR practices and procedures, advocating the application of best practice and legal compliance
Champion of Company Values
Train to be a Mental Health First Aider
Ad hoc HR projects as required

Candidate requirements:

Previous HR administration experience essential
Experience at HR Administrator, HR Coordinator, HR Assistant level
Based within the local area (no public transport links)
Confident character who can undertake company inductions
Strong attention to detail
Excellent administrative skills

Think Human Resources is the HR division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independently owned recruitment business. The HR division is responsible for recruiting permanent, temporary and contract roles within the field of Human Resources including; HR Administrator, HR Assistant, HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Head of HR, Employee Relations, talent, internal recruitment, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits/Reward and Recognition.