HR Assistant

Great opportunity for an HR Assistant to join a fast paced and forward-thinking HR team on a 9-month fixed term contract based in Poole.

As the HR Assistant you will report into the Head of HR, and you will be the first point of contact for all day-to-day HR advice and enquiries. You will be responsible for all administration around the employee life cycle as well as ensuring company procedures and policies are up to date and in line with current employment legislation.

Main duties will include:

• Being the first point of contact for all HR enquiries, advice and guidance, offering first line support.
• Maintaining the HR system; data entry including accurate and timely entry of new employee information and employee HR data changes, ensuring accurate HR administrative processes and procedures are followed.
• Taking responsibility for HR administrative processes including sickness absence records, maternity/paternity records, and monitoring probation periods.
• Support HR projects to enhance processes and improve the employee experience.
• Manage the new joiner process from offer stage through to onboarding, induction, and probationary periods.
• Support with Employee Relation issues, including performance management, absence management, grievance, and disciplinary.
• Document and follow HR transactional processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Support with recruitment administration, including liaising with hiring managers and arranging interviews.

What you will need:

• Proven experience of working in a busy HR generalist role.
• CIPD level 3 or working towards.
• Understanding and exposure to core HR disciplines, i.e., recruitment, performance management, employee relations, HR policy, and process.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships throughout the organisation.
• Ability to work with HR data and reports – provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and analysis for management.
• Good IT skills and experience of using an HRIS system.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain HR experience and develop their HR knowledge and skill set. You will join a fantastic team who are collaborative and supportive; the working culture is great, and this position is pivotal to the running of the HR team.

If you’re available at short notice and looking for your next position, please get in touch for more information.