HR Assistant Placement Year
Location: Wilsmlow HQ
Salary: £25,155
University 2nd Year Student 2026/2027
Citation is a leading provider of Health and Safety, HR, Employment Law, and ISO services to businesses.
Purpose of HR at Citation: Create a culture that enables every colleague to be at their best. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and innovative environment.
Role
* Working alongside our HR administrators to be the first port of call for all HR admin
* Preparing essential colleague paperwork such as contract and offer letters, salary review letters, leaver letters
* Maintaining HR systems and databases while working with large people data sets
* Onboarding and offboarding colleagues including system set up, liaising with new starters, coordinating induction, closing accounts, conducting exit interviews
* Benefit and reward administration
* Compliance checks such as references, right to work, driving checks, etc
* Coordinating internal engagement events and training
* Supporting internal communications to ensure they are effective and in line with our culture and values
* Shadowing our HR Business Partners in meetings to gain a deeper understanding, providing admin and note taking support for a range of issues such as investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance, wellbeing / absence issues, probation reviews, etc
* Leading the admin for all wellbeing initiatives including DSE, Occupational Health, Access to work, etc
* Liaising with payroll to ensure colleagues are paid correctly
* Project work as and when required by the wider HR team
* Utilising AI in the role to support our ongoing AI growth plans
Who are we looking for?
* Being efficient, organised and willing to roll your sleeves up is necessary, but we can’t teach passion, drive and motivation
* University 2nd year student looking for a placement year in 2026/2027
* Able to work accurately with excellent attention to detail
* Good organisational and planning skills
* Demonstrate excellent internal customer service in line with our values
* Flexible and adaptable
* Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills (both written and oral)
* Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative
Perks
* 25 Days of Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays: Take your well-deserved break with 25 days of holiday plus the 8 bank holidays.
* Birthday Bliss: Day off on your birthday to celebrate you.
* Post-Wedding Bliss: Extra weeks of holiday for newlyweds.
* Growing Families: Perks and vouchers for expectant parents.
* Healthcare cash plan: Private healthcare to ensure your well-being.
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