Here at Joseph Rowntree Trust, we are seeking an HR Assistant – someone to deliver group HR services that are efficient and effective, delivering great services in transactional HR processing across the full employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities
* Provide day‑to‑day HR and recruitment administration support, ensuring employee records are accurate and up to date across our HR/Payroll systems.
* Assist with new starters, contractual changes, absence management and reporting.
* Support wider HR projects such as annual pay awards and employee benefits.
* Help maintain compliance by ensuring right‑to‑work, DBS and reference checks are completed, conducting regular data audits, and keeping all employee files accurate and compliant.
* Act as a first point of contact for general enquiries, providing clear guidance on policies and procedures and supporting effective employee communication.
Qualifications
* Strong experience in HR administration within a busy environment and a sound understanding of employment legislation.
* Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), HR software systems and electronic diary management tools.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
* Strong communication skills and the capacity to build effective relationships at all levels across the organisation.
* High level of attention to detail, and solid literacy and numeracy skills.
Preferred Traits
* Positive, friendly approach and strong interpersonal skills, with pride in providing a professional and supportive service.
* Initiative, proactivity, flexibility, and a commitment to maintaining accuracy in all aspects of work.
Flexible Working
We are happy to receive applications for full‑time employment as well as part‑time roles. If applying part‑time, please state the number of hours per week you would be looking for. The role offers flexible working, allowing you to work between the office and home with an expectation of two days a week in your home office.
EEO & Equality
We positively encourage applications from people from marginalised backgrounds, including but not limited to those with experience of living in poverty. We are committed to being an anti‑racist organisation and operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.
We are a Disability Confident Employer. We will offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job and will make reasonable adjustments to the interview process if needed.
Salary
£17,865.64 per annum (FTE £29,083.60 per annum)
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