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Are you an HR professional who wants your work to have real purpose? At this innovative Law Centre, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the people who fight every day for a fairer, more just society.
Charity People are thrilled to be partnering with the UK's largest Law Centre, to recruit a passionate and proactive HR Associate. This is an opportunity to use your HR expertise in an organisation that changes lives, tackling poverty, discrimination, and inequality through access to justice.
Job Title: HR Associate
Location: Coventry ( 60% in office)
Salary: Up to £35,624 (depending on experience)
Contract: Full-time (37 hours) or part-time considered
About The Law Centre
This Law Centre is dedicated to building a fairer, more equal society by ensuring everyone can access their rights. With over 80 staff across Coventry and Birmingham, they provide expert legal advice in housing, immigration, employment, discrimination, health and social care, and welfare benefits.
Their work is rooted in local communities, taking a collaborative approach with universities, women's organisations, refugee support groups, and health services. Beyond casework, they drive policy change and take on test cases with the potential to influence society far beyond their clients. At their core, they are committed to tackling social exclusion and empowering communities through justice.
The role:
You'll lead on HR administration and training, ensuring that colleagues feel supported, valued and empowered to do their best work. From managing the full employee lifecycle to embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion practices, you'll be central to building a positive, people-focused culture. You'll also support wellbeing initiatives and staff development, making the Law Centre not just a great place to work, but one where people can truly thrive
Key responsibilities include:
* Overseeing the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to payroll, absence management and offboarding.
* Leading staff training and development initiatives, including Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
* Supporting managers with performance and employee relations matters.
* Ensuring accurate, secure, and compliant record-keeping.
* Contributing to staff wellbeing and engagement initiatives across the organisation.
About you:
You'll bring solid HR experience, excellent organisational skills, and the confidence to support managers with both the practical and people-focused aspects of HR. Naturally empathetic and solution-focused, you'll enjoy building trust and supporting staff across the organisation. Above all, you'll be motivated by fairness, inclusion and making a tangible difference.
What's on offer:
At the Law Centre, staff wellbeing and work-life balance really matter. You'll enjoy a supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace, with:
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising by 1 day per year of service, up to 35 days)
* Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options
* Pension scheme with 3% employer contribution and 5% employee match
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Disability Confident employer
* An employee assistance programme as well as a programme of wellbeing activities and groups (e.g. book club, gardening group, knit and knatter).
* A comprehensive induction, ongoing training, and genuine opportunities to grow
How to Apply:
Please get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy (priya@charitypeople.co.uk) at Charity People. Due to the urgency of this role, we are advertising this position on a rolling basis, which means applications will be shared as and when received if this affects you in anyway, please reach out directly to Priya.
The role will close on Friday the 12th of September at 12pm
Interviews W/C 15th of September
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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