Assistant HR Partner

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking an Assistant HR Partner to support HR functions across departments. The role involves managing HR queries, onboarding, payroll administration, and contributing to employee development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced HR environment and possess strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced HR environment.
• Proficiency with IT and HR systems.
• CIPD qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing HR queries and onboarding/offboarding.
• Supporting employee relations and maintaining HR systems.
• Handling payroll administration and coordinating staff training.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Proactive Attitude

Education

GCSEs in Math & English (C or above)

Job description

The Assistant HR Partner will support the HR Partner & Manager in delivering an efficient HR function across all departments and locations. They will provide responsive, customer-focused HR support and administration, ensuring compliance with policies and legislation, and contribute to HR key performance indicators.

Responsibilities include managing HR queries, onboarding/offboarding, supporting employee relations meetings, maintaining HR systems, payroll administration, and coordinating staff training. They will also engage in staff development, communication, reward & recognition, wellbeing activities, and support HR projects and ad-hoc tasks.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced HR environment, with a good understanding of HR duties & best practices, confidence with HR systems, and payroll experience. They should be hardworking, resilient, a strong team player, and ideally CIPD qualified.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Providing HR support to management & employees, ensuring policy & legislative compliance.
2. Managing recruitment processes, including right to work checks, references, and documentation in line with legislation and GDPR.
3. Coordinating onboarding, induction, and probation reviews.
4. Administering leaver processes, exit interviews, and trend analysis.
5. Supporting sickness absence processes, including return-to-work interviews and documentation.
6. Assisting with investigations, formal hearings, and HR support for conduct, capability, and grievance cases.
7. Supporting organizational change processes like restructures and redundancies.
8. Engaging in staff development initiatives and succession planning.
9. Handling payroll documentation and liaising with finance and external payroll providers.
10. Managing employee benefits and online portals.
11. Supporting KPI achievement and staff training delivery.
12. Participating in employee engagement, communication, and wellbeing initiatives.
13. Maintaining personnel records and HR systems in compliance with GDPR.
14. Performing other HR administrative and ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Internal & External Relationships:

• Building strong relationships with internal managers and employees across all locations.
• Liaising with external bodies to support partnership working.

Knowledge includes generalist HR practices, policies, procedures, and equality & diversity legislation.

Skills & attributes required include proficiency with IT and HR systems, excellent administration, organizational skills, confidentiality, attention to detail, and the ability to manage workload effectively under pressure. A proactive attitude, flexibility, and strong interpersonal skills are essential.

Experience needed encompasses working in a fast-paced HR environment, supporting managers and employees, maintaining HR records in line with GDPR, and using HR systems.

Qualifications include GCSEs in Math & English (C or above) or equivalent.