HR Apprentice

MCS Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition fees paid

Hybrid working

Mentoring

On-the-job learning

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a leading Northern Ireland employer to recruit an HR Apprentice who will split four days of paid work with one day of study toward a BSc Human Resource Management degree.

The role supports HR functions in a busy organisation, including recruitment, onboarding, learning and development administration and employee engagement, with a focus on accuracy and data protection.

Qualifications

• Interest in pursuing a degree and career in HR.
• Well organised, detail-focused, eager to learn.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment, including interviews, candidate communication, records and early-career campaigns.
• Assist with pre-employment checks, onboarding and equality monitoring.
• Support learning and development administration, including training records, bookings and feedback.
• Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives and communications.
• Maintain accurate HR records, trackers and systems.
• Handle confidential information in line with data protection requirements.
• Provide general HR administration, including documents, meetings, inboxes and routine queries.
• Support HR policies, projects, meetings and action tracking.
• Assist with workplace and facilities activities that enhance employee experience.
• Attend team meetings, contribute ideas and support the wider team while developing your skills.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

MS Office

Organisational skills

Education

BSc Human Resource Management

A Levels or equivalent

GCSE English and Maths

Job description

HR Apprentice - Earn while you learn

We're working with a leading NI employer, now recruiting an HR Apprentice to join a collaborative, dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone at the beginning of their journey who is interested in gaining further education and developing a career in HR.

The role

As HR Apprentice, you'll provide support to the team with all HR functions in a busy, forward-thinking organisation. The role combines four days per week of paid work, and one day per week dedicated to study towards a BSc Human Resource Management degree.

The main responsibilities

• Support recruitment, including interviews, candidate communication, records and early-career campaigns.
• Assist with pre-employment checks, onboarding and equality monitoring.
• Support learning and development administration, including training records, bookings and feedback.
• Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives and communications.
• Maintain accurate HR records, trackers and systems.
• Handle confidential information in line with data protection requirements.
• Provide general HR administration, including documents, meetings, inboxes and routine queries.
• Support HR policies, projects, meetings and action tracking.
• Assist with workplace and facilities activities that enhance employee experience.
• Attend team meetings, contribute ideas and support the wider team while developing your skills.

The ideal candidate

• Interested in pursuing a degree and career in HR
• BCC A Levels, or equivalent, and GCSE English and Maths at Grade C, or equivalent.
• A genuine interest in people, workplace culture, employee experience and how organisations support colleagues to do their best work.
• Well organised, detail-focused, eager to learn and develop personally.
• Confident using Microsoft Office, or willing to develop digital skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

What's on offer?

• Competitive monthly salary
• BSc Hons Human Resource Management degree with tuition fees paid.
• Four days per week working at, one day per week dedicated to study
• Hybrid working and flexible start and finish times.
• A supportive, practical route into HR with mentoring, feedback and on-the-job learning.
• Broad exposure across recruitment, learning and development, engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and HR administration.
• A permanent opportunity with the potential to build a long-term career within HR.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.