HR Assistant

NYAS; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

CIPD Level 5 study support

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

NYAS in Birkenhead is seeking a proactive HR Assistant to provide administrative and operational support to the HR team and the wider NYAS workforce across England and Wales. The role offers hybrid working with a mix of home and office days.

You will handle end-to-end recruitment, maintain the HR system and reporting, support employee relations, contribute to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and assist with routine HR queries and administration while handling confidential information.

Qualifications

• Organised and motivated with strong admin experience.
• Clear communication and high attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and work across teams.
• Experience in HR or recruitment is welcome but not essential.
• Support to obtain CIPD Level 5 after 12 months.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment: manage the full cycle from advert to appointment, including DBS and references.
• HR System & Reporting: maintain the HR system and produce regular reports.
• Employee Relation Support: assist with HR case notes and admin.
• EDI: participate in and support the inclusion initiatives.
• HR Queries & Administrative Support: handle routine HR queries and general admin.

Skills

Administrative experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Data confidentiality

Initiative

Team collaboration

Education

CIPD Level 5 (study support)

Job description

Join Our Team

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our high-performing HR team. The role offers hybrid working, with time split between working from home and our office in Birkenhead, Wirral.

About the Role

As a HR Assistant, you will provide integral administrative and operational support to the HR team and the wider NYAS workforce across England and Wales.

The HR team enables NYAS to deliver on its core purpose by recruiting and onboarding candidates safely and efficiently and maintaining high standards across all HR processes. If this role, your work directly supports our teams who work to protect the rights of children and vulnerable individuals and help to change lives.

Reporting to the HR Advisor, you will provide essential day-to-day operational support across NYAS where you will gain practical, comprehensive experience across the full employee lifecycle while working closely with other colleagues and managers across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• End-to-End Recruitment: Managing the full recruitment cycle from advert to appointment, coordinating safer recruitment processes including DBS and reference checks, and delivering a proactive and efficient candidate onboarding journey.
• HR System & Reporting: Maintaining the HR system with meticulous accuracy and producing regular operational reports.
• Employee Relation Support: Providing administrative support with employee relation cases, including accurate note taking.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): Actively participate in and support the EDI working group to help drive best practice and initiatives across NYAS.
• HR Queries & Administrative Support: Assisting with incoming routine HR queries from colleagues and managers, while providing departmental administrative support.

About You

We are looking for an organised, motivated individual with strong administrative experience who can manage a varied workload and meet deadlines with high accuracy. You will bring clear and confident communication skills, excellent attention to detail and a professional approach to handling confidential information and data.

Prior experience in HR and/ or recruitment is welcome but not essential as what matters most is your ability to take initiative, work collaboratively, your willingness to learn and embody our values of collaboration, accountability, respect and empowerment.

To support your continued professional growth in this role, the successful applicant will be fully supported by NYAS in obtaining a CIPD level 5 qualification, commencing after 12-months in post.

Safeguarding and Compliance

NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to references.

In accordance with UK immigration law, NYAS is required to ensure that all prospective candidates have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Therefore, proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required as part of the recruitment process.

About NYAS

As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.

We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.

We are an equal opportunities employerand we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.

NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Work with us to help change young lives.