HR Assistant

Confidential; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Edinburgh/Glasgow offers a hybrid full-time HR Assistant role within a respected professional services organisation. You will join the People team to provide HR administration across the employee lifecycle and support a proactive, learning-focused approach.

This is an excellent chance to develop HR skills, handle queries professionally, assist with onboarding, and contribute to HR projects and policy updates in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience, ideally within HR, recruitment or a people-focused environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain calm in a busy environment.
• Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information.
• A proactive approach with a willingness to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR administration support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring records and documentation remain accurate.
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, delivering a professional and responsive service.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction activity for new employees.
• Maintain and update the HR system, producing reports and assisting with people data requirements.
• Contribute to HR projects, process improvements, policy updates and wider team initiatives.

Skills

HR administration

Organisation

Communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Job description

Edinburgh or Glasgow Hybrid Working Full-Time

I'm working with a respected professional services organisation looking to appoint an HR Assistant to join their established People team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administration skills who is looking to develop a career in HR, or for an experienced HR Administrator seeking a varied role with exposure across the full employee lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Provide HR administration support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring records and documentation remain accurate.
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, delivering a professional and responsive service.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction activity for new employees.
• Maintain and update the HR system, producing reports and assisting with people data requirements.
• Contribute to HR projects, process improvements, policy updates and wider team initiatives.

What we're looking for

• Previous administration experience, ideally within HR, recruitment or a people-focused environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain calm in a busy environment.
• Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information.
• A proactive approach with a willingness to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team where you'll gain broad HR exposure, build new skills and play an important role within a well-established organisation.