HR Assistant

Blue Pelican; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm is seeking an HR Assistant to support their expanding HR team. This full-time, hybrid role is ideal for recent graduates interested in HR, offering training, bonuses, and benefits, along with a supportive environment for career development.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on profits

Life assurance

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan for various services

Full training and support

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or similar administrative HR support role.
• Proven experience in an admin focused role.
• Desire to develop a career in HR.

Responsibilities

• Supporting HR projects such as ESG, ED&I, charitable initiatives.
• Maintaining HR systems and ensuring compliance.
• Assisting HR team in training and professional development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Initiative

Education

Degree in any field

Job description

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HR Assistant (suitable for recent graduates)

Tunbridge Wells office – hybrid working 2 days a week

Full time, permanent position

My client is a well-respected law firm with a great reputation within the legal world, and they’re currently looking to expand their HR team with the addition of a HR Assistant. This role would suit a recent graduate that has a keen interest in HR and is looking for a supportive firm to help develop their skills in an administrative and project support role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with people focused projects such as ESG, ED&I and charitable and social initiatives
• Maintaining the HR systems and adhering to related compliance requirements, by ensuring accurate data and documentation is recorded.
• Supporting the HR team to coordinate training and professional development requirements across the business
• Assisting with things such as remuneration & benefit reviews, looking at new and existing wellbeing initiatives and anything else that may be related to performance and reward.
• Helping to maintain supplier relationships and tracking department budgets.
• Other ad hocs duties may arise from time to time, such as supporting with recruitment needs, however this role will primarily be focussed on project management tasks as per the above.

About you

• You must be a recent graduate or currently working in a similar role providing administrative HR support. Your degree doesn’t need to be in a HR related field.
• You will have a keen interest in developing a career in HR.
• Due to the nature of the role, you must have proven experience working in an admin focused role and be able to pick up new systems and processes with ease.
• Having a desire to learn and an ability to use your initiative and think of new ideas is essential. Everyone in the team is listened to and all ideas are taken on board, regardless of your experience level.
• You will possess great attention to detail and organisational skills, with an ability to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Starting salary of £30,000 (there may be some flexibility for candidates with some prior HR experience)
• Annual bonus based on firm & department profits (typically 5-10% of annual salary)
• Annual pay reviews every May.
• Life assurance
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 extra day at Christmas.
• Health cash plan – cashback on things such as Dental, Optical, Physio etc.
• Full training + support, as well as encouragement to undertake professional development to support you in the role and with your career goals.