HR Assistant

Islam Channel; Ilford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in East London is seeking an HR Assistant to provide administrative support throughout the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills, with a focus on recruitment and employee engagement. This full-time role involves managing HR inquiries, payroll processing, and performance management. Applicants with HR experience and a CIPD qualification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an HR department.
• Understanding of H&S office requirements.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage employee lifecycle documentation.
• Coordinate recruitment and talent attraction.
• Support internal HR-related inquiries.
• Maintain records of staff and performance.
• Process payroll and resolve errors.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Conflict management

Decision-making

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Job Description HR Assistant

Job type: Permanent

Location: Ilford, East London

Reporting to: CEO

Hours: Full-Time: Mon-Fri, 9.00am to 6.00pm (with some flexibility for weekends, bank holidays, and additional hours as required)

Salary: Competitive and based on knowledge, skills & experience

Company: Veritas Consultancy(UK) Ltd.

About Us

Islam Channel has been broadcasting worldwide in English from London since 2004. Established at the heart of the British and global Muslim community, it is watched by 60 percent of British Muslims and reaches an engaged and active audience of millions worldwide, online and on TV. Islam Channel is a great place to work, offering exceptional opportunities. We are a diverse team of dedicated and hardworking professionals. If you would like to join us and have the opportunity to help shape our company, then we would love to hear from you.

Role Summary

We are looking to employ an HR assistant with outstanding administrative and communication skills. An HR assistant is expected to be a conceptual thinker with superb organisational and time management skills. You must be reliable and should accurately follow instructions with the ability to multitask and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

To ensure success, the candidate should display remarkable conflict management and decision-making skills with a solid understanding of employee relationships, staffing management, and payroll and benefits administration.

This is a full-time office-based role, so it is vital that you are within commuting distance to our HQ in Ilford, Greater London.

Role Responsibilities

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Administration and point of knowledge for the employee lifecycle
• Key focus on recruitment, headhunting & talent attraction
• Continuous pipelining of candidates ensuring a readily available source
• Position Islam Channel as the employer of choice through positive internal and external employer branding communication and initiatives
• Be the employee engagement and wellbeing champion
• Management, production, and reporting of HR KPIs
• Create and improve job families to ensure ongoing development and internal career paths for employees
• Identify gaps in skills for individuals and departments and source and arrange appropriate training and professional development
• Revise and coordinate the company performance process

Support all internal and external HR-related inquiries or requests.

Maintain digital and electronic records of staff.

Assist with the recruitment process by identifying candidates, performing reference checks, and issuing employment contracts.

Maintain calendars of the HR management team.

Assist with performance management procedures.

Schedule meetings, interviews, HR events, and maintain agendas.

Coordinate training sessions and seminars.

Perform orientations and update records of new staff.

Produce and submit reports on general HR activity.

Process payroll and resolve any payroll errors.

Complete termination paperwork and exit interviews.

Keep up-to-date with employment legislation and best practices.

Perform ad-hoc tasks as required.

About You

You will have:

• Experience working in an HR department
• An understanding of H&S office requirements & responsibilities of an employer
• Exceptional attention to detail
• People-oriented and results-driven
• Skills to develop employees to their potential
• Integrity & discretion to retain confidentiality in all personnel-related conversations
• CIPD qualification is advantageous
• Excellent active listening, negotiation, written, and presentation skills
• Ability to build and manage interpersonal relationships at all levels
• Solution-focused with HR best practices and commercial acumen
• Flexibility to work outside regular hours when required