HR Assistant

English Heritage; York, London, Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a HR Assistant to join their people operations team. This flexible role can be full or part-time and offers a hybrid working arrangement. The successful candidate will provide essential support to the HR function, ensuring effective communication and administration. Benefits include competitive salary, generous holiday, and opportunities for career progression within the heritage sector.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 10%

Flexible hours

Free access to all English Heritage sites

25% discount in shops and cafes

Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave

Options to buy additional leave

Qualifications

• Ability to organise, plan, and prioritise efficiently.
• Strong IT skills with database experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line information to employees, volunteers, and managers.
• Bridge administrative support between people operations and HR shared services.

Skills

Organisational Skills

IT Skills

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HR Assistant

Title HR Assistant Location Flexible, based at one of our offices (York, London, Swindon) hybrid or homeworker Salary from £23,887 p.a. depending on location (pro rata for part time) / full or part time / permanent Job type Permanent Ref 16016

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.

That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

We are looking for a HR Assistant to join our people operations team. This role could be full or part time job share. You can be based at one of our offices, (York, London, Swindon), or work on a hybrid arrangement. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

The Benefits

- Salary from £ £23,887 p.a. depending on skills, experience and location

- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years

- Matched pension contributions up to 10%

- Flexible hours

- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector

- Subscriptions to professional bodies

- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members

- 25% discount in our shops and cafes

- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave

- Options to buy additional leave

- An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs

- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being part of a busy team and wants to gain experience in a variety of HR related activities, people development and volunteering.

As HR Assistant, you will be critical to the running of our people and culture operations function in this varied role. You will provide first-line information to our employees, volunteers and managers, bridging the administrative support between the people operations team and the central HR shared services. You will be comfortable building rapport with our people and using your skills to provide outstanding support and guidance.

To be considered as a HR Assistant, you'll need:

- to able to organise, plan and prioritise efficiently

- strong IT skills with database experience

- to enjoy working as part of a busy and geographically dispersed team

Interviews will be held in the week of 2nd June 2025. If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact us via [e-mail]. No agencies please.

Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.

Please note: if we receive sufficient applications who meet the essential criteria we may close this vacancy early. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.