HR Operations Assistant, 12 month fixed term contract

Kennedys; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in Manchester is seeking an HR Operations Assistant on a 12-month contract. This full-time role involves supporting HR initiatives, managing projects, and maintaining resources. Ideal candidates will have strong administrative and communication skills. The firm offers a supportive environment and values professional development.

Qualifications

• Manage and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently.
• Build effective working relationships at all levels.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the HR Operations Manager.
• Support managing ad hoc projects across the HR department.
• Maintain and update shared HR resources.
• Assist in budget management across the global HR function.
• Coordinate outgoing communications from the HR team.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Highly organised and detail-oriented

Self-motivated and proactive

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

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HR Operations Assistant, 12 month fixed term contract, Manchester

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Kennedys is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to provide support across a broad range of HR operational and strategic initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to key projects, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and support senior leadership within a dynamic global HR environment. This would be a 12 month fixed term contract role. While this is a full time role - the team would also consider part time working. For example four days or five shorter days.

Team

Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in Chelmsford, London and Manchester for the UK, Dublin for EMEA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia for APAC, Basking Ridge for US and Miami for LATAM. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Recruitment (including partners and early careers), Reward, HR Systems and Analytics, Learning and Development and Responsible Business.

Keyresponsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the HR Operations Manager on the delivery of core HR initiatives and operational activities.
• Support managing ad hoc projects as standard across the HR department.
• Maintain and update shared HR resources, calendars, and trackers to support effective planning and communication across the team.
• Support in budget management across the global HR function, including tracking spend, coordinating with Finance, and contributing to forecasting and reforecasting processes.
• Coordinate of outgoing communications from the HR team, ensuring alignment with internal communications and consistency in messaging across the firm.

Required experience

• Excellent administrative skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and take initiative
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality at all times
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for budget tracking and financial data management
• HR experience is desirable but not essential.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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