Human Resources Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Graduate HR Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Crawley. This role combines general HR responsibilities with support in Learning & Development, ideal for a graduate with some relevant HR experience. Candidates will engage in tasks including recruitment, payroll management, and employee onboarding, contributing to strategic HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience required.
• Interest in Learning & Development preferred.
• Graduate with up to 12 months relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee wellbeing initiatives to promote employee engagement.
• Lead payroll and support salary review processes.
• Facilitate recruitment and manage onboarding processes.

Skills

Employee Engagement

Recruitment

Onboarding

Payroll Management

Learning & Development

Job description

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Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Our client is a global specialist with operations across multiple countries worldwide. They are leaders in their field, focusing on innovation and delivering quality solutions.

An opportunity has arisen for a versatile Graduate HR Assistant to join their team in Crawley on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role offers an excellent opportunity to balance generalist HR responsibilities with Learning & Development support, contributing to both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. The role is ideal for a graduate with 6 to 12 months HR or other relevant experience.

This busy and varied role sits within the wider HR team and entails:

• Overseeing wellbeing initiatives at company headquarters, managing diverse activities to promote employee engagement
• Leading the payroll process and supporting annual salary review and bonus processes
• Facilitating recruitment processes including creating job descriptions and participating in interviews
• Managing onboarding processes including contract drafting and right-to-work checks
• Supporting company internal communications content
• Maintaining HR documentation and assisting with performance appraisal processes
• Acting as first point of contact for employee and stakeholder queries
• Providing technical support to employees for the company's learning platform
• Supporting reporting from the learning system to ensure regulatory compliance and the facilitation of internal learning and development workshops
• Coordinating career development programmes
• Creating learning resources and professionally branded documents
• Collecting and analysing training feedback data to improve outcomes

Applicants will have previous HR experience. Exposure to L&D or an interest in this area would be desirable although not essential.

Katie Bard is acting as an agency and is an equal opportunities Employer.