People Assistant

Confidential; Lancashire, Manchester, Salford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 36 days

Private Medical Insurance

Group Income Protection

Hybrid work

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an HR Assistant in Manchester City Centre for a hybrid role with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote. The position is permanent, full-time, with immediate start and salary up to £30,000 plus benefits.

You will provide high-quality admin support across People processes, supporting onboarding, payroll preparation, and employee lifecycle activities while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy in data handling.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR administration or HR operations role.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accurate data handling.
• Ability to manage workload and maintain high accuracy under pace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders and new starters.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook with HR systems and trackers.
• Awareness of employment law is advantageous.
• Experience in a professional services environment is beneficial.
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 is desirable, or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for routine HR queries via the People inbox and escalate sensitive issues.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts and changes to terms and conditions.
• Assist onboarding, HR system administration and day-one inductions.
• Support benefit schemes, awards and gifts administration.
• Handle offboarding tasks, including leave and holiday calculations.
• Provide supporting administrative cover for People Operations and the People Coordinator.
• Maintain accurate employee data across HR and learning systems and trackers.
• Assist with reporting and ensure data confidentiality per processes and data protection.

Skills

HR administration

Data accuracy

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Education

CIPD Level 3 or 5

Tools

HR systems

Payroll software

Job description

HR Assistant

Manchester City Centre

Hybrid and flexible working - 4 days in the office and 1 day WFH

Permanent and Full Time

Immediate Start

Salary up to £30,000 plus competitive benefits package including

36 days annual leave (including statutory holidays) and access to

Private Medical Insurance and Group Income Protection.

We are looking for a HR Assistant to join a friendly and collaborative People team, providing high-quality administrative support across a broad range of People processes and projects.

My client is an established, award-winning professional services firm with a strong reputation for quality, commercial thinking and delivering positive outcomes for clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR and People Operations experience within a professional, fast-paced organisation. You will play an important role in supporting the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and development through to offboarding, while helping to ensure a positive and efficient employee experience.

Key Responsibilities for the HR Assistant:

• Act as a first point of contact for routine queries received through the People inbox, escalating sensitive or complex matters appropriately.
• Prepare accurate offer letters, contracts and standard changes to employee terms and conditions.
• Support onboarding activities, including HR system administration and the coordination of day-one inductions.
• Assist with the administration and coordination of employee and partner benefit schemes, including awards and gifts.
• Support offboarding administration, including leave and holiday calculations.
• Provide wider administrative support across People Operations and provide cover for the People Coordinator when required.
• Maintain accurate employee data across HR and learning systems and internal trackers, including joiner, leaver and employee change processes.
• Assist with reporting and ensure employee information is handled confidentially and in accordance with internal processes and data protection requirements.
• Support monthly payroll preparation.
• Identify opportunities to improve templates, trackers and administrative processes to create a smoother and more effective employee experience.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for training courses and learning and development activities, including diary and meeting management.
• Support the administration of annual appraisal, promotion and salary review processes.

Key requirements for the HR Assistant:

• It is essential that you have proven experience in an HR administration or HR operations role.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to accurately input, manage and maintain data and electronic records.
• The ability to manage your own workload effectively and work at pace while maintaining a high standard of accuracy.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to support colleagues and raise issues when necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence communicating with internal stakeholders and new starters.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, together with confidence working across HR systems, trackers and process-driven administration.
• An awareness of employment law would be advantageous.
• Experience within a professional services environment would be beneficial but is not essential.
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 qualified or working towards (desirable).

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities.