People Operations & Onboarding Assistant

Avenir Collective; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £30k-£35k

30 days holiday

Pension 5%/3%

Private Medical Insurance

Work from Abroad

Bonus Scheme

Mental Health Support

Flexi-Fridays

Olstar Events

Vibrant Office

Job summary

Avenir Collective in London is seeking a People Assistant to support the People function, working with the People & Transformation Director and Talent Acquisition Specialist across HR operations and the employee lifecycle.

You will assist with onboarding, payroll changes, record-keeping, contracts, and benefits administration while coordinating with managers, IT, and internal teams to ensure a seamless new-starter journey and a smooth offboarding process.

Qualifications

• Has some previous HR/People administration experience.
• Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Is warm, approachable and confident communicating with employees and managers.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and discretion.
• Is proactive and comfortable taking ownership of recurring processes.
• Is confident using systems and working with employee data.
• Wants to build a broad career in People/HR.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day People operations and be a first point of contact for employee queries.
• Keep employee records, HR systems and documentation accurate and up to date.
• Prepare contracts, letters and documentation across the employee lifecycle.
• Coordinate payroll changes and support benefits administration.
• Support key People processes including absence, probation, performance reviews, family leave and employee changes.
• Maintain People trackers and support regular reporting across headcount, absence, turnover and other key data.
• Keep People policies, templates and internal guidance organised and up to date.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to create a seamless journey from offer to first day.
• Own new starter administration, including contracts, references, right-to-work checks and HR/payroll setup.
• Coordinate onboarding across managers, IT and internal teams for great onboarding experience.
• Manage probation administration and reminders.
• Coordinate smooth offboarding for leavers.
• Keep London office running smoothly and coordinate with providers.
• Manage weekly food and refreshment orders and budgets.
• Own our company social and culture calendar across global teams.
• Manage social and culture budgets.

Skills

HR/People admin

Organised

Communication

Confidentiality

Proactive

Data handling

Office software

Job description

Avenir Collective in London is seeking a People Assistant to support the People function, working with the People & Transformation Director and Talent Acquisition Specialist across HR operations and the employee lifecycle.

You will assist with onboarding, payroll changes, record-keeping, contracts, and benefits administration while coordinating with managers, IT, and internal teams to ensure a seamless new-starter journey and a smooth offboarding process.