People Team Assistant

Foxtons Estate Agents; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One day working from home per week

Comprehensive, ongoing training

Volunteer day per year

Wellbeing package

Enhanced parental policies

Diversity and inclusion networks

Job summary

Foxtons is seeking a People Team Assistant to support the employee lifecycle across HR, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development. You will handle enquiries, maintain records, and assist with onboarding, interviews and training programmes.

The role emphasises organisation, attention to detail and experience in HR or administration. A hybrid setup offers one day work-from-home per week after six months, plus ongoing training and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of Excel and ability to manage multiple records accurately.
• Previous experience in HR, recruitment or administration is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR and Talent Acquisition inboxes as a first point of contact for employee and candidate enquiries.
• Update and maintain employee, candidate and learning records across company systems.
• Support onboarding, including documentation, compliance checks and coordinating new starter activity.
• Coordinate interviews, assessment centres, inductions and training programmes.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, agencies and education partners to support recruitment and employer branding initiatives.
• Prepare employee documentation relating to promotions, contractual changes, references, benefits and payroll updates.
• Provide administrative support across HR, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development activities.
• Coordinate learning and development programmes and ensure sessions are organised, communicated and recorded.
• Maintain training, compliance and programme records, monitoring attendance and audit requirements.
• Produce reports, trackers and management information to support People & Culture activities.

Skills

Excel

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

HR/recruitment experience

Job description

About The Role

As a People Team Assistant, you will play an integral role in supporting the employee lifecycle and ensuring an excellent experience for candidates and employees across Foxtons. Working across our HR, Talent Acquisition and Talent functions, you will provide administrative and coordination support across recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, and people operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the HR and Talent Acquisition inboxes, acting as a first point of contact for employee and candidate enquiries.
• Update and maintain employee, candidate and learning records across company systems.
• Support the onboarding process, including preparing documentation, completing compliance checks and coordinating new starter activity.
• Coordinate interviews, assessment centres, inductions and training programmes.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, agencies and education partners to support recruitment and employer branding initiatives.
• Prepare employee documentation relating to promotions, contractual changes, references, benefits and payroll updates.
• Provide administrative support across HR, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development activities.
• Coordinate learning and development programmes, ensuring sessions are organised, communicated and accurately recorded.
• Maintain training, compliance and programme records, monitoring attendance, completion and audit requirements.
• Produce reports, trackers and management information to support People & Culture activities and decision making.
• Support employee engagement, onboarding and feedback initiatives, helping identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Process employee lifecycle changes, including absence administration, leavers and exit interviews.

About You

As well as having excellent organisational skills, a good knowledge of Excel and meticulous attention to detail, we are looking for someone capable of prioritising a busy workload and who takes pride in delivering a high standard of work. Previous experience within HR, recruitment or administration would be beneficial, but is not essential.

We offer:

• One day working from home per week after six months' service
• Comprehensive, ongoing training programme
• Exposure to diverse aspects of the People & Culture function
• Great career opportunities
• Vibrant company culture, including paid-for social events
• Diversity and inclusion networks
• One paid work day a year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Wellbeing package including free confidential counselling helpline, Mental Health First Aiders, access to a coaching platform and subsidised gym membership
• Enhanced parental policies, including generous shared parental leave

About The Company

At Foxtons, we're famous for setting the standard in property. We do this by hiring brilliant people to help our customers find their dream home or unlock the true value of their property investment. Over the last 40 years we've built a network of over 60 branches and a strong operational infrastructure that enables our teams to achieve the highest standards in delivering exceptional service to our customers. Award-winning training ensures our teams have the knowledge and expertise that our customers expect from us, whist our market-leading technology empowers all our staff to provide the best customer experience possible.

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