Senior HR Assistant

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Supportive team environment

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Senior HR Assistant to join its HR team on a part-time basis (18.5 hours per week). The role supports delivery of strategic HR programmes and works closely with the HR Project Support Officer.

Key duties include advising managers and staff, supporting HR initiatives, maintaining HR records, and contributing to improvement projects across the organisation. Hybrid working is offered.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and data management skills.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and communication abilities.
• Confident user of Microsoft 365 applications and a range of IT systems.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and respond to changing demands.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for enquiries, providing advice and guidance to managers, employees and external stakeholders.
• Support a range of HR initiatives.
• Maintain accurate HR systems and records.
• Contribute to projects that improve services for employees across the organisation.

Skills

Administrative skills

Data management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

MS 365

Independent working

Tools

Microsoft 365

IT systems

Job description

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Job details

Permanent, part time, 18.5 hours per week.

We are looking for a Senior HR Assistant to join our HR team and play a key role in supporting the delivery of strategic HR programmes across the organisation.

Working closely with the HR Project Support Officer you will;

• Act as a key point of contact for enquiries, providing advice and guidance to managers, employees and external stakeholders.
• Support a range of HR initiatives.
• Maintain accurate HR systems and records.
• Contribute to projects that improve services for employees across the organisation.

We are looking for someone;

• Who can demonstrate strong administrative and data management skills
• Has excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
• Is a confident user of Microsoft 365 applications and a range of IT systems
• Has the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing demands.

We offer hybrid working arrangements, opportunities for professional development and career progression and a supportive team environment.

This is a part-time role with flexibility to agree the working days and pattern.

Interviews will be held on Friday 4 th September.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

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Riverside House
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