Talent & People Team Assistant - Hybrid (8-Month FTC)

HarperCollins UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

London office three days a week

Job summary

HarperCollins UK is seeking a Recruitment and People Team Assistant on a fixed term contract in London. You will support the People team with administration, recruitment coordination, onboarding, and candidate experience, contributing to efficient processes and engaging content across digital channels.

The role requires organisational excellence, strong communication, and comfort working with Microsoft 365. The position offers a hybrid work model with three days in the London office.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, coordination, or support role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when handling data, documents, and confidential information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and approachable manner.
• Confident using Microsoft 365 and other digital tools, with the ability to quickly learn new systems and technologies.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach, with the initiative to identify improvements and embrace new ways of working.
• A collaborative team player who can also work independently when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across the People & Talent team, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, including scheduling interviews, managing candidate communications, screening applications, and supporting hiring managers with shortlists.
• Act as the first point of contact for candidate enquiries, providing a professional and responsive candidate experience.
• Coordinate onboarding activities, including preparing new starter communications and letters, arranging inductions, and supporting a seamless onboarding experience.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and people-related records, including the recruitment tracker and reporting.
• Update and maintain People & Culture content on our intranet, working with the wider People team to ensure information remains accurate and engaging.
• Create and manage candidate attraction content for the HarperCollins LinkedIn page and other digital channels.
• Upload and maintain training content on the internal learning management system and collate feedback to support continuous improvement of learning initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and contribute ideas that enhance the candidate and employee experience.
• Support ad hoc People admin tasks, projects and initiatives, including diversity and inclusion activities and engagement with schools and universities.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Proactive problem solving

Team player

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

HarperCollins UK is seeking a Recruitment and People Team Assistant on a fixed term contract in London. You will support the People team with administration, recruitment coordination, onboarding, and candidate experience, contributing to efficient processes and engaging content across digital channels.

The role requires organisational excellence, strong communication, and comfort working with Microsoft 365. The position offers a hybrid work model with three days in the London office.