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Centre for Process Innovation; Sedgefield; On-site; ZAR 566,000 - 611,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident

Job summary

Centre for Process Innovation is seeking an organised and customer-focused HR Assistant to join our People Services team. This role supports employees, managers and leaders across the full employee lifecycle.

As the first point of contact for HR enquiries, you will provide timely advice, coordinate HR administration, and help ensure confidentiality and compliance while supporting recruitment, onboarding, HR systems administration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Organised and customer-focused HR professional.
• First point of contact for HR enquiries with ability to provide timely and accurate advice.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, HR systems administration and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the first line of HR support, providing clear, accurate and timely advice to employees and managers.
• Providing administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contractual changes, payroll changes and offboarding.
• Supporting the end-to-end recruitment process, including coordinating interviews and liaising with candidates and hiring managers.
• Managing onboarding activities, including contracts, references, right to work checks and new starter documentation.
• Maintaining and updating HR systems to ensure employee data is accurate, compliant and up to date.
• Managing shared HR and recruitment inboxes and responding promptly to employee and candidate queries.
• Raising purchase orders and processing invoices in a timely manner.
• Supporting HR projects and identifying opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.

Job description

We are looking for an organised and customer-focused HR Assistant to join our People Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering an efficient and professional HR service, supporting employees, managers and leaders across the full employee lifecycle.

As the first point of contact for HR enquiries, you will provide timely and accurate advice, coordinate HR administration activities, and help ensure a positive employee experience. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will support recruitment, onboarding, HR systems administration and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and compliance.

You will be joining a collaborative team that is passionate about delivering excellent people services and supporting CPI's mission to create a healthier and more sustainable future.

Key tasks in the HR Assistant role will include (but are not limited to):

• Acting as the first line of HR support, providing clear, accurate and timely advice to employees and managers.
• Providing administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contractual changes, payroll changes and offboarding.
• Supporting the end-to-end recruitment process, including coordinating interviews and liaising with candidates and hiring managers.
• Managing onboarding activities, including contracts, references, right to work checks and new starter documentation.
• Maintaining and updating HR systems to ensure employee data is accurate, compliant and up to date.
• Managing shared HR and recruitment inboxes and responding promptly to employee and candidate queries.
• Raising purchase orders and processing invoices in a timely manner.
• Supporting HR projects and identifying opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.

HR Assistant

Company: Centre for Process Innovation

Salary: £25,947.47 to £28,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Sedgefield, TS21 3FG

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 10 Sept 2026

Closing date: 20 Sept 2026

Summary

We are looking for an organised and customer-focused HR Assistant to join our People Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering an efficient and professional HR service, supporting employees, managers and leaders across the full employee lifecycle.

As the first point of contact for HR enquiries, you will provide timely and accurate advice, coordinate HR administration activities, and help ensure a positive employee experience. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will support recruitment, onboarding, HR systems administration and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and compliance.

You will be joining a collaborative team that is passionate about delivering excellent people services and supporting CPI's mission to create a healthier and more sustainable future.

Key tasks in the HR Assistant role will include (but are not limited to):

• Acting as the first line of HR support, providing clear, accurate and timely advice to employees and managers.
• Providing administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contractual changes, payroll changes and offboarding.
• Supporting the end-to-end recruitment process, including coordinating interviews and liaising with candidates and hiring managers.
• Managing onboarding activities, including contracts, references, right to work checks and new starter documentation.
• Maintaining and updating HR systems to ensure employee data is accurate, compliant and up to date.
• Managing shared HR and recruitment inboxes and responding promptly to employee and candidate queries.
• Raising purchase orders and processing invoices in a timely manner.
• Supporting HR projects and identifying opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.

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About Disability Confident

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