HR and Recruitment Administrator

Location: Home Based with reasonable travel

Salary: £24,000

Hours: 35

Job Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

HR & RECRUITMENT ADMINISTRATOR or APPRENTICE – Home Based (Reasonable Travel)

Do you enjoy working with people, have great organisation skills and a collaborative spirit? If you are seeking an entry level opportunity to launch your HR career or leverage your Administration background, this might be the role for you. Join our friendly and inclusive team, where you can learn, grow and make a meaningful impact from day one. We’re seeking a dynamic individual to deliver professional HR administration processes and an effective recruitment service that meets our business’s resourcing needs. This is an excellent opportunity for those who prioritise a positive work culture, continuous learning, and the chance to contribute to an inclusive environment.

You’ll work closely with our Head of HR, L&D Manager, and HR Officer, contributing to various projects that deliver agile and professional solutions to address our team’s and business’s HR requirements. Your expertise and dedication will be instrumental in supporting our HR strategy and fostering a positive, people-centric culture.

Location: Home Based with reasonable in-person attendance at meetings (Normally London, Milton Keynes or Birmingham)

Main Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Managers and Head of HR to understand the people needs of the business, managing queries and escalating where appropriate.
• Use and develop the HR systems (HRIS and ATS) suggesting enhancements and improvements for accessibility and usability.
• Coordinate and develop an inclusive recruitment process
• Coordinate the onboarding activity of new starters with other departments including offer letters, set up, pre-employment checks, conflict of interest forms and benefits.
• Handling all day to day emails and other HR related activities to include, probations, leavers and references using effective, relevant and professional written and verbal communications.
• Updating trackers and supporting the collection of data for audits and funding applications
• Process Purchase Orders and HR invoices
• Support the maintenance and relevance of HR practices and policies and make recommendations for improvements and send appropriate updates
• You should be able to work either independently or with the other HR team members to deliver designated improvement projects
• Provide support and cover to team members as needed.

To Apply You will need

• Minimum GCSEs Grades 6 or above (Including English and Maths)
• CIPD level 3 / working towards certification (or a desire to do so)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• An administrative background with knowledge of, or experience with, HR practices and an interest in the employee lifecycle
• A commitment to provide the best experience to all customers internal and external
• To be good with IT systems and databases, ideally experience of HR systems and Sharepoint
• Professional and confident communication. Able to listen and respond to customer needs.
• Effective problem solving skills, able to act on own initiative and without supervision
• To be highly organised, able to manage multiple demands and prioritise appropriately.

This is a varied role with the need to adapt to changing situations, so a flexible approach to tasks and hours is needed

What We Can Offer

• Support through Apprenticeship Scheme for Level 3 CIPD or other suitable learning
• Remote working
• Competitive pension scheme
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A health and wellbeing focus
• Continuous development through our dedicated Learning Specialist

Who We Are

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) is the professional association and governing body for over 17,000 Chartered Legal Executive Lawyers, paralegals and other legal practitioners. Our role is to enhance the role and standing of Chartered Legal Executives and all our members within the legal profession.

Our Purpose

To develop, support and inspire a highly skilled body of legal professionals and make the UK legal sector more efficient, more representative and better able to serve society.

We do this by innovating to deliver:

• Relevant high-quality training.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Advocacy for our members and the difference they can make.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received, to maintain a positive candidate experience.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are dedicated to ensuring that diversity, equality and inclusion are at the heart of our business, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Do you enjoy working with people, have great organisation skills and a collaborative spirit? If you are seeking an entry level opportunity to launch your HR career or leverage your Administration background, this might be the role for you. Join our friendly and inclusive team, where you can learn, grow and make a meaningful impact from day one. We’re seeking a dynamic individual to deliver professional HR administration processes and an effective recruitment service that meets our business’s resourcing needs. This is an excellent opportunity for those who prioritise a positive work culture, continuous learning, and the chance to contribute to an inclusive environment.

This role will support the delivery of the HR Strategy through the delivery of professional HR Administration Processes and People related activities and will provide an effective recruitment service to meet the resourcing needs of the business. The role will work closely with the Head of HR, L&D Manager and HR Officer on other related projects that deliver professional and agile solutions to meet the Team and the Business’ HR needs.

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