People Assistant - Harrogate

• £28,000 - £30,000 per year
• Additional benefits included to support your professional and personal well-being.

The role of People Assistant:

• Input and maintain data within the HR system, ensuring accuracy and integrity through regular checks and reconciliations to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Proactively work with the Head of People to develop and improve the HR system, such as implementing / streamlining workflows and processes to reduce manual processes and paper documents.
• Compile data for monthly HR KPI's and other ad hoc reporting as required.
• Respond to queries submitted via the HR Inbox, escalating queries as necessary.
• Work closely with the training team to ensure the successful onboarding of new starters.
• Support the move to digital within the HR function.
• Provide general administrative support to support the day to day running of the HR department.
• Using templates, prepare contractual documentation or other HR documentation / letters, including responding to references as required.
• To act as notetaker in investigation, disciplinary, grievance and any other HR related meetings.
• To create and maintain a database of different terms and conditions.
• To learn and be knowledgeable about the company's policies and procedures.
• To perform any other duties or ad hoc tasks that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties.

The ideal People Assistant:

• A minimum of two years' experience working in an administration / Assistant role or similar, ideally in a HR environment.
• High levels of accuracy and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of working with systems, implementing workflows, ideally a HR system.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels both internally and externally to the company.
• The ability to work confidentially and on with sensitive data / cases.
• Good general IT skills, with a good knowledge of Excel to enable the collation and presentation of data.
• The ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team managing a busy workload.
• The ability to work flexibly and to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and transport to travel to other locations.
• Prepared to study, studying towards or gained CIPD Level 3.