HR Assistant (12 month fixed term contract)

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team, committed to supporting colleagues to reach their full potential and thrive? If so, consider joining us at Michelmores.

Why Michelmores? We are a flexible, friendly, and inclusive organisation with a clear focus on fresh thinking, growth and success. We really care about what we stand for, and central to our culture is our nurturing, friendly and flexible environment which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish, both professionally and personally.

What sort of work? We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Assistant on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract to join our HR team, based in our Exeter office.

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Firm in relation to our overall people strategy and assist the HR team in delivering an excellent service to our people. Other duties will include:

• Providing full and comprehensive administrative support to the team which will include recruitment onboarding, working with colleagues to progress offer documentation and onboarding activities
• Assisting the team with organising assessment centres and interviews
• Supporting the administration of our early careers and trainee programmes
• Supporting the smooth and effective running of our assessment days, work experience, training and development programmes
• Supporting HR Business Partners and Advisors with employee relation matters
• Updating our HR system
• Assisting with payroll changes and processing starter and leaver paperwork
• Communicating with colleagues on a range of confidential matters
• Dealing with initial enquiries to our HR mailbox
• Preparing and analysis of management information to include data inputting and data reporting
• Advertising and promoting our vacancies on our website and Linkedin

That means helping to create a culture where we reward those who think commercially, where our people feel valued as individuals and are constantly growing and developing. We are always looking to improve the employee experience and create and keep a culture where people feel supported to become the very best versions of themselves.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role will be based in our Exeter office, with occasional travel between our other offices as required. The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent IT skills in particular MS Office
• Experience of working in an HR team
• Knowledge of HR databases and reporting tools
• IT literacy and the enthusiasm to learn new software packages quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to build positive relationships with stakeholders
• The desire to be a great team player and be self motivated to work towards goals with enthusiasm
• The ability to organise and prioritise their own work load and independently resolve issues
• The ability to cope well under pressure and has a pro-active approach
• A thorough approach, with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent organisational skills, able to multi-task and juggle competing priorities
• The flexibility to adapt to changing demands

Experience working within an HR team would be an advantage.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

Next Steps To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean, Recruitment Specialist, on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

• No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.