HR Assistant

Job in Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey County, TW20, England, UK

Listing for: Belmont Recruitment

Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-09-21

Job specializations:

HR/Recruitment
Recruiter / Talent Acquisition, HR Generalist / Talent Management, HRIS Specialist

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 24000 - 30000 GBP Yearly GBP 24000.00 30000.00 YEAR

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Royal Holloway University who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience.

We are looking for a HR Assistant this role will be based at: TW20 0EX
- 2 days remote, 3 days in the office.

The right candidate will:

To provide routine proactive advice to staff and managers on a full range of HR matters including recruitment, changes to contracts, absence and leaving the organisation seeking input from HR Officers and others where appropriate
To process a full range of transactional HR actions and associated actions, ensuring adherence to legislative requirements and standard HR processes and policies ensuring that records are set up correctly for payroll i.e. monitoring and completion of probationary periods, end of funding, changes to contracts, end of contracts and processing absence information in a timely manner
To ensure that the University completes all statutory and pre-employment checks in a timely manner seeking advice from HR Officers, Business Partners and other colleagues as applicable.
To use a range of IT systems to ensure the delivery of a timely and effective service i.e. an HR and Payroll System, online recruitment system and finance system for the processing of relocation claims.
To ensure that HR documentation is produced and maintained in a timely manner, including contracts, information on benefits, induction, and on-boarding, and issuing confirmation of employment letters.
To provide support to colleagues as applicable including acting as note taker at a range of meetings i.e. disciplinary, grievance, capability, end of funding and absence management
To work proactively as a member of the HR Operations Team providing cover where necessary and working with the HR Officers and Deputy/Head of HR Operations to seek improvements to service delivery.
To undertake other duties as directed throughout the year related to specific HR processes i.e. promotion and reward processes

Look forward to speaking with you soon