HR Assistant

Putting the Human into Resources. Doing things differently. HR Assistant

Grade E (£28,063 - £30,185 p.a. pro rata)

This is a full time, permanent role, working in a hybrid environment with 3 days per week in the office.

Do you thrive in an exciting and varied role in which no two days are the same? Nottingham Trent University Human Resources team are looking for an organised individual with excellent attention to detail to join us as a HR Assistant.

As our newest HR Assistant, you will be supporting the team by advising managers and employees on policy matters, managing flexible working and other family friendly leave, payroll input and contractual administration.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in our multi-skilled HR Business Partnering team. You will provide a proactive, effective, and value-added HR support service, both over the telephone and face-to-face, to a varied client department of approximately 1500 employees. If this sounds interesting, then this is a great opportunity for you to develop your career within our HR Team.

The role is a blend of remote and on-campus working, based at our Nottingham City Centre campus, with possible travel to our other campuses at Clifton and Brackenhurst.

You’ll bring with you a proven track record of working within a fast-paced and busy HR department and you’ll provide a proactive, customer focused, effective and value-added HR support.

You will be able to work logically and proactively, will have a commitment to providing excellent customer service, and will be capable of managing a high volume of varied activities, working to clear deadlines. You will be a confident communicator and will enjoy developing professional, effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

Experience of iTrent HR system would be advantageous, although training will be provided.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We’ll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

Nottingham Trent University is a successful and ambitious university that is recognised for its innovation and inclusivity and being bold enough to do things differently.

Our HR team is responsible for our NTU colleagues employment needs. We cover a wide range of HR and Organisational Development services, including Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Resourcing and Reward and Recognition.

Distinctive and disruptive, we empower people to do the right thing. We are bold in exploring unfamiliar paths and pursuing novel solutions. If you have a passion for making a real difference, joining us in HR at NTU could be the perfect role for you.

For any informal queries about the role or the HR team, please contact Toni Lumber, Team Leader at

• Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home.
• Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We’re open to different working patterns and approaches.
• 28 - 30 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata.
• Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
• Range of health and wellbeing services, including a Health Cash Plan, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
• Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
• We are committed to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across all areas of our work. We actively promote a culture of respect and belonging and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. For more information please  - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | Nottingham Trent University
• And a whole lot more…Find out more about the range of benefits we offer.

Come and be part of our success.

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