Human Resources Assistant

Salary: up to £21,840 per annum  

Location: Newark office (with flexibility to work from home) 

Full Time: 35 hours per week  

Permanent 

Closing date for applications: 18 August 2024  

First Interview: 29 August 2024 (Newark office)  

Second Interview: 5 September 2024 (Online) 

About Us  

Our host organization are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together they have 870,000 members, 38,000 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. They are at an exciting moment in their 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive. 

Collectively, The Trusts have more than 900,000 members, employ 3,500 staff, look after over 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. They undertake research, they stand up for wildlife and wild places under threat, and they help people access nature. 

The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we will all live in. We need to reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale as a matter of urgency if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. This will require big, bold changes in the way we think and operate, and the development of a strong, collaborative culture. It will require key stakeholders and the public to take action for nature’s recovery. 

About You  

If you are an excellent administrator looking for a role that will support the People and Culture and Learning and Development team in an exciting period of change at one of the UK’s best loved nature charities, then they have an exciting opportunity for you. They are looking for an organised and proactive individual whose skills will help the 46 individual Trusts and the central charity become more than the sum of their parts to deliver outstanding impact for people and nature. 

You are someone with sound experience working as a People and Culture Administrator/ Assistant in a complex and fast-moving environment. Proactively setting things in motion is something that you feel comfortable doing. This is a great opportunity for a highly organised and efficient administrator to join our small central People and Culture and Learning and Development teams to provide administrative support across these functions this will include training and development, recruitment and selection, induction, onboarding and file management. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment so the ability to deal with last minute requests and multitask is a must! You will ensure confidentiality and discretion are maintained, have a positive attitude and be flexible to help out with other areas of admin where required. 

The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Our client take their Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please read their commitment statement available in the documents section. 

They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. 

As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible. 

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. Our client may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact us to discuss this further and understand other options.