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Form of work
SalaryHR Assistant
Salary £28,000 - £32,000 plus benefits
Permanent/Full Time
Location: Oxford/Hybrid Working
We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Assistant to join the Rhodes Trust based at Rhodes House in Central Oxford. This role is a key position within the HR team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering transactional and advisory HR support across the Rhodes Trust.
We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us as soon as possible.
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
The role
This role will act as a first point of contact, supporting the entire employment lifecycle, including payroll, recruitment, onboarding, employment changes, and benefits activity. Working in a small team you will interact with staff at all levels in the UK, US and Internationally in order to deliver accurate, appropriate and timely HR support to the department.
The role will be responsible for;
- Providing a general administrative support for the whole employment life cycle, including issuing relevant letters and documents, answering enquiries and managing the shared HR mailbox.
- Accurately maintain all confidential personnel records using existing HR systems taking into account the GDPR and Information Security policies.
- Support on all aspects of recruitment administration and ensure that pre-employment checks are completed including immigration documentation and DBS checks.
- Support with HR projects as required.
- Role model the Trust’s organisational values of commitment, inclusion, belonging, growth and innovation.
- Carrying out any other duties relevant to the role, as requested.
To be successful in this role you must have previous experience of successfully managing a varied HR workload, excellent administrative and organisational skills with the ability to consistently meet agreed objectives and take personal responsibility for getting things done.
You must also be comfortable being the first point of contact for straightforward enquiries and confident communicating with people at all levels across the organisation;
A CIPD qualification is desirable, but not essential.
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.
- 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous family leave schemes
- Private health insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Personal development opportunities
- Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
If you would like to find out more, please click 'apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on Monday 4th March?2024 at 17:00 GMT.?Interviews will be held on Tuesday 12th March 2024 at Rhodes House in Oxford.
Pre-employment screening
Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity, background check and references.
The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.
