Hr Associate - Hr Information Systems

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
AWE are currently recruiting for an HR Associate on a 12- month Fixed Term Contract basis to work in the HR Operations area, supporting HR Information Systems.
Location - Reading / Basingstoke area
Package - £23,360 - £26,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

You will be required to:

• Working within the HR team and act as the HR System point-of-contact for day-to-day support of queries and issues
• Administer the training catalogue including revalidation activities
• Undertake support and testing for vendor updates or upgrades
• Support the integrity of HR processes, data and services, ensuring our processes are kept up to date and documented

To be successful in this role you should ideally have the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working with and supporting HR Information Systems, such as Saba Cloud or similar HR databases
• A good level of Excel knowledge and skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage own workload and priorities to agreed timescales

All candidates must be able to apply for and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.