Hr Support Officer

The Electoral Commission have an exciting opportunity for a HR Support Officer to join their team in London.

Location: London (2 days per week in the office)

Salary: £29,911 per annum

Contract Type: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract (9-month maternity cover)

About Us:

The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We’re here to ensure the UK’s elections are well-run and the public have confidence in democratic processes.

We are looking for a HR Support Officer to join our small HR team completing all round generalist duties.
 

HR Support Officer – The Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, diligent and hardworking individual to support with HR administration. You will be joining a friendly and established team who are all working towards the united goal of providing the business with best in practice processes and systems for their people.
This is a varied role with exposure across a broad variety of teams and stakeholders, for which you will be a key liaison. You will be keen to take full ownership of the role and hit the ground running; we have some exciting on-going projects and initiatives alongside the day-to-day HR activity.
This opportunity would suit someone who is highly organised, a proficient user of Microsoft Office and has an interest in gaining broad experience in HR.

HR Support Officer – Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the recruitment and selection processes, updating tracking, monitoring applications and pre-employment checks

- Acting appropriately as a representative of the business in order to provide an excellent candidate experience

- Supporting our learning and development offering by providing excellent administrative support from the development through to the delivery of training

- Organising and scheduling training, responding to queries and preparation of materials

- Take on responsibility for managing HR information whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times

- General administrative support to the HR team in a range of areas such as onboarding and induction, data input into our HR System, payroll, benefit administration, leavers processes and job evaluation processes

- Work closely and flexibly with the HR Team and provide excellent customer service to our internal and external stakeholders

HR Support Officer – Benefits:
 

- Benenden Health Care services (health care provision for all staff from day 1 of employment. Services include 24-hour GP access, support services and more)

- Civil Service Pension Scheme

- Interest-free season ticket loan (after 2 months service)

- Generous holiday entitlement of 27.5 days (full time employee) plus public holidays, rising with length of service to 30 days

- Enhanced Family Friendly provisions (for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, and adoption)

- Flexible, hybrid working (2 days per week in one of our offices)

- Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)

- Reward voucher schemes (via nomination)

We are dedicated to fostering a consistently growing diversity within our workforce. We enthusiastically encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, including those from Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority communities.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 21st January 2024 at 11:59pm. Interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 29th January 2024. We may use video conferencing tools for the interviews. We will confirm details with shortlisted candidates.
 

To submit your application for this exciting HR Support Officer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.