People Assistant
| Posting date: | 29 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £23,153 to £24,255 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 August 2024 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO26 4XJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Science Museum Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SMG02942_1722262032 |
Summary
People Assistant
Are you able to provide great customer service? Do you have good attention to detail and enjoy working as part of a team?
About us
The Science Museum Group is all about inspiring futures and its museums are a key national resource, with unparalleled collections in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
We are currently looking for a People Assistant to join our People Support Team on a full time basis working 35 hours per week on a permanent contract. This role is based at the National Railway Museum in York with hybrid working also available.
About the role
As a People Assistant, you will join a team who play an important part in supporting the essential work carried out by our People and Culture team. You will act as first point of contact for queries and information requests, ensuring they are dealt with efficiently whilst taking responsibility for high-volume administration of the HR system.
You will support in managing a shared email inbox, ensuring work is managed and processed in a timely manner. You will get involved in a number of areas of HR, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, pay review administration, and assisting People Partners with notetaking at formal meetings.
You will work hybrid with Wednesday and Thursday on-site at the Railway Museum in York, and the remainder of the week at home.
About you
Joining us, you will be responsive, efficient, and committed to offering a great service to your customers (primarily colleagues and candidates), along with an interest in People and HR.
You will have good administration and IT skills, with great attention to detail and the ability to coordinate a busy workload and changing priorities. To work effectively within a team, good communication and collaboration skills are essential. This role is an great opportunity for anyone wishing to take their first step into HR in a busy, varied and inspiring environment.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Support with personal and professional development
- 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced contributory pension
- Unmind App and other wellbeing support
- Interest-free loans
- Days Out discounts
- Health & Dental Insurance
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.