HR Assistant (part time, temporary for one year)
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14,071 to £14,770 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Arnold, Nottingham |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Gedling Borough Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | PPE13/T |
Summary
We’re looking for a proactive, detail focused HR Systems Administrator to join our small team at a key moment of change. The Council is moving to a new cloud based HRM system, and you’ll play a central role in helping to make the transition smooth, efficient, and future focused. The work you’ll do will shape our digital HR processes and make life easier for employees and managers.
What you’ll be doing
• Maintain and administer our HR system, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth daily operation.
• Support the rollout of the new HR system, including data migration, testing, and process redesign.
• Create user guides and assist with training to help colleagues adapt to new systems.
• Produce clear, insightful management information on absence, turnover, and workforce trends.
• Analyse data to spot patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop digital workflows that streamline HR processes.
• Ensure all HR data meets GDPR and governance standards.
• Work closely with the HR team on projects and continuous improvement.
What you’ll bring
• Experience in HR systems administration and process improvement.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data.
• Experience producing management information and workforce analytics.
• Good understanding of GDPR and data governance.
• General HR knowledge to support digital workflow design.
• GCSEs (including Maths and English)
• Confident user of Microsoft Office, HR systems, and spreadsheets.
• Strong communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organised, able to manage your workload and meet deadlines.
• Calm under pressure, adaptable, and proactive.
• Discreet, diplomatic, and committed to confidentiality.
• Flexible and willing to support wider HR work when needed.
What We Offer
In return, we offer a supportive and flexible working environment, with offices set in an attractive parkland location, excellent public transport links and free on-site parking. We actively support hybrid working and are happy to discuss arrangements that help you balance work and life.
Our benefits include
-Generous annual leave entitlement
-A comprehensive local government pension scheme
-Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support, financial and legal advice
-Access to retail discounts
-Significantly reduced gym membership at Gedling Leisure Centres
For full details of the role and requirements, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification in the Supporting Documentation section on our website.
Need more information?
For an informal discussion about the role(s) please contact andrea.snodin@gedling.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21st April 2026.
*We reserve the right to close the advertisement before the closing date if we have received a sufficient amount of interest and/or applications for the roles.
What you’ll be doing
• Maintain and administer our HR system, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth daily operation.
• Support the rollout of the new HR system, including data migration, testing, and process redesign.
• Create user guides and assist with training to help colleagues adapt to new systems.
• Produce clear, insightful management information on absence, turnover, and workforce trends.
• Analyse data to spot patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop digital workflows that streamline HR processes.
• Ensure all HR data meets GDPR and governance standards.
• Work closely with the HR team on projects and continuous improvement.
What you’ll bring
• Experience in HR systems administration and process improvement.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data.
• Experience producing management information and workforce analytics.
• Good understanding of GDPR and data governance.
• General HR knowledge to support digital workflow design.
• GCSEs (including Maths and English)
• Confident user of Microsoft Office, HR systems, and spreadsheets.
• Strong communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organised, able to manage your workload and meet deadlines.
• Calm under pressure, adaptable, and proactive.
• Discreet, diplomatic, and committed to confidentiality.
• Flexible and willing to support wider HR work when needed.
What We Offer
In return, we offer a supportive and flexible working environment, with offices set in an attractive parkland location, excellent public transport links and free on-site parking. We actively support hybrid working and are happy to discuss arrangements that help you balance work and life.
Our benefits include
-Generous annual leave entitlement
-A comprehensive local government pension scheme
-Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support, financial and legal advice
-Access to retail discounts
-Significantly reduced gym membership at Gedling Leisure Centres
For full details of the role and requirements, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification in the Supporting Documentation section on our website.
Need more information?
For an informal discussion about the role(s) please contact andrea.snodin@gedling.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21st April 2026.
*We reserve the right to close the advertisement before the closing date if we have received a sufficient amount of interest and/or applications for the roles.
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