HR Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Working at Joseph Rowntree Foundation

We are passionate about our mission and believe that meaningful work drives engagement. JRF is a place where people are proud to work, collaborate, and support one another. We foster an inclusive environment where curiosity is encouraged, and different perspectives are valued. We know that some communities are disproportionately affected by economic inequalities, and we are committed to learning, advocating for change, and becoming a more equitable organisation ourselves. We believe in trust and accountability. Our people have autonomy in their roles while working within broad organisational frameworks that keep us aligned with our values. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work. While we can’t guarantee lifelong career paths for every role we are committed to helping our people grow and develop. We offer plenty of opportunities for learning, progression, and professional development during your time with us.

Benefits of working here

We offer a supportive and flexible workplace. Benefits include: a defined contribution pension scheme (with employer contributions of 6%) 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy and sell leave enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay flexible working, supporting hybrid options to suit your role and needs London weighting (higher cost of living allowance) a health care cash plan low-cost employee loans and saving accounts with Leeds Credit Union a season ticket travel loan an employee assistance programme (24/7 confidential support and advice) discount at over 800 retailers including shopping, utilities and leisure. You can learn more about our employee benefits in our brochure.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse talents and perspectives are valued. We welcome applications from all people irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty, which we know exists at higher rates for people from a range of marginalised backgrounds. As part of our anti-racism commitment, we use an anonymised recruitment process to remove bias from shortlisting.

Supporting disabled employees

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed organisation, supporting the recruitment, progression, and retention of disabled colleagues through flexible working and reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability, you can request an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme if you meet the minimum job criteria.

Support for parents and families

We recognise that supporting parents and families is an important part of our equity, diversity and inclusion work, helping to close the gender pay gap and end the motherhood penalty. We offer a range of benefits designed to support colleagues, including: 26 weeks of maternity leave at full pay 26 weeks of adoption leave at full pay 6 weeks of paternity leave at full pay family benefits are a day-one right.

Our staff networks

We have several staff networks open to all employees, including: Disabled Staff Network LGBT Plus Staff Network Race Equity Network Race Equity Learning Group.