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Join a world-leading plant science institute on a mission to protect global biodiversity as an HR Support Assistant.
Overview
Salary
£26234
Location
Kew Gardens, Richmond - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is not just a major visitor attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site, but also a pioneering plant and fungi research institute. For over 260 years, we have been on a mission to understand and protect the earth's plants and fungi to ensure a sustainable future. As an HR Support Assistant, you’ll become a crucial part of our HR Operations team, looking after key HR processes throughout an employee's journey with us. This includes recruitment administration, handling HR queries, and facilitating DBS checks.
Role Summary
- Joining our HR Operations team
- Administration for all stages of the employee life cycle
- Handling recruitment and HR enquiries
- Processing DBS checks
Role Requirements
- GCSE standard education or equivalent
- A keen interest in HR
- Experience in a team administrative role, preferably within HR
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Must be available to work Thursdays and Fridays
Benefits
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Generous annual leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing initiatives
- Competitive pension and employee discount scheme
- Free entry into national museums, galleries and our beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history. Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
The role: As a HR Support Assistant, you will join our HR Operations team and support the administration of key HR processes spanning the employee life cycle, from recruitment and onboarding to leavers. Responsibilities include recruitment administration, co-ordinating and responding to HR enquiries, and processing DBS checks.
Job requirements: You’ll be educated to GCSE standard or equivalent with an interest in HR and experience of working as part of a team in an administrative role, ideally within an HR team environment. This role deals with a high volume of activity often against tight timescales. Consequently, the role requires excellent attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and a positive ‘can-do’ approach. Candidates must be available to work Thursdays and Fridays.
Benefits: Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
