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Human Resources Assistant

🏢 University of Oxford TSS • 📍 Headington, England • 🕒 1 day ago

Salary Range

£13 - £13

£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base

Headington, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

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Vacancy ID 14267

We are currently recruiting for a full-time HR Assistant for a Headington based Oxford University department. Pay rate will be £13.44 p/h, working hours 30-36.5 hrs p/w.

Duties include:

Managing HR shared email inbox and escalating queries to Line Manager or other team

members as appropriate.

Provide administrative support for the HR team

Implement University HR policies and procedures, providing data by running ad hoc

reports from appropriate HR databases (e.g. PeopleXD and Teamseer), and carrying

out HR data checks and validations, updating monthly cost allocations records and

managing/tracking monthly university card extensions

Record staff sickness leave, annual leave, end of probationary periods and annual PDR

dates and highlight any issues

Manage the administration of recruitment exercises which will include; editing job

advertisements and job descriptions to ensure that they comply with University guidance

and best practice, placing advertisements, gathering information for visa applications

where necessary, generating letters to applicants, and preparing short listing packs,

setting up interview rooms, administering pre-interview tests, sitting on interview panels

and liaising on site with panels as and when required

Conduct new starter checks, prepare standard letters of appointment, contracts, and

visitor agreements

Plan and carry out induction sessions for new staff

Completion of all monthly payroll changes adhering to the University’s deadlines,

ensuring that the correct funds are utilised

Person specification

GCSE (grade A-C) level English and Maths, or equivalent

Demonstrable ability to prioritise workload and produce accurate, detailed work within

deadlines

Ability to clearly and accurately communicate HR processes and procedures verbally

and in writing

Experience of administering recruitment and HR

Experience of providing a high level of customer service with accuracy and attention to

detail

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Experience of relevant administrative work including ability to use Microsoft Office and

Awareness of Data protection and information security guidelines, and appropriate

discretion when dealing with confidential information

Willingness to undertake professional development and training

Demonstrable interpersonal skills

Please be aware that all candidates need to be able to start work immediately and must be able to work on site if required to do so.

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