Job Description

HR Assistant (Graduate / Early Career)

Location: Bicester (Hybrid - 3-4 days per week in office) Salary: 24-26k

The opportunity

Are you curious, organised and ready to kickstart a career in HR? We're looking for 2 bright, energetic HR Assistants to support our HR Consultants and clients.

Both roles are similar overall but have each will have a slight specialism, 1 will be more focused on supporting due diligence and organisational development projects and the other on more operational HR support.

Either way, you'll play a key role in making sure day-to-day HR operations run smoothly, from onboarding to employee queries, while also contributing to projects that improve the employee experience. If you like variety, can keep multiple plates spinning, and enjoy building relationships, then this is the perfect opportunity.

You'll get hands-on experience across the employee lifecycle, develop core HR skills, and learn from experienced professionals -- all in a fun, supportive team environment.

What you'll be doing

Preparing HR documentation to a high standard, including contracts and employment-related letters

Support all resourcing activity including the drafting of job specifications, sourcing strategies, advertising, liaising and negotiating with agencies, database management, interview scheduling, psychometric evaluation, delivering candidate feedback and managing the reference process

Support the Organisational Development (OD) team to create templates and reports using PowerPoint and manage the scheduling of OD projects and associated psychometric profiling.

Managing day-to-day HR processes such as absence management, probation, and HR system updates

Maintaining accurate employee records, ensuring compliance with Data Protection regulations

Championing the HR system

Supporting monthly payroll by collating information and ensuring timely processing

Producing reports on key HR metrics: holiday usage, sickness levels, turnover rates

Reviewing and updating HR policies to ensure legal compliance and reflect organisational changes

Helping managers and employees with HR queries, interpreting policies where needed

Supporting HR projects and initiatives to improve the employee experience

What we're looking for

A graduate in HR, Business, Psychology, or a related field, or someone with relevant HR/admin experience

Organised, resilient, and able to juggle multiple priorities calmly while managing tight deadline

Drive and enthusiasm with the ability to work with minimal supervision

Curious, proactive, and keen to learn -- you take initiative when you don't know the answer

Collaborative, with a positive, can-do attitude

Confident communicating with managers, employees, and colleagues

Trustworthy and able to handle sensitive information confidentially and with strong attention to detail

Comfortable using Microsoft applications, particularly Word and Excel, and quick to learn new systems

Service focused with a passion for delivering high quality and ensuring satisfied customers

Full driving licence and own transport - happy to travel as required (ad-hoc)

What you'll get

25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with length of service)

Birthday day off

Medicash healthcare cash plan, including retail, travel, and gym discounts

Annual bonus scheme

Pension: 5% employee / 3% employer contribution

Life assurance x4 salary

Development opportunities and career progression in HR

Please contact: clientresourcing@strattonhr.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: 24,000.00-26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Free parking Private medical insurance Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bicester OX26 4LD