AWE are currently recruiting for a HR Associate to work in the Talent Onboarding team. This is an ideal entry level role for someone with a strong administration background with an interest in gaining experience within a HR role.

This is a 18 month fixed term contract.

This role will be to provide efficient and accurate administrative HR services, working to agreed service levels and delivering excellent customer service.

You will be required to:

Deliver high quality, timely and accurate onboarding services to all candidates joining AWE

Providing high quality customer service (via telephone, email and face to face) and resolution of queries, adopting a culture of customer and service excellence

Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player

Maintain workload and case trackers to enable the reporting of service performance and identification of improvements

Ensure local work instructions are followed to maintain process compliance (with regard to legal, regulatory and internal requirements) and quality

Ensure HR related documentation (hard copy and electronic) is appropriately handled, managed and retained in compliance with data privacy regulations, including supporting the archiving process

Ensure the HR Information System is accurately updated and transactions are processed in a timely fashion

To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:

Good standard of general education, with proven literacy and numeracy

Customer service skills

Excellent telephone manner

Attention to detail and accuracy

Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint or a large ERP system

Experience of working in a service orientated team delivering transactional / administrative tasks

CIPD Level 3 would be desirable but by no means essential

Location - Reading

Salary - £23,360

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (that's at least 25 days plus bank holidays), and every other Friday off work.

Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training

Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services

A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)

Life Assurance

Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending

Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family

A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Free onsite parking

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

All candidates must be willing and able to apply for and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.

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