HR Apprentice

at  House of Lords

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an HR Apprentice to join our HR Office at House of Lords. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone seeking to gain exposure across multiple aspects of HR including Learning and Organisational Development, Recruitment, and HR Business Partnering and Advisory by supporting them with their daily tasks and project work.
While gaining this hands-on experience, you will also undertake an apprenticeship in HR Support which will lead to a recognised qualification.
This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis where you will be able to work 3 days from home and 2 days onsite at Parliament! This is an exciting position for someone who is keen to develop their skills and knowledge within HR and who enjoys working in a varied, fast-paced environment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You’ll be accountable for –

• Providing administrative support within the HR Office by supporting projects and workstreams to achieve our People Strategy.
• Supporting on business-as-usual tasks such as recruitment, onboarding, training events, induction support and some aspects of payroll.
• Ensuring accurate and relevant HR data is recorded in the correct databases – for example, employee changes or training records.
• Responding to enquiries by managing team inboxes and phone lines.
• Drafting documentation which could include contractual letters, training materials, invites to training sessions for example.

If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

What we’re looking for –

• Experience of providing excellent customer service, with the ability to give accurate advice and support to colleagues and managers.
• Effective team working skills, with an ability to show flexibility towards supporting the work of different teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information in a clear, engaging way.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload to achieve deadlines, objectives and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work with data and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience in using MS Office to complete a range of tasks effectively and with the ability to learn new systems and processes.

Benefits

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

You’ll be accountable for –

• Providing administrative support within the HR Office by supporting projects and workstreams to achieve our People Strategy.
• Supporting on business-as-usual tasks such as recruitment, onboarding, training events, induction support and some aspects of payroll.
• Ensuring accurate and relevant HR data is recorded in the correct databases – for example, employee changes or training records.
• Responding to enquiries by managing team inboxes and phone lines.
• Drafting documentation which could include contractual letters, training materials, invites to training sessions for example