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HR Assistant – Fixed Term until September 2025 

Salary: £14,291 to £14,899 per annum (£23500 to £24500 FTE per annum)

Contract: 22.5 hours, working 7.5 hours on Monday, Tuesday and Friday

The role

We are seeking a HR Assistant to support our people and wider leadership teams in the management of our colleagues. This will be a varied and busy role and you won’t be bored. You’ll be involved in the administration of payroll, supporting the end to end recruitment process, supporting with the administration relating to the employee life cycle as well as dealing with correspondence, meeting administration and supporting the Head of People and HR Advisor. You will work closely with another HR Assistant.

What you’ll need to succeed

Ideally you will have a passion for people and have experience of working in a HR team. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential, as well as experience of using a HR system and SharePoint. You will be confident in advising staff on HR processes and procedures and have experience of co-ordinating recruitment and payroll administration. You will also need flexibility to embrace and support change in line with organisational needs. You’ll have a can do attitude, be confident in working on your own initiative and live and breathe our values.

What you’ll get in return

We offer a competitive salary, a defined benefit pension scheme, generous leave allowance and flexible working hours. The role will be based at one of our York city centre sites 1-2 days per week with flexibility to balance time in the office with working from home.

As an organisation, York Museums Trust is committed to encouraging and increasing diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Interested?

How to apply: 

Please download the following documents:

Send:

  • Your CV
  • The Completed Equal Opportunities Form
  • A cover letter that explains why you believe that you would be a good fit for this role and what skills and experience you could bring to it.

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk.

Applications can only be accepted from candidates who have permission to work in the UK. Applications should be submitted in a PDF format.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 19th August 2024

Interviews will take place in person in York w/c 26th August 2024