About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the role:
As part of the HR Partnering Team, you will be the first point of contact for our customers providing advice to candidates, employees and managers on recruitment and selection procedures, and standard terms and conditions of employment. You will manage a wide range of employee lifecycle administrative processes, including advertising vacancies, processing contractual changes, family related leave, and issuing contracts of employment. You'll liaise extensively with our in-house Payroll and Pensions team and HR Systems team and provide excellent customer service for our stakeholders.
This is an extremely busy and fast-paced role, therefore excellent problem-solving and organisational skills, attention to details and the ability to prioritise workload are crucial together with a proactive approach and the ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, as well as the ability to take ownership of queries and processes, and a focus on customer service. With two A levels or a Vocational qualification at NVQ level 3 or equivalent, you will have experience using HR systems/databases/e-recruitment and dealing with high volumes of queries, producing letters and updating spreadsheets.
Two vacancies available:
1x Full time (37 hours) Permanent
1x Part time (14 hours) 12-months Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.