HR Assistant

HR Assistant - Client Side - 6 months FTC - Watford - GBP23,000 P/A

My client is a global professional services firm. They are looking for someone to work as part of the Student Onboarding Team, responsible for making offers to and on boarding graduates and school leavers annually into the firm. You will take ownership and act as the key contact for all queries and actions necessary to support the onboarding of the Firm's new joiners whilst ensuring we deliver an exceptional level of service in accordance to tight timescales.

You will be perceived as reliable, credible, commercial and expert. You will manage challenging conversations and the business' expectations drawing on advice from expert teams and senior colleagues.

Role and Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Management -

* Proactively develop strong and enduring relationships with key stakeholders - including external candidates and associates.
* Proactively work to educate both the joining colleague on the onboarding process.

Case Management -

* Processing offers received from Student Recruitment and creating letters for students through the system, becoming an expert in the system.
* Effectively communicate with students throughout the onboarding period, which can sometimes exceed a year, understanding your role in terms of keeping the candidate engaged and committed to the business.
* Ensure that graduates are screened to firms high standards and take personal responsibility for completing the onboarding process, including pre-employment health questionnaire, Ethics & Independence questionnaire, references, academic qualifications and right to work in the UK;

Contribution to the team and People Function -

* Share knowledge and experience proactively across the team and be recognised as a team player;
* Participate in ad hoc events, such as student inductions and assessment centres, collecting key documentation and ensuring that it meets our screening requirements
* Take a personal responsibility to progress your own personal development;
* Take a personal responsibility to adhere to our ISO standards.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

* Excellent customer service skills, with a passion for delivering an outstanding level of service to a wide and complex client base;
* A team player, proactively seeking opportunities to share and develop the knowledge and skills set within the Student Onboarding Team;
* High levels of resilience, with experience of working in a highly pressurised and high volume client centric environment;
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to speak clearly and fluently, and draft non-standard communication;
* Ability to manage own workload, planning and prioritising as needed.

Please apply by sending through your latest CV and we will be in touch. Thank you and we look forward to speaking to you.

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PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK