HR Assistant (Policy and Resourcing)

What will you be doing?

In this busy role you will assist the Policy and Projects Team by delivering a full range of general administrative tasks, supporting a range of projects aligned to the Council’s People Strategy and analysing workforce data.

You will work closely with the Trade Unions during consultative meetings and act as the first point of contact in dealing with a wide variety of policy queries from HR colleagues and managers. You will have an eye for creating clear visual content and will be responsible for updating the HR intranet.

To support the Resourcing Team you will be responsible for managing the careers inbox, dealing with a range of enquiries from both applicants and hiring managers, and facilitating prompt resolutions for queries. You’ll also support with recruitment administration such as posting job advertisements via our job board aggregator.

Another important part of this role is to check and approve job advertisement approval requests for our hiring managers in a timely and efficient manner. An eye for detail is essential along with an organised approach as this is a busy role.

About you

Ideally you will have some experience of working in a busy office environment. You’ll need to have a professionally curious and adaptable approach to working, with a desire to continually improve how we do things.

You don’t need experience across all aspects of the job as that will form part of your development journey, but you will need strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel), good organisation skills and strong attention to detail as these are the central to the role.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme. 
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.  

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. 

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU 

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.