HR & Development Support Officer
Job Snapshot
Are you a strong administrator looking for a meaningful, people-focused sustainability role that will enable you both to help and support others and to facilitate real and positive progress on sustainability and climate change? Read on!
The Opportunity:
We’re excited to be experiencing considerable growth in demand for our services. So, we’re looking for a HR & Development Support Officer to assist us in our exciting work in sustainability recruitment and employment activities. You will also provide an administrative helping hand to the education team to deliver our many and varied programmes, such as the Skills Bootcamp in Sustainability & Environmental Management, Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme, Carbon Literacy Training, or more, in our ever-evolving charity.
If you’re a diligent, well-organised, enthusiastic team player, with excellent people skills and a passion for sustainability, we want to hear from you.
About the Role:
This people-focused sustainability role will be supporting our administrative processes and recruitment services. It will have a strong external focus, working with partners, clients, candidates and our “Change Agents” on placement.
We need someone with good HR record-keeping practice. A background in recruitment is desirable but not essential, as you will receive full training in this area. However, you must demonstrate good judgment, have a personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, have excellent communication skills and a strong eye for detail. This is a diverse role, but you can expect to be:
- Creating and posting job adverts, supporting the Development Manager with the management of the Green Jobs Board and writing job alert emails using templates in Brevo.
- Supporting clients with writing inclusive job descriptions and creating interview packs.
- Shortlisting and screening candidates, conducting telephone interviews and online/in-person interviews.
- Undertaking onboarding, including reference-checking and conducting digital Right-to-Work and DBS checks.
- Supporting Change Agents placement staff with HR enquiries, review and appraisal process (working together with the Finance manager on payroll matters) and personal development planning.
- Working with clients and partners to create new Change Agent placements, ensuring that all required recruitment and employment documentation is in place.
- Work with the Development Manager to find new recruitment opportunities.
- General team support including scheduling meetings, interviews, accommodation, travel arrangements and supporting event management.
- Working with the education team to support the administration of programmes, including the onboarding process, record-keeping of learner progress, arranging support sessions and issuing certificates.
- Help to develop and streamline processes.
- Supporting learners with assistance on job-hunting, CV and interview skills.
- Ad-hoc administrative support to the wider team.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Experience in a HR, people management or recruitment role.
- Passionate about sustainability and tackling climate change.
- A strong and capable administrator – a ‘double-checker’!
- Excellent communication skills.
- Very well organised and comfortable prioritising work effectively to meet deadlines.
- Highly self-motivated – a positive, professional, can-do attitude.
- Able to manage HR matters and demonstrate good judgement.
- Aware of the importance of Data Protection requirements and handling confidential information with sensitivity and discretion.
- A willingness to get stuck-in, take initiative and work supportively within a close-knit team.
- Tech-savvy in and capable in all Microsoft Office applications
- Committed to personal development.
- Strong personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable:
- Experience in using social media in a professional capacity.
- Experience using Canva.
- Professional HR or Recruitment qualification.
- Experience in a client-facing role.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this role, please submit a CV and short Covering Letter explaining your motivation for applying and briefly addressing the essential criteria for the role (up to 500 words) to applications@changeagents.org.uk. Please reference ‘2494 – HR & Development Support Officer’ in the subject line.
We also ask you to complete an optional Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring form; this does not form any part of the selection process but is used to help us monitor the effectiveness of our policy.
Application Deadline: 10am on Thursday 25th July 2024
Telephone Interview: 29th – 31st July 2024
Online Interview: 6th – 7th August 2024
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
You are welcome to get in touch with us with any questions before applying – please email us at applications@changeagents.org.uk or call us on 01572 723419.
Job offers will be subject to suitable right-to-work and reference checks and the successful applicant may be required to undergo a DBS check.
Change Agents UK is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where there is under-representation. If you need additional support to enable you to complete the application process, please contact us. Information on placement terms can be found at www.changeagents.org.uk/information-employment-terms
About Change Agents UK
Change Agents UK is an established education charity and non-profit focused on sustainability, skills for the future and employability. Our Charity works with many universities, colleges and public/third sector organisations across the UK, delivering sustainability and skills workshops and learning opportunities to young people, students and staff. Our successful employment business subsidiary provides recruitment and employment services focused on entry-level and mid-level roles in sustainability. We are Corporate Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) members, and all trading profits are gift-aided to support our Charity’s work in education.
We Value :
- Communication, enthusiasm & teamwork
- Commitment to sustainability
- Integrity & respect
- Building partnerships for the future
Details:
CAUK reference: 2494
Hours/Week: Part-time 4 days per week 0.8 FTE (Full time is 37.5 hours per week). There is potential for this role to grow into a full-time position.
Travel & Work outside normal hours: We travel within the UK to facilitate interviews, attend conferences or work with our partners. As a sustainability charity, we use low carbon travel wherever possible and encourage the use of remote technologies for interview facilitation when appropriate.
Annual leave: 25 days plus 8 bank hols FTE (pro-rated for part-time)
Probation period: 3 months
Notice period (after probation): 2 months