HR Assistant

Working closely with the HR Manager, you’ll support and help deliver a colleague experience that focusses on our values of Care, Lead, Life and Team. We strive to be the very best employer we can be and recently achieved Gold Investors in People ‘We Invest in Wellbeing’ Accreditation and ‘Best Place to Work’ Winners at the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards.

We are a successful and growing professional services company, who contribute to the built environment we all interact with. There is room to grow with us and real purpose in what we do.

Your Day-to-day Part In This Will Include

• Support the HR Manager with the effective running of all HR processes and initiatives outlined in the company’s Employee Handbook and it’s People Plan.
• Provide ‘first-line’ advice to line managers and employees in the application of HR policies and procedures.
• Support the HR Manager with ER Casework.
• Carry out administrative tasks around selection and recruitment.
• Assist with the scheduling and recording of annual appraisals
• Provide administrative support associated with all stages of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and induction to offboarding and exit interviews. Includes issuing contracts and offer letters and letters confirming any contractual or pay changes.
• Support the company’s training, learning and development programmes by maintaining matrices and records and by booking courses.
• Carry our administration around the benefits offered by the company, e.g. enrolling/removing colleagues from the private medical insurance scheme.
• Support the wellbeing initiatives offered by the company by assisting with their organisation and implementation.
• Ensure the HR Data held by the company is accurate and up-to-date at all times, including through management of employee files, so that information can be obtained to understand trends etc.

What We Are Looking For In You

• You’ll have gained relevant/ related HR experience and preferably in a professional services environment.
• You might have gained your HR experience as a fraction of your current role in a smaller company, or maybe you’re a HR Assistant/ experienced administrator in a larger team and this is an opportunity to broaden your horizons and diversify.
• Conscientious, accurate and discreet.
• Effective communication skills.
• The Right to Work in the UK (we are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future)

About Rappor

Our philosophy is simple: we invest in our people and build partnerships with our stakeholders, resulting in a dynamic and successful business that benefits everyone. As a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy, our outputs contribute to the built environment we all occupy. Our four values include ‘living our best life’ and ‘celebrating our team’, and we provide loads of opportunities to do just that. Recent external recognition for this includes Gold Investors in People ‘We Invest in Wellbeing’ Accreditation and ‘Best Place to Work’ Winners, SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards.

We currently number 60-something people, based out of four principal offices, and celebrated our 10-year anniversary in 2024!

Rewarding you

• A competitive starting salary
• Industry-leading annual leave: 25 days, plus your birthday, plus the period between Christmas and New Year, and an additional day for every three years’ service up to an additional five days.
• 4% contribution towards your company pension
• Life assurance
• Access to the Company’s wellbeing package, including a Cycle2work scheme, paid charity days, Employee Assistance Program (providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters) and social events throughout the year.

Being inclusive

We believe in having equity throughout our business and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We know that diverse teams are strong teams and strive to be a great home for all our people. Let us know what you need to be your best self with Rappor.

What Next

Apply and we will get back to you in less than two weeks. If your application is successful, you will be invited to have an initial discussion over the phone, followed by meeting in person at our Cheltenham office.