HR Assistant

Reference
1096722

Branch
UCL

Start date
14/06/2025

Duration
3 Months

Hours and days
Full-time; 36.5 hours per week

Dress code
Not Applicable

Rate of pay
£18.88

Holiday rate
£3.53

Role

Unitemps are recruiting for a HR Assistant. This role is for a June 30th start date and has a projected end date of August 29th 2025. This is a full time role at 36.5 hours per week. Payment is set at £18.88 per hour + holiday pay. This role will be hybrid working with 3 days per week from UCL campus and the rest from home.

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Human Resources Assistant to support the delivery of a professional, efficient, and people-focused HR service within the Research Department of Primary Care & Population Health (PCPH). Based at the UCL Royal Free Campus with some time at our Bloomsbury site, you’ll be a vital part of the Institute’s operational success—helping to shape an inclusive, supportive working environment for over 250 staff and 300 students.

Duties and responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

In this key administrative role, you will:

• Provide timely, accurate HR support to staff across the department—covering recruitment, right to work, Certificates of Sponsorship, onboarding, payments and more.
• Ensure smooth delivery of HR processes in line with UCL policies and employment legislation.
• Offer guidance to managers and staff on employee relations, contractual changes, appraisals, and probation processes.
• Support operational initiatives including equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), wellbeing and compliance (e.g., GDPR, health and safety).
• Maintain high-quality records and monitor key staffing milestones such as contract end dates and funding changes.

Skills and experience

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, service-led environment and brings:

• Excellent time management, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing deadlines.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with a tactful, professional approach.
• Proven experience in HR or administration, with knowledge of employment processes and relevant systems (HRIS, payroll or recruitment platforms).
• A commitment to inclusion, confidentiality, and continuous learning.

Location
UCL; hybrid working with 3 days per week from the office

Additional information

This job will close for applications at 11.59pm on Tuesday June 17th. Interviews will be held shortly after (June 24th).

*Please note to be eligible to work within this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, be physically based in the UK and be able to travel to our London based office for a RTW check (if required).

*If you have a full-time contract of employment with UCL, you are not able to work through UCL Unitemps at the same time.

Unitemps reserves the right to close this advert for applications prior to the date specified above, if a high volume of suitable applications are received so pleased don't delay applying.

Unitemps payroll is monthly, one month in arrears, please see the payroll dates here.

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