HR Assistant (Talent Development)

Details


1111246


University of Warwick


11/05/2026


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0.5 FTE (18.25 hours) to be carried out Tuesday/Wednesday/ Thursday


Smart Casual

Pay


£13.75


£1.66

Description

Role

To provide proactive and professional support to the interim HR Team Lead by co-ordinating WMG’s training and development activities. To ensure conference and training requests are processed timely along with answering queries and developing the WMG Graduate Programme.

Duties and responsibilities

Training

  • Coordinate training and conference bookings across the department, overseeing the staff development budget, obtaining departmental approvals and raising financial documentation.
  • Maintain accurate departmental records for all conferences and training, including completion of compulsory online training.
  • Where applicable, liaise with both internal departments and external agencies to ensure the smooth operations of WMG’s delivery or training and short courses.
  • Prepare and distribute courses and training (internally) via WMG communication channels
  • Update and maintain the WMG training pages on the WMG intranet.

Talent Development

  • Support the Academic Promotions process by organising room bookings, stakeholder queries and expression of interests forms and record keeping
  • Arrange Academic Probation meetings, including 6 month check in’s, along with keeping Academic Probation records up to date and liaising with central to ensure all information provided is up to date
  • Support the recruitment for the WMG Graduate Trainee Engineer Programme (a 2-year programme for Graduate Engineers, comprising of several rotations across funded research projects and additional transferable skills short courses). To coordinate the recruitment activities, including advertising, short-listing, arranging interview panels, onboarding documents, Right To Work checks and induction planning
  • To update and maintain WMG Talent Development webpages on the WMG intranet

Skills and experience

  • GCSE or equivalent qualification with A-C in English and Mathematics
  • Significant administrative experience, including the ability to maintain accurate records and communicate information in an appropriate manner 
  • Experience in working in a busy customer focussed environment 
  • Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
  • Good written and oral communication skills (both verbal and written)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to allow good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong organisational skills, including planning and prioritising to meet deadlines 
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail 
  • Proven ability to work independently, take ownerships of takes and to move them forward without any direct supervision 
  • Well-developed problem-solving skills with the ability to be proactive and use initiative to implement practical solutions 

Location
University of Warwick Campus

Additional information

  • Start and end date: ASAP until 31 July 2026
  • Deadline to apply: Tuesday 28th April 26

Please provide a CV and cover letter with your application.

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