People Assistant

People Assistant
Nottingham (Hybrid, minimum 2 days a week in the office) | Full-time | 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

About edays
At edays, we’re on a mission to transform how organisations manage absence. Trusted by over 1,400 companies across 120 countries and available in 25 languages, our platform is one of the leading absence management solutions, with lots more to come!

But what really sets us apart? Our people.

We’re a human-centred business where you can truly be yourself. No politics, no egos, just one team working together to create something exceptional. Whether you’re celebrating a win at work or taking time to recharge, we support you to live your best life.

The Role
We’re looking for a People Assistant to join our People team, reporting to our People Director.

You’ll play a key part in shaping the employee experience at edays, from a candidate’s first look at our adverts through to the end of their probation period and beyond. This is a varied, hands-on role covering recruitment, onboarding, HR administration and engagement. It’s ideal for someone with generalist HR experience who wants to keep learning and growing, with the chance to develop into employee relations and case management.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process, working closely with hiring managers and with recruitment agencies when needed
• Managing offers, contracts, documentation and employment checks
• Delivering inductions and supporting new starters through their probation period
• Supporting employee engagement and communication, including weekly communications, pulse surveys and performance and development reviews
• Pulling together our weekly All Hands deck
• Keeping our people policies, procedures and Employee Handbook up to date and compliant with changes in legislation
• Running HR administration, including monthly payroll input, absence management, contract changes and benefits admin
• Producing HR KPI reports and data analysis
• Supporting the delivery of skills and knowledge training for people managers
• Working with the People Director to keep improving how we do things

About You
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be organised, people-focused and keen to learn.

Essential:

• Previous generalist HR experience, for example in recruitment, HR systems and reporting
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise your workload
• Confident communicating in writing and in person
• Able to build effective relationships at all levels
• Confident learning new systems, including HR systems and Excel
• Able to work on your own initiative and take ownership of your work
• Resilient, adaptable and flexible in a growing, hybrid business
• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude

Desirable:

• Experience working with complex HR systems
• A broad understanding of people processes, including employee relations

Why Join edays?
We believe in supporting our people just as much as our customers.

You’ll get:

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 2 additional wellbeing “ME” days
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Company pension & life insurance
• Paid volunteer time
• Referral programme
• On-site parking
• Flexible / hybrid working options
• A strong learning environment with real opportunities to grow

Ready to Apply?
If you’re passionate about people, love keeping things organised and want to help shape a great place to work, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Work from home

Experience:

• Human resources: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nottingham NG1 7EH