Kier Group Hiring for HR Apprentice at Rushden Full Time

Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire – Flexible/Agile/Home working available

Business area: Kier Group Services

We are Kier, one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure services. We sustainably deliver infrastructure that is vital to the UK, working collaboratively with our clients on projects of all sizes, complexities, and sectors.

We are now recruiting for HR Apprentices to join our Core Admin and Onboarding teams as part of our HR Shared Services Centre (HRSSC) in Rushden. During the apprenticeship there will be an opportunity to work with other teams in within the HRSSC and gain experience in how to administer and advise on a wide range of HR related processes and queries.

Key Responsibilities

Core Admin – Working as part of a team you’ll support with the delivery of first-class HR administration. You can expect to be the first point of contact for HR shared service queries in relation to terms and conditions, pay and other topics as well as processing employee lifecycle changes on our system.

Onboarding – You’ll be supporting the delivery of a first-class candidate experience when onboarding new employees into Kier. You can expect to engage new employees and guide them through the process, raise contracts of employment, conduct pre-employment checks via third parties and maintain accurate employee records and files.

Alongside your role across the teams you will study for a Level 3 HR Support qualification, providing you with all of the practical skills and knowledge to help you succeed as an HR professional.

What do we need from you?

We’re looking for someone who has a passion, dedication, and interest in HR. To be successful in the role you’ll have excellent customer service skills, be able to build and maintain strong relationships at Kier and with external stakeholders. With proven skills in working within a team, you’ll have strong problem-solving skills all whilst being able to keep organised. Previous experience in using Microsoft Office packages (Excel/Teams/Outlook) is also desirable.

Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing [email protected].

Closing Date: 27th March 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Recruitment agencies – we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page.

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