The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences - is seeking an HR Assistant to join our HR team, providing key administrative and project support across the whole employee lifecycle.

ROLE PURPOSE

The HR Assistant works closely with the other five members of the HR Team to provide a range of HR services across the British Academy (180 staff). The HR Team is a friendly team, part of the Academy’s Resources Directorate comprising HR, Finance, IT, Facilities and Venue Sales & Marketing services. We take great pride in supporting our colleagues in the Academy, as HR generalists and through our overarching People Strategy, which has been successful in recognising and reinforcing the structures, policies and procedures we have in place. Key to this success has been our engagement with staff.

A core duty of the HR Assistant role is supporting the onboarding process, through the preparation of offer documentation, references, and...