HROD Assistant

Closing date: Friday 17^th February 2023 at midnight

Interview date: Tuesday 7^th March 2023

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the recent addition of our new London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

About us

We are a small, friendly HROD team, working together to deliver an effective and efficient service to our customers across the breadth of HROD operations, in line with the University’s People and Culture Strategy.

HROD colleagues work collaboratively and proactively with each other so that the collective service offer is recognised as being empowering, innovative and value for money; known for delivery, efficiency and instrumental in the achievement of University objectives.

We are looking for a HROD Assistant to join our HROD Service team, you will join a small team of HROD colleagues who work together to effectively process all transactional activity as well as support the delivery of first line guidance, support and advice to our customers across the University on all aspects of HROD.

About you

Ideally you will have experience of working in an HROD environment and an understanding of the role of HROD and our responsibilities as a function. We would also consider someone who has strong administrative skills who is looking to embark on a career in HR. You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills, an ability to problem solve and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly and pro-actively to resolve issues and with experiences of using IT systems. Ideally you will have achieved a Level 3 CIPD qualification or be willing to undertake the qualification which the university is willing to support.

Flexible, hybrid working is available with some presence on our beautiful city centre York campus as determined by business need.

For informal enquiries please contact Jo Thompson, Head of HR at j.thompson@yorksj.ac.uk

If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point  in the process please do not hesitate to contact us.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan after one years' service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Relocation expenses package for certain roles

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form.