Job Category
Human Resources | Administration
Location
Oldbury, West Midlands
Salary
£23,868 - £29,606
Closing date
03/04/2025
Ref
27427
Contract type
Permanent
Total hours per week
37.5
Description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

We are looking for a HR Shared Services Administrator to join our small and established HR Shared Services team in the West Midlands.

You will be an integral part of the People team, delivering a proactive HR administrative service to the business. This role provides first-line support on HR transactional matters and is responsible for maintaining high standards of customer service, responding to inquiries promptly with professionalism.

Essential

You will:

  • Have previous experience of working within a HR Shared Services setting or a similar high-volume administration role
  • Be highly organised with ability to prioritise and multi-task high volume of daily work requests and meet deadlines
  • Have a problem-solving approach, able to address and resolve issues.

If you’re looking for a dynamic and fast paced role where you can grow and contribute to a high-performing HR function, we’d love to hear from you.

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

We offer a hybrid working environment, giving you the flexibility to work both from home and in our office in Oldbury, West Midlands. This balance allows you to stay connected with your team while enjoying the benefits of remote working.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
  • 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
  • An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
  • Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
  • Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
  • Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
  • Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
  • Opportunity to request flexible working from day one 

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf 

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

  • We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
  • We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. 
  • Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk  

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.