About the role
We're looking for a proactive and organised People & Communications Officer to join our Corporate Support Team. This is a varied role at the heart of the organisation, supporting our people, communications and day-to-day operations to ensure everything runs smoothly.
You'll coordinate recruitment and onboarding, maintain accurate HR records, prepare payroll information, calculate holiday accruals and support the employee lifecycle from recruitment through to leaving. Alongside this, you'll create engaging content for LinkedIn, our website and internal communications using Canva, while helping to improve systems and processes that support the wider organisation.
This role would suit someone looking to develop a career in HR, People Operations or Corporate Services, while gaining hands-on experience across HR, recruitment, payroll, communications and organisational support within a national charity.
As a small national charity, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, take ownership of your work and develop your skills across multiple areas of HR, communications and corporate support. You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation, giving you exposure to a wide range of projects and the opportunity to help shape how we work and grow.
About Recoop
Recoop's mission is to empower older individuals engaged in the justice system through advocacy, peer support services and targeted interventions that enhance and enrich their wellbeing. We make time more purposeful by promoting independence, belonging and resilience at every stage of their journey.
As a national charity, we are committed to delivering high-quality services, influencing positive change and ensuring the voices of the people we support help shape the work we do. Every member of our team plays an important role in helping us achieve this mission.
Role and responsibilities
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Maintain accurate HR records using Breathe HR.
- Coordinate recruitment, including advertising vacancies through Indeed, arranging interviews and supporting hiring managers.
- Calculate annual leave entitlement and holiday accruals.
- Prepare monthly payroll information and reports using Excel.
- Support the organisation's LinkedIn, website, newsletters and marketing activity.
- Create engaging graphics and promotional materials using Canva.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems and processes.
- Provide high-quality administrative support across the wider organisation.
About you
You will have:
- Previous experience in HR, administration or corporate support.
- Knowledge of recruitment administration, onboarding and offboarding.
- Experience calculating annual leave entitlement or holiday accruals.
- An understanding of payroll administration.
- Excellent IT skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Confidence using Excel functions and formulas.
- Experience using Canva, SharePoint and WordPress.
- Experience using Indeed or similar recruitment platforms.
- Experience using, or willingness to learn, Breathe HR and Xero.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and use your own initiative.
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
What we offer
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata).
- Anniversary or Birthday Day Off.
- Potential for flexible working.
- Paid volunteering day.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Life Assurance (three times annual salary).
- Opportunities for development and further training.
- A supportive, collaborative and values-led working environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
Please note, to be considered for this role, you must complete all screening questions in full. These questions form an essential part of our recruitment process, and applications with incomplete responses will not be progressed.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,227.50 per year
Application question(s):
- How confident are you using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel?
- What experience do you have creating digital content (e.g. newsletters, social posts, website updates)?
- Which platforms have you used (e.g. Canva, WordPress etc)?
- Can you briefly describe your previous experience in HR or administration roles?
Work Location: Remote
