This is a fantastic opportunity to join our HR team in a varied and impactful role, providing high-quality administrative and project support to our HR Business Partner team.
You will play a key part in delivering timely, accurate support across the employee lifecycle, as well as offering responsive, practical HR guidance to colleagues across the business.
In this 9-month fixed-term position, you will have a particular focus on supporting our casual workforce, contributing to key projects that enhance their experience, while also providing broader support to our wider employee population as needed.
Please provide a cover letter with your application outlining why you are interested in this position and how your skills and experiences meet the criteria.
What will you be doing?
Projects:
- Provides administration support for specific projects managed by the wider HR Team.
- Supports the HRBPs, HR Project Manager and others with collating and checking data and reviewing documents, policies and processes.
Employment Documentation/Processes:
- Timely and accurate production of employment documents and materials across the employee lifecycle; starters, changes & leavers.
- Ensures that all steps in a process are completed in line with SLA's.
- Regular maintenance of employment records, ensuring compliance to legal and audit requirements.
- Ensures that all documentation around HR processes is regularly updated and reflect any changes.
- Supporting with audit requests and providing information when required.
HR Systems/Payroll:
- Timely and accurate data input; ensuring the integrity of the data in the system is maintained.
- Elevates any system issues to the HRS Manager.
- Supports managers and employees with using self-service.
- Maintains and updates the HR tracker.
- Responsible for input and checking of all casual workers details and maintenance of records.
Employee Induction & Onboarding:
- Responsible for the administration of pre-employment checks and liaison with relevant third party providers.
- Advises line managers on process and agrees arrangements for new starter.
- Ensures all new starter documentation is returned prior to the employees start date.
- Provides guidance to line managers around building induction plans (e.g. sending The FA template) and setting probation objectives.
- Monitors the completion of probation period, including liaising with the line manager about the outcome before the due date, and prepares relevant documentation.
Business Queries & Provision of HR Advice:
- Proactively manage the HR Enquiries inbox responding to front line queries from the business and providing low risk HR advice (where applicable).
- Can provide basic advice on maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible working requests, exit interviews and absence management.
Administration Support:
- Provides general administration support to the HR team.
- Manages and updates all trackers and systems to ensure accurate information is available.
Other:
- Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being can be maintained.
- As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What are we looking for?
Essential for the role:
- Experience of working in a fast paced, high volume HR administration environment
- Excellent English language skills; both written and verbal
- Confident speaking to people at all levels and presenting information face to face/via teams (when required)
- Strong numeracy skills
- Fully competent across all Microsoft Office packages
- A high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work discretely and confidentially at all times
- Experience of managing multiple priorities and stakeholders
- Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines
Beneficial to have:
- Previous use of HR systems (preferably Workday or similar)
- Keen interest in HR and desire to develop
- Knowledge of DBS processes and background screening requirements
- Experience of supporting projects from an administrative perspective
- Experience of using excel and managing spreadsheets/data
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
- Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)
- A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers
Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
