Salary £27,825 (full time equivalent)
Location Hybrid, requirement to be in our Taunton office at least 2 or 3 times a week in line with other team members
Job type Permanent, ideally full-time (37.5hrs a week) but would consider fewer hours across 5 days, please let us know in your application
How to apply Download an application form from our website and email completed forms to our Careers email by Wednesday 29th July.
Start date September 2026
At TRP, the People & Development (P&D) team is responsible for ensuring we attract, develop and retain the people and skills we need to deliver our business goals. We shape our people strategy, lead on people processes such as recruitment, induction and performance management, and support teams, managers and individuals to help them deliver their objectives.
We’re a small team that prides itself on being collaborative, responsive and professional, and we’re looking for someone to join us who has a genuine interest in HR and the enthusiasm to get involved and make a positive contribution to the team from day one.
What you’ll be doing:
- Acting as a point of contact across the business, providing P&D support and guidance on employee matters including absence, wellbeing, leave, development, training and policies
- Keeping employee data accurate and up to date, following processes and best practice, including GDPR compliance
- Writing T&Cs letters to staff, ensuring they are accurate and professional
- Supporting the P&D team with the smooth delivery of people processes
- Managing family leave processes, ensuring a supportive and compliant approach
- Preparing and issuing accurate and timely employment, mortgage and financial references
- Analysing HR data, including staff survey results, to spot trends and opportunities for improvement
- Keeping up to date with employment law and best practice to ensure that we’re always compliant and offering the best possible service to the business
- Supporting recruitment activities, including advertising roles, liaising with candidates, shortlisting and organising events
- Coordinating our induction programme for new starters and handling all communications ahead of their start date
- Supporting staff engagement activities and internal communications to build a strong sense of community
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Great at building strong relationships with colleagues and both internal and external stakeholders
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a small, collaborative team
- Trustworthy and discreet when handling sensitive or confidential information
- Highly organised, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities
- Detail-focused, with a high level of accuracy in their work
- A confident communicator, able to engage with people at all levels
- A proactive problem-solver with a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to learn
- Confident using Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
It would be great if you also:
- Have previous HR experience or experience in a similar business or customer-focused role
- Hold a degree in a relevant subject or an equivalent qualification (such as those awarded by CIPD)
Why TRP Research?
Our in-house Development Scheme will help shape your career development within TRP Research and give you a tailored path towards progression.
You will be entitled to 22.5 days of holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to a maximum of 27.5 with each year of service. We also offer holiday flexibility, allowing you to carry holiday from one Financial Year to another and purchase up to 10 extra holiday days.
In addition to your statutory entitlement to family leave, we offer new parents 6 weeks of paid leave at 70% of their average weekly salary.
On successful completion of a minimum 3-month probation period you will also be entitled to join our Private Healthcare scheme which includes travel insurance and free eye tests, and a cash back allowance to help you pay for glasses, lenses and dental treatment.
Our Bicycle and Tech Purchase schemes allow you to buy products via salary sacrifice in a tax efficient way over a twelve-month period. Payroll Giving allows you to make charitable donations.
We recognise that you may prefer to split your working week between our offices and your home, and encourage everyone to engage in a discussion with their manager about their preferences
Pay: Up to £27,825.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Taunton TA1 3UF
