HR Assistant

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence.

Our People Operations team are looking for an experienced HR Assistant to join the team. As we continue to grow, we need to ensure our people processes are set up to enable the future size and shape of the business to operate effectively and efficiently, using the appropriate tools. Supporting the ever-evolving business needs and being a key player in the change management of the firm, is a core part of this role.

What you will be doing:

• Acting as the first point of contact for employees and managers across a range of HR queries and requests.
• Maintaining and updating employee records within our HR System (Workday) and electronic personnel files.
• Processing employee life cycle activities including leavers, contractual changes, flexible working and leave requests.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly HR reporting and ad-hoc report requests.
• Assisting with the coordination of Day 1 induction for new joiners in both the UK and internationally, including delivering HR induction sessions where required.
• Supporting the administration of all types of parental leave and associated employee activities.
• Responding in a timely manner to queries and requests via the HR mailbox, including reference requests from external parties.
• Providing guidance and general support on HR policies and procedures to employees and managers.
• Coordinating interview scheduling, liaising with candidates and maintaining accurate updates within the ATS.

Your skills and experience:

• Proven experience working in a HR Operations role within a fast-paced HR team.
• An awareness of Human Resource Management best practice.
• Proficient in MS Office applications – in particular MS Excel to an advanced level.
• Good stakeholder management, communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.

What a career at Baringa will give you:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year.
• Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.

Diversity and Inclusion: We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture.

Join us: All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions.