HR Associate in Birmingham

Job Description

Are you an HR professional who wants your work to have real purpose At Central England Law Centre youll play a pivotal role in supporting the people who fight every day for a fairer more just society.

Charity People are thrilled to be partnering with Central England Law Centre the UKs largest Law Centre to recruit a passionate and proactive HR Associate. This is an opportunity to use your HR expertise in an organisation that changes lives tackling poverty discrimination and inequality through access to justice.

Job Title: HR Associate

Location: Coventry (60% in office)

Salary: Up to 35624 (depending on experience)

Contract: Full-time (37 hours) or part-time considered

About Central England Law Centre

Central England Law Centre is dedicated to building a fairer more equal society by ensuring everyone can access their rights. With over 80 staff across Coventry and Birmingham they provide expert legal advice in housing immigration employment discrimination health and social care and welfare benefits.

Their work is rooted in local communities taking a collaborative approach with universities womens organisations refugee support groups and health services. Beyond casework they drive policy change and take on test cases with the potential to influence society far beyond their clients. At their core they are committed to tackling social exclusion and empowering communities through justice.

The role

Youll lead on HR administration and training ensuring that colleagues feel supported valued and empowered to do their best work. From managing the full employee lifecycle to embedding Equity Diversity and Inclusion practices youll be central to building a positive people-focused culture. Youll also support wellbeing initiatives and staff development making the Law Centre not just a great place to work but one where people can truly thrive.

Key responsibilities include

• Overseeing the full employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding to payroll absence management and offboarding.
• Leading staff training and development initiatives including Equity Diversity and Inclusion.
• Supporting managers with performance and employee relations matters.
• Ensuring accurate secure and compliant record-keeping.
• Contributing to staff wellbeing and engagement initiatives across the organisation.

About you

Youll bring solid HR experience excellent organisational skills and the confidence to support managers with both the practical and people-focused aspects of HR. Naturally empathetic and solution-focused youll enjoy building trust and supporting staff across the organisation. Above all youll be motivated by fairness inclusion and making a tangible difference.

Whats on offer

At Central England Law Centre staff wellbeing and worklife balance really matter. Youll enjoy a supportive flexible and inclusive workplace with:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising by 1 day per year of service up to 35 days)
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid options
• Pension scheme with 3% employer contribution and 5% employee match
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Disability Confident employer
• An employee assistance programme as well as a programme of wellbeing activities and groups (e.g. book club gardening group knit and knatter).
• A comprehensive induction ongoing training and genuine opportunities to grow

How to Apply

Please get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People. Due to the urgency of this role we are advertising this position on a rolling basis which means applications will be shared as and when received if this affects you in anyway please reach out directly to Priya.

The role will close on Friday the 12th of September at 12pm.

Interviews W/C 15th of September.

Charity People is a forward thinking inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age disability (including hidden disabilities) gender gender identity or gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.