Assistant HR Advisor (Maternity Cover) (Norwich)

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-driven Assistant HR Advisor (Maternity Cover) to join our Central Services Team. This role is ideal for someone who excels in administration, compliance, and maintaining accurate HR processes within a busy and supportive team. You will play a key role in supporting HR operations across Inspiration Trust academies by ensuring all HR administrative activities are completed to a high standard, fully compliant with legislation and Trust policy, and delivered with accuracy and professionalism.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing high-quality HR administration, ensuring all documentation, processes, and records are accurate, consistent, and completed within deadlines.
• Supporting the People Manager and HR Advisors with compliance-focused HR activities, including pre-employment checks, onboarding, offboarding, and maintaining employee records.
• Ensuring legal, regulatory, and policy compliance across HR documentation and processes.
• Managing HR inbox queries and offering timely, customer-focused support to employees and line managers.
• Maintaining HR data and producing compliant, accurate entries on HR systems.
• Supporting HR casework administration, including scheduling meetings, preparing documentation, and note-taking where required.
• Promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all HR activities.

You will be a strong administrator with excellent organisational skills and a passion for delivering a reliable, compliance-led HR service. Detail-focused, methodical, and committed to maintaining high standards of accuracy. Confident using HR systems and Office 365, with the ability to manage multiple administrative tasks in a fast-paced setting. Professional and approachable, able to provide clear and supportive communication to HR colleagues, employees and line managers. Able to work independently in the office, while also contributing positively to a collaborative HR team. Knowledgeable about HR processes and employment regulations, with a commitment to maintaining compliance at all times. This role is ideal for someone who already works in an administration role, enjoying process-driven work and thrives in an environment where accuracy, reliability, and confidentiality are essential.

Essential Criteria

• CIPD Level 3 (currently working towards it / or a keen interest)
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Experience working in a busy administrative or HR environment
• Confident using ICT and Microsoft Office 365
• Calm, professional, and courteous approach
• Ability to work independently and use initiative
• A genuine interest in HR and supporting the education sector

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in HR within an education environment
• A CIPD qualification
• Experience supporting managers across different functions
• Experience contributing to change processes or HR improvements

Inspiration Trust is a thriving family of schools across Norfolk and North Suffolk, recognised nationally for pupil progress and excellence in teaching and leadership. We believe every young person deserves the best education, regardless of background. The Trust offers extensive networks and opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to delivering outstanding professional and learning opportunities for all staff, supported by a rich programme of continuing professional development led by some of the country's leading educational thinkers and practitioners. We believe it is important to support every school by centralising key support services. This approach reduces workload for senior leaders, provides value for money across a range of integrated services, and ensures that our academies benefit from a strong local support structure that promotes the sharing of best practice. As a Trust, we continually review our services to ensure they remain responsive to the needs of individual academies. Our Central Services team, currently based at The Hewett Academy site in Norwich, provides expert support across HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Finance, Governance, Operations, ICT, Marketing, and Estates – enabling our schools to focus on what they do best: teaching and learning.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with excellent employer contributions.
• Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support and claim-back options for healthcare costs.
• Cycle-to-work scheme, retail and theatre discounts (including discounted shopping vouchers, dentist and gym memberships), and salary sacrifice options (including home technology).
• Free parking at most sites.
• Personalised CPD and development programmes.
• A structured and specific induction programme.

Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation.