HR Assistant in Portsmouth

Subsea Craft is a fast growing, privately funded, UK-based SME delivering Advanced Maritime Technology. We leverage our team’s defence experience and technology expertise with cross-industry partnerships in the field of advanced maritime engineering. Our market ready platform, VICTA, is an optionally crewed / payload carrying dual-domain platform designed to operate at speed over range, capable of rapid transition beneath the surface to operate submerged, enabling the discreet delivery of effects within contested waters. It is a unique, innovative British platform focused primarily on the defence market but with utility beyond.

What we offer:

• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the recruitment process and responding to applicants by email and phone.
• Helping to ensure that all queries are responded to or allocated to others for action.
• Scheduling of interviews to include diary management of the relevant interviewers.
• Coordinate interview feedback for second stage interviews.
• Own and be responsible for associated HR processes, letter production and documentation covering the employee life cycle, including (but not limited to) starters, leavers, contract variations, reference checks, probationary reviews and leave management.
• Ensure Right to Work, and Visa checks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Approachable in nature, you will be confident, articulate and motivated and enjoy working collaboratively within a team.
• Monitoring of probationary periods
• Assist in monitoring and responding to general HR queries
• Provide basic advice on policies and procedures to staff and managers.
• Take minutes in grievance, disciplinary and associated HR meetings as and when required.
• Good working understanding of UK Employment Law and HR best practice
• Interface with Payroll monthly to ensure minimal payroll issues.

Qualifications and Experience:

• CIPD Level 3.
• HR experience or experience in a trusted position required.
• Good working understanding of UK Employment Law and HR best practice.
• A confident communicator and listener on the phone and in person.
• Can effectively build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum Existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with Security Check likely for specific projects.

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.

Please note: that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.

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