HR Assistant (Ilford) in London

About us

Islam Channel has been broadcasting worldwide in English from London since 2004. Established at the heart of the British and global Muslim community, it is watched by 60 per cent of British Muslims and reaches an engaged and active audience of millions worldwide, online and on TV. Islam Channel is a great place to work, offering exceptional opportunities. We are a diverse team of dedicated and hardworking professionals. If you would like to join us and have the opportunity to help shape our company, then we would love to hear from you.

Role summary:

We are looking to employ an HR assistant with outstanding administrative and communication skills. An HR assistant is expected to be a conceptual thinker with superb organisational and time management skills. You must be reliable and should accurately follow instructions with the ability to multitask and acclimatise to a fast-paced environment. To ensure success, the candidate should display remarkable conflict management and decision-making skills with a solid understanding of employee relationships, staffing management, and payroll and benefits administration. This is a full-time office-based role, so it is vital that you are within commuting distance to our HQ in Ilford, Greater London.

Role Responsibilities

• Administration and point of knowledge for the employee lifecycle
• Key focus on recruitment, headhunting & Talent attraction
• Continuous pipelining of candidates ensuring a readily available source
• Position Islam Channel as the employer of choice through positive internal and external employer branding communication and initiatives
• Be the employee engagement and wellbeing champion
• Management, production and reporting of HR KPIs
• Create and improve job families to ensure ongoing development and internal career paths for employees
• Identify gaps in skills for individuals and departments and sourcing and arranging appropriate training and professional development
• Revision and coordination of the company performance process
• Support all internal and external HR-related inquiries or requests.
• Maintain digital and electronic records of staff.
• Assist with the recruitment process by identifying candidates, performing reference checks, and issuing employment contracts.
• Maintain calendars of the HR management team.
• Assist with performance management procedures.
• Schedule meetings, interviews, HR events and maintain agendas.
• Coordinate training sessions and seminars.
• Perform orientations and update records of new staff.
• Produce and submit reports on general HR activity.
• Process payroll and resolve any payroll errors.
• Complete termination paperwork and exit interviews.
• Keep up-to-date employment legislation and best practice
• Perform ad-hoc tasks as and when required

About you

• Experience working in a HR department
• An understanding of H&S office requirements & responsibilities of an employer
• Have exceptional attention to detail
• Be people-oriented and results-driven
• Skills to develop employees to their potential
• Have integrity & be discreet to retain confidentiality in all personnel-related conversations
• CIPD qualified is advantageous
• Have excellent active listening, negotiation, written and presentation skills
• Have the competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels
• Be solution-focused and use HR best practice along with commercial acumen
• Have the flexibility to be able to work outside working hours when required