Affinity Water have a new opportunity available for a pro-active and process driven HR Assistant to join the People Queries Team to cover a period of parental leave. 

The Role:

This is a fast paced role where you will be responsible for responding to a broad range of HR queries that come into the People Queries inbox and you will act as the first line of response.

You will work closely with the People & Culture Directorate and the wider business to successfully manage the many processes that are involved in an employee lifecycle from onboarding, payroll, changes to job title, position and line manager changes.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the shared inbox to act as a first line response to employee queries and questions working with a designated HR Advisor and HR Business Partner to provide excellent service to departments.
• Ensure all payroll actions are completed within the relevant deadlines· Ensuring a smooth onboarding process from the point of paperwork being completed up to day one of employment.
• Updating internal databases and HR Information System (Oracle Fusion) to maintain accurate data during the employee life cycle.
• Respond to employee and line manager queries regarding HR-related issues.
• Ensure compliance checks are met for all new employees.

What you'll need:

• Previous experience of working in an HR function.
• Ability to really manage and prioritise numerous tasks. 
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to follow processes and be able to multi-task.
• Oracle Fusion systems experience.
• Ability to prioritise and work as part of a team.

**This role is a FTC or secondment opportunity (with a potential to go permanent) and therefore offers a development opportunity for those who are interested in pursuing a career in HR or want to gain experience in a different department.**

Advert Closing Date: 29/10/25

Benefits:

• Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 (salary dependant on skills and experience)
• Hours: 08:30am - 17:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:30am - 16:30pm (Friday)
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Let the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert know – they’ll be able to help you.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.