Westminster - London (Hybrid)
Contract, Flexible hours, Full time
No DBS check required
£31,453 per annum (includes London Weighting)
35 hours
Fixed term until 31st March 2025
About us
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government.
We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems.
We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.
About the role
We are looking for a positive, flexible, and organised individual who shows initiative and is attentive to detail to support across our growing graduate programmes offer. The LGA currently runs three graduate programmes – the Impact, Impact: Finance, and Pathways to Planning, all with the joint aim of kickstarting meaningful careers in the sector. As the HR and Payroll Assistant you will provide recruitment administration support for candidates to our graduate schemes.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team particularly if you are interested in recruitment and project management. You will have the opportunity to learn on top of your existing knowledge. It will certainly provide you an exciting and stimulating working environment.
About you
It is essential that candidates have gained demonstrable experience of working within a HR or recruitment administrative role. You will hold sound knowledge and understanding of HR or recruitment processes and administration and hold the ability to apply this knowledge in practice. It is also desirable that a candidate is either CIPD Level 3 qualified, or currently working towards this however if you have demonstrable experience in HR or recruitment then please don’t let this put you off.
The successful candidates will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work. They will be customer focused and passionate about their work. The ability to multi-task and prioritise when working under pressure is vital for the successful candidate. To succeed in this role you must have excellent administrative skills, applicants will be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills, exceptional organisational skills and be confident in the use of office software packages.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please email Emma Roberts – ellie.palfreyman@local.gov.uk
You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.
To apply
If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria of the role before the closing date.
We are specifically assessing candidates against the following criteria:
- Demonstrable experience of working within a HR or recruitment administrative role.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of HR or recruitment processes and administration and hold the ability to apply this knowledge in practice
- The ability to multi-task and prioritise when working under pressure
- Excellent administrative skills, applicants will be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills, exceptional organisational skills
- Be confident in the use of office software packages
- It is also desirable that a candidate is either CIPD Level 3 qualified, or currently working towards this however if you have demonstrable experience in HR or recruitment then please don’t let this put you off.
We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates’ identities. This process involves removing any identifying information from candidates’ applications which includes names.
Closing Date: 5pm, 5th November 2024
Interview Date: 13th and 14th November 2024
At the LGA we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit. The LGA are proud to be awarded a “Disability Confident Leader”. If you are require an reasonable adjustment, which is a change to the format or conditions of the recruitment process to accommodate any disability-related needs you may have. Please contact us via Recruitment@local.gov.uk
Our benefits
- LGA annual leave entitlement is 29 days, rising to 31 days after three years’ service and to 33 days after five years’ service, plus all UK public holidays (pro rata for fixed term and part time contracts).*
- Flexible & agile working – office-based staff are required to work in the LGA’s London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.
- Future development – face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
- The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.
- Family friendly policies
For more of LGA’s benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga
Our values & behaviours
Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:
- how we work with each other
- how we work with our members and stakeholders
- our expectations for ourselves and each other
Our values are:
Inclusive - We ensure that our work is inclusive of all voices.
Ambitious - We are ambitious for councils and their communities and are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do to support our colleagues, our membership and the sector to deliver the best possible outcomes.
Collaborative - We bring together the expertise and skills needed, working as one team.