Are you an experienced HR Administrator who thrives on keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes? Do you take pride in your attention to detail and love working as part of a supportive, people-focused team? Are you looking for a role that you settle into and where your organisational skills will make a difference to our scientists and ecologists?
We’re looking for an HR Administration Assistant to join our friendly and fast-paced people team based in Manchester (max 1 day a week in the office). This 5-day-a-week role is ideal for someone with solid HR administrative experience who enjoys providing dependable, high-quality support and being part of a team that values precision, collaboration, and integrity.
As part of APEM’s growing People function, you’ll help keep our HR processes running efficiently. From onboarding and maintaining accurate employee records to supporting benefits administration and responding to employee queries. You’ll use HR systems to manage data with care and accuracy, helping ensure our people experience is consistent, compliant, and efficient.
Whilst your CV will be fully reviewed as part of your application, we also require you to complete the “Covering Letter” section. Attention to detail is essential for this role, and applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered. In this section, please highlight why you are suitable against at least three of the following criteria below.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
- Previous HR administration experience in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
- Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- A professional, discreet approach and the ability to manage confidential information
- Clear and friendly communication skills, both written and verbal
It’s a bonus if you have:
- Confidence using HR systems (e.g. Access, Workday, Hi Bob, Employment Hero, or similar)
- Experience providing first-line HR advice
- Familiarity with HR compliance and record-keeping best practice
At APEM, we believe in flexibility, collaboration, and supporting each other to do our best work. Whilst this role is required across the working week it is offered on a full-time or reduced hours (such as school hours across five days), offering the balance and predictability many of us value.
If you’re looking for a long-term role where your reliability and people skills can shine, and where you’ll be part of an organisation that’s making a positive environmental difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Next steps
We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.
If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.