HR Assistant

HR Assistant Placement Year

Location: Wilsmlow HQ

Salary: £25,155

University 2nd Year Student 2026/2027

Citation is a leading provider of Health and Safety, HR, Employment Law, and ISO services to businesses.

Purpose of HR at Citation: Create a culture that enables every colleague to be at their best. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and innovative environment.

Role

• Working alongside our HR administrators to be the first port of call for all HR admin
• Preparing essential colleague paperwork such as contract and offer letters, salary review letters, leaver letters
• Maintaining HR systems and databases while working with large people data sets
• Onboarding and offboarding colleagues including system set up, liaising with new starters, coordinating induction, closing accounts, conducting exit interviews
• Benefit and reward administration
• Compliance checks such as references, right to work, driving checks, etc
• Coordinating internal engagement events and training
• Supporting internal communications to ensure they are effective and in line with our culture and values
• Shadowing our HR Business Partners in meetings to gain a deeper understanding, providing admin and note taking support for a range of issues such as investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance, wellbeing / absence issues, probation reviews, etc
• Leading the admin for all wellbeing initiatives including DSE, Occupational Health, Access to work, etc
• Liaising with payroll to ensure colleagues are paid correctly
• Project work as and when required by the wider HR team
• Utilising AI in the role to support our ongoing AI growth plans

Who are we looking for?

• Being efficient, organised and willing to roll your sleeves up is necessary, but we can’t teach passion, drive and motivation
• University 2nd year student looking for a placement year in 2026/2027
• Able to work accurately with excellent attention to detail
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Demonstrate excellent internal customer service in line with our values
• Flexible and adaptable
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills (both written and oral)
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Perks

• 25 Days of Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays: Take your well-deserved break with 25 days of holiday plus the 8 bank holidays.
• Birthday Bliss: Day off on your birthday to celebrate you.
• Post-Wedding Bliss: Extra weeks of holiday for newlyweds.
• Growing Families: Perks and vouchers for expectant parents.
• Healthcare cash plan: Private healthcare to ensure your well-being.

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