Overview
People Assistant – Nottingham or London, NG9 1LA
People Assistant – Fixed-term, Full-time position (37.5 hours) until 30 October 2026
Beeston, Nottingham: £26,081 – £27,454
Farringdon, London: £29,317 – £30,860
This role is suitable for hybrid working, with the People Team working from the office 3 days and from home 2 days per week.
About the team: At MTVH we have an exciting opportunity for a People Assistant. This role is ideal for a graduate that has either studied HR, or has started their career in HR and looking to take the next step in their career.
Working alongside our Executive Team, Managers and Colleagues we are looking for an individual who can provide operational HR input on a range of people management and workforce issues affecting the business, managing relationships, and enabling leaders to improve business performance through their people. This involves the delivery of HR transactional services (starters, contractual changes, leavers) and support to resourcing activity, employee engagement and wellbeing, employee relations management, organisational and job design, leadership and talent development, and colleague capability and skills.
This is a busy department, but it offers lots of opportunities for our People Assistants to get involved in different pieces of work and exposure to new areas. You will work collaboratively with all parts of the business and in many instances be the face of HR.
What you’ll need to succeed:
Educated to GCSE-level or equivalent professional experience/qualification (i.e., CIPD Level 3 or above).
Experience of working in a busy administrative/clerical or internal customer-facing role within a service-focused organisation.
Understanding of HR service provision and the employee lifecycle, and the impact that great HR service provision has within a business and on front line service delivery.
Experience in a regulated environment where safeguarding is high priority.
Experience of HR information systems and data management.
Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work and manage multiple, conflicting demands.
Well-developed communication skills with the ability to convey authority and integrity with colleagues and managers and external stakeholders.
Ability to coach and advise others.
Ability to partner with and influence a range of stakeholders.
IT literate – able to manipulate Microsoft Excel spreadsheet data, with a practical understanding of Microsoft Office 365 collaboration tools (Teams, OneDrive, etc)
Key dates: Interviews to be scheduled from week commencing 26 January 2026.
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