We're looking for a proactive, experienced (2+ years) People and Talent associate to deliver a seamless people experience across TransitionZero, supporting the full employee lifecycle and helping us attract and retain top talent. In the short term, you’ll work closely with our part time maternity cover Head of People to support the team during a maternity cover period. In the long term, you’ll continue to grow your career in a business that values growth & development, continuous improvement, and a high performance culture.  

• Be the go-to support and contact for internal People & Talent queries, handling all People-related helpdesk tickets & escalating complex matters where needed 

• Coordinate recruitment processes including co-ordinating job postings, facilitating hiring managers with effective candidate sourcing, conducting initial screening calls, interview scheduling and managing all candidate updates 

• Deliver an excellent onboarding experience for new joiners and handling all onboarding logistics and processes 

• Manage all offboarding processes, with support and oversight from the Head of People 

• Maintain and update our People systems (Personio, Leapsome, Notion and Google Drive)

• Support payroll and benefits administration

• Ensure employee records and HR files are up to date and compliant with UK legislation (and work with our EoR for any non UK based staff) 

• Assist the Head of People with running engagement surveys and gathering employee feedback

• Support the Head of People with wider People & Talent projects and initiatives as needed including delivering and overseeing any company wide training 

While we are a growing tech startup, we are also a non-profit, so a high level of adaptability and willingness to approach challenges with creativity and curiosity is essential. You have previous experience in a People/ HR or Talent support role, ideally in a start up or growing company and are able to juggle multiple priorities; using your strong organisation skills to meet multiple timelines and deadlines and work collaboratively with the wider operations team. 

• Proactive, organised and reliable - you take pride in making things run smoothly and being self organised 

• Previous experience in a People/HR or Talent support role (at least one year in a People/ TA role) 

• Able to juggle multiple workstreams and priorities and adapt to a fast-changing environment

• A confident communicator who builds trust and rapport easily

• Tech-savvy with HR systems (we use Personio, Leapsome, Notion and Google drive) with a preference for automating where possible and leveraging use of data 

• Enthusiastic about creating a positive, inclusive employee experience and developing company culture 

• Curious and eager to grow your People career - you want to learn and take on more responsibility over time

Essential:

• Solid basic understanding of HR fundamentals and employment law basics 

• Familiar with recruitment and talent acquisition processes

• Problem solving and curious mindset 

Beneficial:

• Experience with Personio

• Experience with tools that manage employee feedback and reviews (like Leapsome) 

• Competitive salary based on experience

• Enhanced competitive pension scheme

• 25 days annual leave (excluding UK public holidays) and an additional discretionary days such as our winter closure 

• 20 days annual allowance to work from anywhere in the world

• Hybrid working and core working hours model

• Allowance to set up your home office

• Annual budget and dedicated leave time for relevant training courses

• Enhanced gender-neutral parental leave (16 weeks fully paid)

• Private healthcare following successful completion of the probation period

• Yearly offsites

"Studies have shown that some people from marginalised or underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet all of the hiring guidelines or qualifications.  Whoever you are, even if you don't meet all of the criteria, if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to this role, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire! At TransitionZero, we're looking for people who are genuinely passionate about what they do, and we welcome all people, regardless of their background.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation, please contact our People Team (people@transitionzero.org) for an informal chat. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.