HR Assistant

In this busy, varied role you'll help to research, design and implement cost effective, efficient tools and processes to support each stage of the employee lifecycle.

It's how we'll achieve consistency, optimise employee retention and continue to be seen as an employer of choice. The HR team has opportunities within Recruitment, Training, Health & Safety, Employee Engagement and HR Administration. And we're looking for people with both experience and passion in any of these areas to join us. You'll need to keep calm under pressure, have bags of initiative and excellent communication and organisational skills.

We do things our own way at Aldi. But whatever we're doing, we must be getting it right. With a wave of impressive sales figures behind us, we're opening new stores at lightning speed. It means our HR teams have to make sure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place.

We have an amazing opportunity for a driven and enthusiastic HR assistant to join the Aldi HR Department to support our employee benefits strategy.

This fast-paced and exciting role includes promoting the MyBenefits platform to colleagues, managing partnerships, launching new benefits and contributing to the annual Pay and Benefits Review.

A small part of the role will also include supporting the team director with monthly tasks and diary management.

If you’re a hardworking individual that’s ready to kick-start your career with an award-winning employer, apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Your New Role

• Supporting the delivery of the Benefits strategy to all GB colleagues
• Identifying and rolling out new benefits
• Keeping a close eye on changes to competitor’s benefit offerings
• Analysing data for the annual Benefits Review
• Analysing and reporting on Benefit usage data
• Creating and delivering the annual internal communication and engagement plan by creating and developing written and visual content such as writing articles, digital screens and videos
• Preparing company committee documentation to ensure all stakeholders and senior leaders are kept up to date and informed
• Liaising and building strong relationships with key stakeholders of all levels across the business
• Supporting benefit queries from colleagues and leaders across the business
• Completing monthly eligibility and Total Reward Statement data files for the MyBenefits Platform
• Coordinating Long Service Award orders from across the business each month
• Full diary management of team director’s calendar
• Monthly credit card reconciliation
• Support team director with team financial planning

About You

• A passion for promoting colleague benefits
• A strategic thinker with an excellent attention to detail
• High levels of personal organisation
• Able to investigate, analyse and challenge appropriately
• Able to manage a varied workload, conflicting deadlines and multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work individually and as part of a wider team
• Positive can-do attitude and creative flair
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive and able to use your initiative
• Able to adapt to change quickly and be flexible with your approach
• Strong stakeholder management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised
• Solution focused
• Organisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise workload independently
• Able to work individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision
• Confident communicator

What You'll get in Return

• Salary details £33,390 rising to £41,460
• Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, with the opportunity of 2 days a week remote working
• 12 month contract
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• In office flexi-time
• Full training provided
• Pension scheme
• Private employee medical insurance after 4 years
• Company sick pay scheme
• Company maternity and adoption pay after 1 year and paternity leave pay after 2 years
• Long service rewards
• Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs.
• Access to a free,24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)

**Please be advised candidates are required to live within 90 minutes of the main office location for this role

Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.

If you’re looking for a career that gives you more, apply today!