This is an exciting time to join the University of Southampton. As a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group, we have a global reputation for delivering world-class education, research and enterprise that makes a real impact on society’s biggest challenges.

The University puts our People at its heart and we are looking for a passionate HR professional to join our Client Services team and support the delivery of our ambitious University Strategy and People Plan.

About the role

As the Human Resources Officer for Client Services you will provide comprehensive, effective and efficient co-ordination and administrative support, including diary management, meetings and events organisation across the three core areas of Client Services; Industrial Relations, Employee Relations and Business Partnering. You will successfully support and contribute to the delivery of key projects as part of the University People Plan and ensure information is communicated and shared with a range of stakeholders, including the University recognised Trade Unions and act as a key point of contact for Client Services.

About you

You will have sound administrative and communication skills, as well as be an excellent team player with a proven ability to work proactively and collaboratively. You will be highly organised and adaptable and take a positive approach to managing a busy workload whilst ensuring attention to detail.

What we can offer you

We support a flexible approach to work and additional benefits that will make your life easier, such as access to private dental and/or healthcare insurance and a generous holiday allowance. We will support your long-term future with access to a University pension scheme, subsidised health and fitness facilities, and various discounts.

We welcome applications from all walks of life and champion a uniquely diverse working environment where every colleague can excel, regardless of their background or life choices. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a diverse environment. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications that will strengthen the diversity of our HR and Client Services teams.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and are immensely proud to have our institutional Athena SWAN silver award renewed, which underpins our pledge to improve equality for women. We are also delighted to have received the Race Equality Charter bronze award from Advance HE, which recognises that we have a solid foundation for eliminating racial inequalities and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff and students. We work with our people to ensure their ideas are always heard, and we invite you to share your background and life experiences with us to help us create a truly unique working environment.