HR Business Services Assistant - Fixed Term Contract 24 months

Maldon District Council

Temporary, Part Time

£30,599.83 - £32,489.41 pro rata

Location: Maldon

Closing Date: 2nd November 2025

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This role provides remote and flexible working, office attendance is required for 2 or more days a week, subject to business need.

We offer flexibility and remote working, but please only apply if you're able to work regularly from our office.

Description

Do you have experience working in a busy HR environment that is organised, proactive, and passionate about supporting people and processes? We’re looking for reliable and efficient support to join our HR team to help deliver high-quality support across a range of strategic and operational activities. 

About this role

You’ll play a key role in supporting HR Specialists and the HR Delivery Partner. You’ll help coordinate meetings, manage documentation relating to change, maintain HR systems, and contribute to internal communications and transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational and communication skills, must have experience working in an HR environment, and a proactive, adaptable approach to supporting change projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills and a keen interest in HR to grow within a supportive and forward-thinking local government environment.

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for a motivated and capable HR professional to support the delivery of organisational change and transformation across our services. Working closely with a senior HR lead, you’ll play a vital role in enabling successful restructures, service redesigns, and workforce changes, ensuring that people remain at the heart of every decision.

You’ll have experience working in a busy HR environment ideally within the public sector or local government, and be confident supporting change programmes, including consultation activity, implementation planning, and coordination with managers and project teams. Your input will help ensure that change is delivered smoothly, compliantly, and with a strong focus on employee experience.

This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships and handle sensitive situations with professionalism and empathy. You’ll be well organised, detail oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Experience using HR systems (Select HR) and Microsoft Office applications is essential.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your HR career and contribute to meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer flexibility and remote working, but please only apply if you're able to work regularly from our office. Some parts of the role will need to be done on-site, plus, we value in-person working and team meetings to stay connected and collaborate effectively.

For an informal discussion about this position

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Helen Norrington on 01621 732734 or email helen.norrington@maldon.gov.uk or Patricia Seeley on 01621 732795 or email patricia.seeley@maldon.gov.uk and download and read the job description. 

To apply

If you would like to be considered for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please complete the online application form found here. We are unable to accept CVs. 

Interviews to be held on 10 November 2025

Please note: All interview notifications will be sent via e-mail. Please ensure you provide an e-mail address so that we can make contact with you. If email is not suitable to you because of additional needs, please make us aware so we can support you through this process fairly on 01621 854477.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applications. Therefore, should you not hear from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful.