Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a leading professional services firm to appoint an experienced and motivated HR Assistant. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR career within a high-performing shared service environment, with a particular focus on performance management and talent development.

About the Role

Working as part of a collaborative and supportive People team, you will provide broad generalist HR support with enhanced exposure to performance and talent processes. This is a permanent role with hybrid working and can be based in either Glasgow or Edinburgh.

Key responsibilities include:

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Delivering day-to-day HR administration across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of tasks.

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Supporting the performance management cycle, including scheduling reviews, monitoring progress, and assisting managers with documentation and process queries.

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Contributing to talent and succession planning initiatives, helping to coordinate development activities, internal mobility, and talent review updates.

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Maintaining and updating HR systems, ensuring data integrity and preparing routine reports as required.

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Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries, providing clear and professional guidance to employees and managers.

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Assisting with onboarding, induction, and new starter processes to ensure a smooth employee experience.

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Coordinating training and development activities in partnership with the L&D team.

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Supporting continuous improvement by recommending opportunities to streamline processes within the shared service environment.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring:

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Previous experience in an HR administrative or coordinator role, ideally within a shared service or large organisational setting.

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Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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A genuine interest in performance management and talent development, with a willingness to learn and grow in these areas.

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Confident communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organisation.

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High attention to detail and accuracy in data, reporting, and documentation.

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A proactive and solution-focused mindset.

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CIPD Level 3 (or working towards it) is desirable but not essential.

What’s on Offer

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The opportunity to develop within a reputable professional services firm.

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Exposure to performance, talent, and development initiatives.

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A supportive HR team that encourages progression and continuous learning.

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Competitive salary and benefits package