People Assistant - Fixed-term, Full-time position (37.5 hours) until 30 October 2026

Beeston, Nottingham: £26,081 - £27,454

Farringdon, London: £29,317 - £30,860

This role is suitable for hybrid working, with the People Team working from the office 3 days and from home 2 days per week.

About the team: At MTVH we have an exciting opportunity for a People Assistant. This role is ideal for a graduate that has either studied HR, or has started their career in HR and looking to take the next step in their career.

Working alongside our Executive Team, Managers and Colleagues we are looking for an individual who can provide operational HR input on a range of people management and workforce issues affecting the business, managing relationships, and enabling leaders to improve business performance through their people. This involves the delivery of HR transactional services (starters, contractual changes, leavers) and support to resourcing activity, employee engagement and wellbeing, employee relations management, organisational and job design, leadership and talent development, and colleague capability and skills.

This is a busy department, but it offers lots of opportunities for our People Assistants to get involved in different pieces of work and exposure to new areas. You will work collaboratively with all parts of the business and in many instances be the face of HR.

What you'll need to succeed:

Educated to GCSE-level or equivalent professional experience/qualification (i.e., CIPD Level 3 or above). Experience of working in a busy administrative/clerical or internal customer-facing role within a service-focused organisation. Understanding of HR service provision and the employee lifecycle, and the impact that great HR service provision has within a business and on front line service delivery. Experience in a regulated environment where safeguarding is high priority. Experience of HR information systems and data management. Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work and manage multiple, conflicting demands. Well-developed communication skills with the ability to convey authority and integrity with colleagues and managers and external stakeholders. Ability to coach and advise others. Ability to partner with and influence a range of stakeholders. IT literate – able to manipulate Microsoft Excel spreadsheet data, with a practical understanding of Microsoft Office 365 collaboration tools (Teams, OneDrive, etc)Key dates: Interviews to be scheduled from week commencing 26 January 2026.

Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.

A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.

In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.

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