Office/HR Manager – Royston, Hertfordshire

Highly organised, very proactive, extremely responsible, very capable, experienced Office/HR Manager wanted to work at our fast-paced, innovative, alcohol gifting company’s head office based on Melbourn Science Park, to handle a huge variety of Office Management, Facilities, H&S, HR and IT tasks, as well as First Aider and Fire Marshal duties (SJA training will be given).

While you will need to take sole responsibility for many of these tasks from the outset (eg ensuring our offices are safe and running smoothly, managing staff absences, drafting H&S risk assessments, organising computer maintenance, ensuring staff comply with company policies), you will also have the opportunity to assist one of the Directors with others (eg recruiting, onboarding, updating HR and H&S documentation, and possibly even organising an office move next year), so that you can take ownership of those in time.

Although we would like you to have a certain level of Office Management, HR and/or H&S experience and be very computer literate already, you will also be able to call upon our external HR and IT consultants for advice where necessary.

Skills required:

• Superb organisational skills
• A proactive attitude
• Fantastic attention to detail
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially in Excel
• Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar, and good numeracy skills
• The ability to turn your hand to anything
• The ability to plan, organise and manage priorities
• The ability to work effectively with minimal management guidance

Experience and qualifications required:

• Office Management experience
• HR and/or H&S experience
• HR and/or H&S qualifications (not essential)
• At least a C grade in Maths and English at GCSE/O level or equivalent
• A full driving licence and use of a car

You will also be polite, friendly, well-presented and professional, will remain calm under pressure, have a strong and committed work ethic, have a high degree of honesty and discretion, and be a team player with a flexible “can do” attitude. As part of the recruitment process, there may be some aptitude tests to check your Maths, English, Outlook, Word and Excel skills.

Company, salary & benefits

We are a small, friendly, fast-paced and innovative alcohol gifts company, based on Melbourn Science Park, which is between Cambridge and Royston and has a cafeteria and free onsite parking. Standard working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm, with an hour for lunch, and due to the nature of the position, this is an office-based role.

Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience, and we also operate a company pension scheme. An annual discretionary bonus may also be paid. Holiday entitlement starts at 28 days per annum including bank holidays, gradually rising to 33 days per annum including bank holidays after a period of service.

We believe strongly in our five principles of Integrity, Excellence, Professionalism, Fairness & Transparency, and Responsibility, and we have prioritised our staff’s health, safety and wellbeing while continuing to trade successfully throughout the Covid pandemic. We are currently the market leader in our niche sector of alcohol gifting, and the London Stock Exchange recently included us in their top “1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain” list. For our Recruitment Privacy Policy please see our website.

To apply

To apply, please apply through Reed.co.uk. Please remember to include your full contact details, and – as we would ideally like the successful candidate to start immediately – please advise us of your availability and/or notice period.