HR Specialist

3 weeks ago


Stratford, United Kingdom Cancer Research UK Full time

**Culture of professionalism. Example of leadership. Core of company support.**

**HR Specialist**

£ 38,000 - £ 43,000 plus benefits

**Reports to**:Head of HR Business Partnering

**Directorate**:Chief Operating Office

**Contract**:9 month fixed-term contract

**Hours**:Full time 35 hours per week (please contact us if you are looking for some flexibility)

**Location**:Stratford, LondonOffice-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

**Closing date**:22 nd May 202 4 23:55

**Recruitment process**:Interviews (remote & in-person)

**At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.**

We are looking for an experience d HR generalist to support our organisation’s ambitious goals.

It’s a key time to join CRUK as we embark upon our Engage transformation programme - a key element of CRUKs long-term growth strategy. The Engage transformation will deliver better, more personalised experiences for our supporters, encouraging more people to take more actions to help beat cancer.

In this role will play a pivotal role in optimi s ing our structure and design to ensure we're operating at our best. You'll collaborate closely with HRBPs to identify opportunities for improvement and implement pragmatic solutions to enhance our organi s ation's effectiveness and efficiency.

**What will I be doing?**
- Help to d evelop project plans, including; clear deliverables, milestones, owners, risks, issues and mitigations. Coordinate the relevant stakeholders to ensure the relevant processes are delivered on time and to the appropriate standard.
- Provid e expert guidance on HR policies and procedures.
- Work with the HR Change Manager to s upport HR to deliver the people side of the Engage Transformation Programme
- Lia i sing between Subject Matter Experts across HR and the business to build a clear programme of activity.
- Coordinate and develop materials and comms as required by the central project group

**What **are **we **looking for **?**
- Experience of working in an HR environment with experience in policies, procedure and change.
- Highly organised, able to set and meet demanding deadlines, and to hold others accountable for delivery of projects/activity.
- Ability to co-ordinate multiple deliverables with effective stakeholder management and engagement.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with a range of audiences and levels.
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and able to influence a wide range of people including senior stakeholders.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

**Bold**:Act with ambition, courage and determination

**Credible**:Act with rigour and professionalism

**Human**: Act to have a positive impact on people

**Together**:Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

**What will I gain?**

W e create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

**How do I apply?**


There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.



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