HR Apprentice Wra

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 271917**Salary**:

- £22,150 - £25,620**Job grade**:

- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Officer- Team Support**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term
- Apprenticeship**Length of employment**:

- Fixed term contract for 2 years with support seeking your next role within the Civil Service.**Business area**:

- WRA - Chief Executive's Office - HR Team**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Human Resources**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Term time working, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- We encourage flexible and hybrid working but this role is based in our Cardiff office.About the job

**Job summary**:
At the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA), we’re responsible for collecting and managing 2 devolved Welsh taxes: Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax, on behalf of the Welsh Government. The revenue we raise funds public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales.

We’re committed to helping deliver a fair tax system for Wales through what we call ‘Our Approach’ - a Welsh way of doing tax. By working collaboratively with representatives, partner organisations, taxpayers, and the public, we make sure taxes are collected efficiently and effectively.

We base everything we do on our **corporate plan**. This sets out our purpose, strategic objectives, and longer-term ambitions. We report on our work annually - see our latest **annual report and accounts**.

We’re a small and multi-skilled organisation of more than 80 staff, with talents, skills and experience spanning 14 different professions. We champion innovation, collaboration and shared decision-making. And we empower and entrust our people with high levels of responsibility and autonomy.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us in our latest **People Survey**.

For further information, please visit **gov.wales/wra**

**Job description**:
This is an exciting training opportunity that will provide you with valuable skills and experience, while working towards a CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Human Resources Practice.

Working within the HR Team, you’ll be providing an important HR administrative service across all aspects of our people processes including; recruitment and selection, pre-employment and new starter processes, payroll administration, HR system administration and, learning and development administrative support.

You’ll need to be confident in dealing with people, keen to learn and have a positive, can-do attitude to really thrive in this role. There is lots to do and no two days will be the same.

The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Human Resources Practice will provide you with a solid foundation of all areas of HR and develop the essential skills and confidence you need to progress your career further. For more information about the course which is part of this Apprenticeship, visit the CIPD Website.

"The HR Team provides an essential and valued service within WRA. You’ll join a small but friendly team of HR professionals with a passion for excellent customer service delivery and continuous improvement. You can expect to work within a supportive team that will be invested in your career development.”

**Jenni Viggers, HR Business Partner**

**Person specification**:

- Respond promptly and professionally to both internal and external customer enquiries, by providing general HR advice using relevant information, tools and resources.
- Work closely with the HR Team when the level of advice required is of a more complex nature.
- Undertake HR administrative and people processes as directed.
- Provide support for recruitment processes and onboarding of new entrants to WRA, including use of the applicant tracking system and working with Welsh Government colleagues in relation to the vetting process.
- Preparation and issuing of employment offer letters and production of contracts of employment.
- Administration of staff changes and accurate reporting to payroll (e.g. promotions, secondments, maternity or parental leave, sickness, etc.) including the production and issuing of revised contracts and variations to terms and conditions.
- Updating and maintenance of HR systems including HR Information System (HRIS), Excel spreadsheets and Intranet.
- Produce HR and payroll information/data for reports, to support business processes as necessary.
- Managing sensitive information securely, such as pay, absence and diversity records.

**Languages**:

- Welsh desirable means that having Welsh language skills would be useful in this role, but it is not an assessment criteria so it won’t put you at any disadvantage during recruitment if you aren’t a Welsh speaker. We support all staff to learn or improve their Welsh language skills once they join us.**Benefits**:
We offer a wide range of benefits