People Assistant

What’s in it for you?

Joining the Hakim Group means becoming part of a close-knit family of independent Optical practices across the UK and Ireland.

A career where empowerment, innovation, and unwavering support create a truly fulfilling experience.A career that’s not just fulfilling but a bit like joining a secret club of the happiest eye-care professionals.

We are seeking a People Services Administrator with a passion for systems, processes, and precision to support our growing People Team.

You will also receive:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Additional leave
• Sick pay
• An Extra Day off for your Brithday 

About the Role

Join our vibrant People Team as a People Services Administrator, where your love for structure, detail, and efficiency will help shape the backbone of our HR operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the UK’s fastest-growing optical business, supporting our practices and teams across the UK and Ireland.

This is a newly created role, giving you the chance to influence how we work, streamline our systems, and contribute to our ongoing growth journey.

This is an office-based role at our HQ in Darwen, BB3 1AE with one day working from home.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update HR systems and databases with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of people processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Assist with onboarding, offboarding, and contract management.
• Act as a first-line support for People-related queries, providing timely and professional responses
• Deliver excellent customer service to our practices and support teams, ensuring queries are resolved or escalated appropriately.
• Collaborate with the wider People Team to ensure compliance and consistency in HR practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance our service delivery

Our Ideal Person

You are a detail-oriented and process-driven individual with experience in HR administration and a keen interest in systems. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy bringing order to complexity. You’re confident using HR software and Excel, and you’re always looking for ways to improve how things are done.You’re a natural communicator, comfortable working with people across all levels of the business, and you take pride in delivering a seamless and professional HR service.

What's Next?

Click apply below and we will ensure you are contacted as soon as possible by one of our team.

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