People Operations Associate - 6 month Fixed Term Contract - #1669382

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.

At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.

You will be at the heart of delivering a brilliant employee experience for one of the UK’s best places to work. We know that a happy and healthy team is key to success and you will be integral to ensuring Kainos supports its global team through every stage of the employee lifecycle and celebrate the moments that matter in their career.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious HR professional who is at the beginning of their career journey. You’ll get to work with like-minded individuals who will share their experience and knowledge giving you learning opportunities. Alongside that you will be making a real impact to Kainos’s future success.

What You Will Be Doing

You will directly support our people through their Kainos career and confirm for them that working for Kainos is the best decision they have ever made, to you, that is not work – that is impact.

You will be delivering a step change in the Kainos employee experience. You will do this by guiding our people through the employee lifecycle. And this will be achieved by working in partnership with the recruitment, HR business partners, payroll and communications teams to build a seamless service for Kainos employees.

We’ll need you to bring you’re ‘A’ game, accuracy, creativity, flexibility, communications and stakeholder management experience that will help nurture a healthy workplace for Kainos employees at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver brilliant employee experience. Handle day-to-day administration of general employee queries via employee ticketing system
• Act as custodian of employee data. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of employee data and assist with preparing reports and contract documents for HR-related activities
• Deliver awesome people support to employees and managers with their employee life cycle
• Make sure Kainos is operationally compliant in the countries in which we operate by interpreting, implementing and managing employment policy and process.
• Grab development opportunities by collaborating on some of our transformation projects to make sure we are always improving and representing Kainos’ best self in the workplace
• Think creatively and work with the teams to provide valuable insight, help identify trends and accurate reporting that helps the business make informed decisions.
• Contribute to making the People Operations team run smoothly by rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in.
  
  

Minimum (essential Skills) Requirements

• Minimum of 1-year experience in HR working environment with an approachable, mature, collaborative style in a customer facing environment
• Working towards an HR qualifcations e.g CIPD
• Ability to carry out responsibilities totally aligned to company policies, procedures and processes.
• Effective personal time management and planning skills to deliver a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in tight timeframes/targets.
• Ability to work efficiently, make sensible decisions under pressure and prioritise your workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to be trusted to handle confidential information whilst remaining impartial throughout.
• A self-starter who can work on their own initiatives with minimal supervision
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Office 365 Suite or equivalent
  
  

Desired Experience

• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplined team
• Ability to identify and communicate areas for improvement within the team and business
• Experience with JIRA, Microsoft teams, SharePoint or Workday
• Demonstrate commercial awareness and understanding of project and business dynamics.
• We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including taking direction from others, is crucial
  
  

Who You Are

• You’re confident, articulate and personable, you will have energy, drive and enjoy working at pace.
• You’re someone who can take a large problem and come up with lots of possible solutions, get people on board and make them happen fast.
• Calm under pressure: you remain cool as a cucumber no matter how many deliverables you are juggling at any one time
• Willing to go the extra mile: you will genuinely strive to make Kainos the coolest workplace on the planet
• Approachable: you will be championing a positive and proactive culture across the business.
• Learning oriented (curious, up to date with latest thinking and external trends)
• Agility – manage day to day tactical with strategic demands
• Structured – problem solving and day to day activities and great attention to detail
• Hard wired to business plan (always questions ‘why’)
• Grounded in operational reality
• Commercial grip (always looking to measure success, and keeps the objective in mind)
• Grit and determination
  
  

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.

Embracing our differences  

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.   We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.   We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.