Human Resources Assistant (Part-Time)

İngiltere Başkonsolosluğu İstanbul -British Consulate-General Istanbul - İngiltere Büyükelçiliği - British Embassy Ankara

Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption.

The British Consulate General Istanbul is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to hire a part-time (80%) permanentHuman Resources Assistant for the Corporate Services section. The new hire will be assisting the British Embassy Turkey Network HR Team.

Main duties and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

• Act as the first point of contact in HR matters for all non-English speaking staff;
• Carrying out the process for S Band recruitments (in Turkish language);
• Attending recruitment panels as HR representative when required;
• Managing job advertisements on career portals (kariyer.net, LinkedIn, etc.);
• Providing administrative support to the HR Team and hiring managers with all recruitment related activities;
• Update HR staff lists and reports for all Turkey Network;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date personnel files;
• Drafting letters and emails in Turkish and in English;
• Ensure smooth recording of long-term absence cases such as maternity leave;
• Provide translation and interpretation support when needed;
• Prepare HR forms and documents for arrivals, departures and contractual changes;
• Manage exit interview in coordination with the Regional HR Hub;
• SGK Enrolment and SGK exit;
• Assist the HR Team in ad-hoc duties;
• Other duties as required.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience          

• Minimum 1 year of experience in Human Resources field;
• Overall understanding of the core HR processes (recruitment, reporting, performance management and etc.);
• Fluent English and Turkish, written and verbal;
• Good clerical and drafting skills in both languages;
• Efficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially in Word and Excel;
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and complete tasks to an agreed standard;
• Attentive to set performance objectives and meeting deadlines;
• Being a good team player who is able to work with little supervision.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience           

• Familiarity with Turkish Labour Law applications;
• Previous HR generalist experience.