Human Resources Assistant

About the Company

SELA is a fast-growing sports events and entertainment business delivering world-class live events and major projects across multiple markets. As the business continues to scale, we are building a best-in-class HR function to support decision-making, performance management and strategic growth.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented HR Assistant to join our London-based team. This pivotal role focuses on the operational backbone of our people department, supporting employees across our international offices. You will be the "go-to" person for HR administration, contract management, and benefits coordination, ensuring our global workforce receives support with precision and care. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses advanced Excel skills, and enjoys the intersection of HR and Finance.

Responsibilities

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• Global Contract Management: Draft and issue employment contracts, offer letters, and addendums for various international jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with local labour laws.
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• Benefits Administration: Act as the primary point of contact for global benefits providers. Manage enrolments, renewals, and queries for health insurance, pension schemes, and other perks across different countries.
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• HR Operations & Admin: Maintain accurate digital employee files and ensure the HRIS (Human Resources Information System) is up-to-date. Manage the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
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• Finance Collaboration: Work closely with the Finance team to provide accurate data for monthly payroll processing, including tracking bonuses, salary adjustments, and pro-rated leaves.
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• Data & Reporting: Utilise Excel to maintain trackers and generate reports on turnover, headcount, and leave balances. You must manage complex data sets with 100% accuracy.
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• Compliance: Support annual audits and ensure all right-to-work documentation and international visas are tracked and renewed on time.
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• Onboarding/Offboarding: Carrying out full right to work processes.
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Qualifications

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• Experience: 1–3 years in an HR administrative or operational role, ideally within a multi-country or high-growth environment.
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• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and complex formulas are a daily requirement). Proficiency with all Microsoft (e.g. PPT) and confident with reporting/pulling reports and building out decks.
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• Processing family leave / parental leave / note taking / expanding to take on low level ER as the role grows.
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• Attention to Detail: An eagle eye for detail, you are someone who spots a typo in a contract or a discrepancy in a spreadsheet from a mile away.
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Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.