HR Assistant

£10,088 per annum
To improve the lives of all within our community and help the island thrive by completing

straightforward HR transactional processes and delivering a high quality, customer focused

service.



Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertake a range of straightforward HR transactional processes in connection with the

delivery of a high quality transactional HR service, in areas including recruitment and

selection, leavers, contractual changes and employment related policies and

procedures.

2. Support the Human Resources Support Officer with entering employee data for all

transactional processes, including new starters, leavers and transfers/promotions into

HR21 and ensure data integrity of the HR Information System. Save all paperwork on,

and maintain, electronic Personal Files and update any spreadsheets or tracking

systems as appropriate.

3. Maintain the HR Information System including setting HR21 permission levels for new

employees, and reconfiguring the system to take account of staff or structural changes in

the Public Service. Support the liaison between Central HR, ICT and Frontier on

technical issues.

4. Keep HR Colleagues updated on the progress of transactional processing, particularly in

relation to recruitment.

5. Prepare all adverts for local recruitment and liaise with appropriate agencies to ensure

posts are advertised.

6. Support the recruitment and selection process by responding to queries, sending out

application packs, processing and recording completed application forms, preparing and

sending out shortlisting documents to the Recruiting Manager, arranging interviews and

sending out interview invite letters/emails, making up interview packs ensuring they are

ready and disseminated to panel members in good time, and sending out unsuccessful

letters, liaising with HR colleagues and Recruiting Managers as required.
Enquiries: sharnell.benjamin@sainthelena.gov.sh
Closing Date: 21/07/2026
Shortlisting Date: 23/07/2026
Interview Date: 29/07/2026
Leave: 30 days annual holiday (with an additional 9 days public holidays)

How to apply

To access job profiles and application forms online, visit www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/vacancies Alternatively, these are available in paper format from Central Human Resources and Organisational Development at The Castle, Jamestown.

For further information, please contact the recruitment team on telephone number 22470 or via the email address below.
Applications should be submitted through the Director/Line Manager (where applicable) to the Human Resources Officer by email recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh or paper copies delivered to the Human Resources Officer by the closing date.
To be considered for our vacancies, you must complete our application form. Please do not submit your CV

Disclaimer

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you. SHG positively accepts applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief and will consider all applications on the basis of merit assessed against the role profile and person specification. All appointments are subject to the successful candidate providing satisfactory clearances, which include a medical check, vetting / DBS clearance and references. SHG reserves the right to have information provided on or with the application independently verified. Benefits are subject to change and may vary according to role.