People Assistant

At EMJ, people are at the heart of everything we do- our culture, our performance, and our mission to elevate healthcare globally. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a People Assistant who is passionate about supporting others, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to play a key role in shaping a high-performance, values-driven workplace. If you’re organised, proactive, and excited to help create Gold Medal Winners across the business, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Do

As our People Assistant, you’ll be a central pillar of the People team. Helping us run smoothly, maintain our high-performance culture, and support colleagues across the business. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day HR administration, including preparing and maintaining documentation
• Maintaining and updating people data and records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and confidentiality at all times
• Helping administer employee benefits, such as healthcare, volunteer days and wellbeing initiatives
• Managing the onboarding process, ensuring new starters have a seamless introduction to EMJ, and supporting the offboarding process for departing employees
• Coordinating and assisting with the delivery of our internal, gold-medal-winning training programme
• Contributing to HR reporting and metrics, helping the team track key data points such as headcount, engagement, and performance
• Supporting ad hoc People initiatives- from learning and development to engagement activities and performance management cycles
• Assisting with team coordination and recruitment administration, as required

Who You Are

• Organised & detail-oriented : You pride yourself on your ability to manage multiple tasks, track progress, and follow up reliably.
• A communicator : Friendly, professional, with strong verbal and written skills; you can interact with people at all levels.
• Proactive thinker : You don’t wait to be told what to do- you anticipate needs, spot opportunities, and take initiative.
• Trustworthy : You understand the sensitivity of HR data and treat confidentiality with the seriousness it deserves.
• Team player : You thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment- but you also know when to act independently.
• Tech-savvy : Comfortable with basic systems, data entry, spreadsheets, and documentation.
• Experience : Previous experience in an administrative or HR support role is a bonus, but not mandatory- we value attitude and potential.

Key Information

• Salary: £30,000
• Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Monday - Friday
• Reporting to: Head of Recruitment and Retention
• Location: London/Moorgate office
• Working pattern: Hybrid, 3 days in the office (5 days in the office during probation)

To support your training and development during your initial three-month probation, this period will be fully office-based, five days a week. Following this, we anticipate a regular office presence of at least three days a week to maintain collaboration and team connection.

What's in it for you:

• Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
• Start with 25 days of holiday , plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
• From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.
• Enjoy free breakfast and fresh fruit to keep you energised.
• Get the chance to attend amazing events in the Wembley box.
• Take advantage of a 1.5-hour gym lunch and join company clubs, including running, football, board games, and chess .
• Our buddy program for new starters ensures you feel at home from day one.

About EMJ

EMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ, we believe we can train raw skills, but we can't change your values. EMJ's values are focused on:

• Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.
• Manage your own stuff: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
• Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners .