Affan A.

HR Professional | Assoc. CIPD

London Area, United Kingdom

About

I am an enthusiastic and professional individual with nearly 5 years of experience in the field of HR. I specialise in Database Administration, Employee Relations, Onboarding, Employee Lifecycle and have successfully lead in HR Projects & Planning. My interests outside of work involve watching and playing sports such as Football & Tennis. I enjoy socialising, gaming and travelling around the world. I also find it beneficial and interesting reading current affairs situations worldwide.

Experience

  • Human Resources Support Specialist at Hertz
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Moving away from the education sector I took my next step in my HR career at global car rental firm Hertz. This role challenges my employee relation knowledge and provides me with a platform to showcase all of my Human Resource expertise while applying this on a daily in a specialist role at their head office in Middlesex. My main responsibilities include: . Acting as first Point of Contact for all employees, former employees, line management, and internal HR team on people queries, escalating as required. . Taking personal initiative to conduct ongoing research and partnering with colleagues to resolve more complex issues and reduce escalations aswell as proactively maintaining an appropriate knowledge of UK employment legislation and company changes that impact HR policies, practices, procedures and services. . Responsible for all HR support tasks i.e., issue contracts/amendments, HRIS updates & maintenance, onboarding documentation, access requests, processing employee life cycle changes. . Maintaining and updating the HR systems daily, updating employee records where required ensuring data is 100% current and accurate. . Maintenance of HR mailbox ensuring all e-mails responded to within agreed timelines. . Proactively drive/project managed processes and improvements on continuous basis, using a Lean philosophy to increase HR efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Human Resources Office Administrator at Haberdashers' Elstree Schools
    Sep 2025 - Apr 2026 · 8 mos

    I joined HABS Elstree School's upon the end of my international working journey. Given my long term ambition to specialise in ER within Human Resource departments, this role in a busy independent school's HR office was a great way to get back into employed life in the UK and continue my ambitions. My role and responsibilities included: . Supporting the Advisors and team with the employee life cycle process. . Coordinate the onboarding processes to ensure starters have a seamless and positive experience. . Assist in recruitment drives, the interview and hiring process while ensuring a high level candidate experience. . Contribute to staff engagement and wellbeing initiatives, including surveys and events. . Run HR reports and help analyse trends to support data-led decision-making. . Maintain the HRIS with accurate records and input of data on a daily basis . Assist the HRBP's with ER queries, meetings and scheduling of vital conversations with the workforce. . Streamline processes and lead on projects and planning as directed by the Head of HR

  • 2nd Year Summer Staff at John Hopkins University
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    Temporarily relocating to Maryland in the States, I worked for an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University called Summer Discovery for the second summer in a row. This seasonal role at one of the top 15 universities in the world allowed me to showcase a different kind of skillset and gain experience working abroad which was always a dream of myn. My roles and responsibilities included: •Responding to the wellness and any emergencies of program attendees. •Assisting in office duty and procedures by managing the phone and queries regarding the program to various stakeholders (staff, parents, students). •Providing a duty of care and assistance to all program attendees. •Assist/Take part in various academic and recreational activities, with responsibility for the scheduling and preparation of these for students and program attendees.

  • HR Services Onboarder at Nouvita Healthcare
    Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 · 3 mos

    My goal was to get back into the world of Human Resources after returning from my first stint in the USA. I joined Nouvita healthcare on a temporary contract within their busy onboarding department before agreeing to return to the U.S.A in June 2025. I assist in the process of onboarding new hires while ensuring compliance guidelines are met. My main role and responsibilities included: •Support with the on-boarding process and cross-checking new starter documentation known as pre-employment checks. •Ensuring right to work, police checks and background information of new starters is processed and gathered in a timely manner. •Gathering reports from applicable systems on Right to Work expiration, DBS renewals and annual professional qualification checks. •Support with managing annual HR audits and compliance while advising of gaps found. •Arranging relevant training and e-learning modules required prior to candidates beginning employment. •Auditing previous employee files to ensure the onboarding process complies with organisational policies and procedures. •Supporting in ad-hoc HR projects as well as busy recruitment periods as and when required.

  • Summer Staff at Georgetown University
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    I had the unique opportunity to move to Washington D.C and work for an affiliate of Georgetown University called Summer Discovery for 12 weeks. GU runs programs hand in hand with Summer Discovery where over 1000 students aged between 14 – 18 attend academic courses on campus. My main responsibilities included: •Responding to the wellness and any emergencies of program attendees. •Assisting in office duty and procedures by managing the phone and queries regarding the program to various stakeholders (staff, parents, students). •Providing a duty of care and assistance to all program attendees. •Assist/Take part in various academic and recreational activities, with responsibility for the scheduling and preparation of these for students and program attendees.