HR/People Operations Placement (Belfast) - June 2026 Start Date

JOB PROFILE TITLE: HR/People Operations Placement  

SALARY: £21,800 - £24,800 

JOB PROFILE DESCRIPTION  

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: 

As a HR Placement within the People Operations team in Kainos, you will spend your year learning about the People Operations function in a fast-paced, challenging PLC environment. You’ll have support and mentoring, balanced with the experience of being given meaningful work to do to help you truly develop both technically and professionally. 

You’ll perform a wide variety of HR tasks which will include, but is not limited to, the following duties:  

• Support the Kainos people Team in all areas of their work 

• Deal competently with internal and external support queries, resolving them in a timely manner & seeking support from the team as required 

• Participate in project work as directed 

• Co-ordinate all People Operations administration for the full employee life cycle  

• General department administration including preparation of communications, presentations and the maintenance of spreadsheets, reports and ongoing maintenance of HRIS 

• Providing a high level of customer service to both internal and external customers 

• Providing support to the People Operations management team as required 

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:  

• Currently studying HR, business or relevant degree 

• Capable of working with limited supervision 

• You apply all relevant standards and procedures to your own work 

• You comply with confidentiality and non-disclosure policies and/or agreements and always ensure security of information 

• We are a customer focused business, we need a credible, professional person with strong communication skills 

• Strong teamwork skills 

• We pride ourselves in doing our best and delivering to a high standard, so attention to detail is required 

• You have a flexible, “can do” attitude, with the ability to manage your own time and enthusiastic to learn 

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE APPLYING: 

Working Arrangements: This role is hybrid. Upon joining, you will be expected to work in your contracted office for one day per week.  

Travel expectations: At Kainos, we work with a diverse range of clients and some of our projects require travel. If travel were required, we will endeavour to keep this to a minimum and ensure sufficient notice is provided.  

Popularity of scheme: We’re looking forward to receiving and reviewing your application. We strongly encourage you to apply early. If a high number of applications are received, this role may close earlier than the advertised deadline. In cases where a large volume of applications is received, the recruitment team will apply enhanced criteria to refine the shortlisting process. 

Completing your application: We recommend avoiding the LinkedIn quick apply function, as it may alter the format of your CV and exclude important details. 

Instead, please apply directly via the Kainos Careers website: Your Kainos story starts here 

Please note that the application process is two parts, completing a questionnaire and uploading your CV. It is important that you complete the questionnaire in full, to the best of your ability. 

Once the role closes, the Job Description will no longer be accessible. We recommend saving a copy in advance.