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Derby County Football Club
Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of English football. Derby has played its home matches at Pride Park Stadium since 1997.
Job Posted- 3 Oct 2026
Status- Zero Hours
Location- England
Closing date- 16 Oct 2026
Derby County are seeking to recruit a HR Assistant to join the Human Resources Department at Pride Park Stadium.
Working for Derby County Football Club offers a unique opportunity to be part of one of England’s most historic and passionately supported clubs. With a proud legacy, a dedicated fan base, and an exciting vision for the future, Derby County offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment both on and off the pitch. Whether you're joining the team in coaching, administration, marketing, or operations, you'll be contributing to a culture rooted in ambition, community, and progress. Employees benefit from a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development.
We’re looking for an organised and proactive HR Assistant to join our busy HR team on a fixed-term basis for up to 12 months, providing maternity cover.
Working closely with the Senior HR & Payroll Assistant, you’ll provide day-to-day HR support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment and onboarding, employee changes, absence, learning and development and payroll administration.
This is a varied role where no two days are quite the same, so you’ll need excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a genuine passion for providing a great HR service. It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone with HR experience who is looking to broaden their knowledge and gain hands-on experience across a wide range of HR activities.
Key Role Responsibilities:
• Supporting employees throughout the employee lifecycle, from joining the Club through to contractual changes and leavers.
• Coordinating recruitment and onboarding, including advertising vacancies, arranging interviews, communicating with candidates and completing pre-employment checks.
• Preparing contracts, letters and other HR documentation, ensuring everything is accurate and completed on time.
• Supporting the administration of employee absence, keeping records up to date and helping to coordinate referrals and correspondence.
• Supporting learning and development, including arranging training, maintaining records and monitoring mandatory training.
• Assisting the Senior HR & Payroll Assistant with monthly payroll administration, collating and checking employee and payroll changes.
• Helping to manage our HR inboxes, responding to routine queries and ensuring employees and managers receive a helpful and responsive service.
• Providing administrative support with employee relations matters, including arranging meetings, preparing documentation and taking accurate notes.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records and HR systems, ensuring information is kept up to date.
• Producing routine HR reports and information and supporting the wider HR team with projects and initiatives.
• Building positive working relationships across the Club and helping us to continually improve our HR processes and employee experience.
Personal characteristics and experience:
• Previous experience working within an HR or People environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a friendly and approachable manner.
• A proactive and flexible approach, with the confidence to use initiative.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• A positive and collaborative team player, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Good IT skills, with experience of using Microsoft Office and HR systems.
Qualifications:
Essential
• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice, or working towards an equivalent HR qualification or working towards.
Salary is competitive, dependent on experience.
The role is based across Pride Park Stadium and Moor Farm Training Ground, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.
The role is fixed-term for up to 12 months, covering Maternity Leave.
Who are Derby County…
Derby County Football Club, established in 1884, is one of the founder members of the English Football League and has a rich and varied history, including two First Division titles in 1972 and 1975 and an FA Cup success in 1946. The club are currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of English Football following their promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season and is under the management of Head Coach John Eustace. The club also boasts a successful and respected Category One Academy, a status which has been held since 2014, and a Women’s side competing in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division. Derby County recently embarked on an exciting new era following the change in ownership to Clowes Developments (UK) Limited, in the summer of 2022. Our track record of producing talent is outstanding, and we intend to protect that proud legacy, investing in key roles within the club to build on the foundations in place for success.
Everything we do as a Club is built around the three pillars of stability, integrity and progress. Our core values are:
• We are proud of who we are and what we do
• We are positive, inspired and passionate
• We are ambitious and driven
• We are prepared, honest and humble
• We are the heartbeat of our community
• We are the club of opportunity
Derby County employee benefits include:
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Two complimentary staff season tickets
• Two complimentary staff away memberships, subject to availability
• 20% discount at DCFC Megastore
• Company Pension with Aviva
• Discounts with select Club partners and sponsors
• Healthshield Cash Health Plan to support employee health and well-being and Perks for great deals and discounts
• Participating in our employee forum, ‘The Herd’ and Staff Events!
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to programmes and volunteering opportunities with Derby County Community Trust
How to apply…
Derby County Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of the Club's commitment to providing a safe environment for children and young people, applicants should be aware that this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Criminal Record Check.
Derby County Football Club is an Inclusive Club for all and is committed to Equality and Diversity.
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The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm, Friday 16th October 2026. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Strictly no agencies please.
Please note, interviews will be held at Pride Park Stadium on Tuesday 20th October 2026.
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To apply for this role, please complete an application form, which can be found HERE. Alternatively, please copy and paste - http://thera.ms/apply - to your chosen browser. More information can be found at https://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/jo...