Human Resources Administrator

Human Resources Administrator

London (with hybrid working - a minimum of two days per week in the London office)

The Organisation

Our client is focused on supporting education to break down barriers between student success and finance.

They support the education sector through research and working within schools to drive initiatives that directly support learners.

They are now looking for a Human Resources Administrator to join them on a full-time basis for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The Benefits

- Salary of £30,780 per annum

- Flexible working opportunities

- 27 days' holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays, including 3 which can be taken flexibly)

- 2 festive season closure days

- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution

- Life insurance cover

- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme

- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)

- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems

This is a superb opportunity for a highly organised administrator with a genuine interest in HR to join our client's mission-driven organisation for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You'll have the chance to build a truly varied and rewarding HR career within a fast-paced environment, gaining broad, practical experience that will strengthen your expertise and open doors for your future development. You'll be supported through 1-2-1 guidance and training from an experienced HR professional, ensuring you are equipped with all the skills you need to make a success of your role.

What's more, you will discover flexible, hybrid working, that gives you the freedom to create a more balanced lifestyle around your professional and personal commitments.

So, if you want to build a rewarding HR career within a respected and impactful organisation, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Human Resources Administrator, you will provide high-quality HR administrative support across the organisation, helping to deliver an efficient and responsive HR service.

Acting as a first point of contact for a wide range of varied HR queries, you will provide great internal customer support to colleagues in a proactive, helpful fashion. You will support the full employee lifecycle, providing administrative support across recruitment, onboarding, employee records, payroll and benefits processes.

Working closely with the HR Manager and wider teams, you will contribute to process improvement, employee engagement initiatives and the delivery of the HR plan, helping ensure a professional, accurate and people-focused HR function.

Additionally, you will:

- Conduct right to work, DBS and pre-employment checks

- Maintain and update HR systems, organisation charts and employee records

- Support probation, appraisal and mandatory training processes

- Assist with HR metrics, reporting and workforce data monitoring

- Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives across the employee lifecycle

About You

To be considered as a Human Resources Administrator, you will need:

- Experience in an administrative role within a busy environment

- Experience drafting correspondence and maintaining accurate records

- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

- Good problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- The ability to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders

- The ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality

- Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel

- A genuine interest in Human Resources

All staff are subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The level of this check will be "Basic".

Please note, this is a 12-month, fixed-term contract.

The closing date is the 21st June, 2026.

Other organisations may call this role HR Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, HR Co-ordinator, People Administrator, Recruitment Administrator, or People Services Administrator.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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