HR Administrator

Job description

We are now recruiting for a HR Administrator to join the council in Borehamwood this is a 12-month FTC with a strong possibility of being extended!

You will be responsible for the administration of the Human Resources function including recruitment and new starter process, wellbeing, training, invoicing, orders and payments and providing general advice to internal and external customers. You will also provide cover for the Assistant HR Advisers as required.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your HR experience with great exposure to the overall HR function! For the right candidate, study support will be offered to further develop your knowledge and experience!

What s in it for you?

• Salary: £23,299-£26,153k depending on experience
• Hours: 9am-5.15pm, Mon-Thursday and 9am-5pm on Friday, WFH 2 days per week
• Generous pension scheme, up to 19%
• days annual leave (depending on the length of Local Government Service) plus one floating day per annum
• Study support
• Free gym membership
• Cycle scheme

Key Responsibilities for the HR Administrator:

• To act as the first point of contact for all customers to the department, and to offer help and general HR information and advice on basic employment procedures and policies, referring more complex queries to the HR Advisers
• To be responsible for providing administrative support in relation to the full employee lifecycle including:
• Assisting with placing recruitment adverts
• Corresponding with applicants and managers, organising interviews and assessments
• Assisting with the preparation of contracts of employment
• Conducting pre-employment checks
• Arranging start dates and assisting with setting up the new employee on relevant electronic systems
• Drafting template letters to amend pay and terms and conditions and liaising with the payroll department
• Sending probationary review reminders and referring any cases of concern to HR Advisers
• Assisting with booking courses, issuing joining instructions, preparing course material and room/virtual room set up
• Dealing with the leavers process, removing employees from systems and assisting with arranging exit interviews
• To share responsibility for monitoring the HR inboxes and ensuring that all speculative letters/emails are responded to appropriately
• To assist with running data reports providing management information
• To assist with the intranet and web administration for HR, entering new information as requested by the HR Advisers.
• To set up orders, process invoices for payment, keep records up to date and liaise with Finance and HR Advisers as required
• To provide cover for the key duties of the Assistant HR Advisers including and in particular the booking of temporary agency staff where required

For this HR Administrator role the employer is looking for:

• Must have an interest in HR (will ideally have either some HR experience or a HR qualification)
• Great communication skills, you ll be speaking to people at all levels
• Computer literacy, Microsoft packages
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills including writing correspondence, using Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams. Able to pick up specialised systems quickly and enjoy working with systems

If you are interested in this HR Administrator role, please apply now!

Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.

Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.