Job Title: HR Administrator

Location: Hammersmith, London

Role Overview: The HR Administrator covers generalist HR, recruitment and payroll support. This role requires someone with excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills, along with a good understanding of HR best practices and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

Generalist HR Administration:

• Manage the new starters and leavers processes; onboarding, organising new starter’s first day, HR inductions, obtaining references, coordinating probations reviews, leaver processes including exit interviews
• Maintain and update employee records and HRIS, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality
• Complete a variety of employment letters (e.g. contracts, references, promotions, salary reviews etc.)
• Manage the HR inbox and respond to employee queries
• Assist with audits and prepare reports and information as and when required
• Support with the administration of monthly outsourced payroll activities
• Support administration of company benefit’s
• Review and suggest improvements for all admin processes and ways of working on an on-going basis
• Assist the HR Advisor, Head of HR and HRD with any project related work
• Support development and creation of policies / guidelines according to changes in UK Employment Legislation or company processes
• Support employee engagement initiatives, organising training sessions and company events
• Provide general administrative support to the wider team and business as required

Recruitment:

• Support managers with creating job descriptions (where required) and be responsible for the editing & formatting job descriptions
• Ensure job adverts are posted correctly
• Assist hiring managers with candidate shortlisting and interview coordination
• Support recruitment for the university work placement programme

Requirements:

• 1-2 years’ experience in an HR administrative role or similar
• Ideally, CIPD qualified or actively working towards it
• Strong organisation, written and verbal communication and numerical skills
• Excellent attention to detail and reliability
• Able to work independently as well as within a team
• High level of discretion and confidentiality
• An understanding of the basic HR principles with a passion to develop
• Good IT skills ((Excel - preferably at advanced level, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good time-management skills, proactive approach, ability to multitask and meet deadlines