Business Support Administrator

Confidential; Manchester, Salford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Manchester city centre location

Experience in university environment

Collaborative team

Job summary

Confidential in Manchester City Centre is seeking an HR Business Support Coordinator to provide high-level administrative support to senior HR and People leaders, coordinate meetings, manage diaries, and organise onboarding. This 6-month fixed-term contract offers a 35-hour week with hybrid working and a salary of 26,000 to 27,500 GBP per year.

You will support health and safety compliance, intranet maintenance, and HR projects.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex workloads and competing priorities.
• Strong administration and organisational skills.
• Excellent minute-taking and meeting coordination experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Exceptional customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a busy team environment.
• Previous experience supporting senior leaders, HR teams or professional services functions would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to senior HR and People leaders.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and manage follow-up actions.
• Support diary management for senior stakeholders.
• Organise meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including Trade Union representatives.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for new colleagues, including IT access, equipment and induction arrangements.
• Maintain departmental intranet pages and ensure information remains accurate and up to date.
• Support HR projects and strategic initiatives through administration, reporting and event coordination.
• Act as a first point of contact for visitors, deliveries and departmental enquiries.
• Manage stationery and equipment requests and support procurement processes.
• Support health and safety compliance and maintain related documentation.

Skills

Administrative support

Diary management

Minute taking

Stakeholder management

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

HR Business Support Coordinator
Manchester City Centre University Sector
35 Hours per Week 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary : 26,000 to 27,500

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to senior HR and People leaders.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and manage follow-up actions.
• Support diary management for senior stakeholders.
• Organise meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including Trade Union representatives.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for new colleagues, including IT access, equipment and induction arrangements.
• Maintain departmental intranet pages and ensure information remains accurate and up to date.
• Support HR projects and strategic initiatives through administration, reporting and event coordination.
• Act as a first point of contact for visitors, deliveries and departmental enquiries.
• Manage stationery and equipment requests and support procurement processes.
• Support health and safety compliance and maintain related documentation.

About You

• Experience managing complex workloads and competing priorities
• Strong administration and organisational skills
• Excellent minute-taking and meeting coordination experience
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information
• Exceptional customer service and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a busy team environment
• Previous experience supporting senior leaders, HR teams or professional services functions would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• 35-hour working week
• Manchester city centre location
• Hybrid working opportunity
• Experience within a leading university environment
• Collaborative and supportive team