HR Administrator

Gateley Legal; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal and professional services group in Birmingham is seeking a motivated HR Administrator. This role supports the HR team across various tasks including attendance management and new starter onboarding. The ideal candidate will have administration experience, solid IT skills, and a strong customer service focus. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive remuneration package with additional perks.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Annual bonus potential

Learning and development access

Health care benefits

Qualifications

• Prior administration experience, HR experience is desirable.
• Keen eye for detail, punctuality, and flexibility are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage attendance process and support new starter onboarding.
• Respond to HR queries and assist with meetings as needed.
• Handle pre-employment checks and action the leaver process.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer service

IT skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)

Confidentiality

Communication

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Education

CIPD level 3 (desirable)

Job description

About the Role

The role is for a well organised and self-motivated HR Administrator to support our Property Platform and join our expanding HR team. This position is based in our Birmingham office with hybrid working. The workload is varied and will provide administrative support throughout the employee lifecycle, including managing the attendance process, supporting new starter onboarding (uploading new employees to the HR system, compiling new starter paperwork), monitoring pre-employment checks and actioning the leaver process.

You will assist the HRBP, HR Advisor and Assistant HR Advisor with meetings as required. You will respond to HR queries with a high standard of customer service while understanding and applying HR policies and procedures and acting as an ambassador of Gateley. This job description is not exhaustive; the role may include other ad hoc tasks as required.

Team

Our team of HR professionals works closely to support the group’s business strategy. The team focuses on supporting and driving employees’ personal and professional wellbeing to help them maximise their potential.

Person

As a strong team player, you will participate in day-to-day activities while remaining focused on your own duties. You must be highly organised, able to prioritise your workload, and capable of juggling multiple tasks. In a fast-paced professional environment you will maintain confidentiality.

The successful candidate will have prior administration experience (HR experience desirable) with sound IT skills including MS Word, Excel and Outlook. CIPD level 3 would be advantageous but is not essential. Excellent telephone manner, clear communication at all levels, accuracy and timely delivery of work are essential. A keen eye for detail, punctuality and flexibility are key to success.

About Us

The benefits and development opportunities include a competitive remuneration package with the potential for an annual bonus, Learn platform access for learning and development, and the My Flex rewards package (annual leave, cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, pension, health care, season ticket loan and more, depending on grade).

Perks At Work/Home provides access to a range of retail benefits, plus a Community Online Academy offering free courses across various subjects.

Gateley and Our Values

Gateley is a forward-thinking and straight-talking legal and professional services group, serving more than 5,700 active clients in the UK and beyond. Our culture is defined by the Gateley Team Spirit and shared values: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do, and Working Together. We recognise team members who embody these values at the annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are core to Gateley’s culture. We recruit from diverse backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible working patterns and are proud to be recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions. We aim to create an exciting and rewarding place to work that supports personal and business goals and encourages work-life balance.

Additional Information

If you are offered a role, pre-employment screening checks will be completed as relevant to the role. Checks may include eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, criminal records where appropriate, financial stability, and references from previous employers. The specific checks will vary by role.