HR Administrator

Markel Corporation; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental cover

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Season ticket loan

25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Job summary

Markel Group is seeking an organized HR Administrator to support day-to-day HR activity across the employee lifecycle. You’ll handle onboarding, changes, payroll data, and routine HR queries, ensuring accuracy and a professional service to the business.

You’ll work with the HR system, support colleagues and managers, and contribute to process improvements. A foundational HR knowledge and strong admin skills are essential for success in this busy role.

Qualifications

• Have foundational HR knowledge or HR administration experience.
• Demonstrate ownership and self-motivation to complete tasks accurately and on time.
• Use sound judgement and escalate when needed.
• Be highly organised and able to manage competing priorities.
• Communicate clearly and build positive working relationships.
• Demonstrate integrity and confidentiality in HR work.
• Good IT skills with the ability to learn HR systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Have full accountability for managing HR administration across the employee lifecycle (starters, leavers, changes).
• Act as administrator for HR system; maintain data integrity and produce routine reports.
• Prepare and process payroll changes, ensuring accurate data submission.
• Support routine employee relations through meetings, note-taking, and documentation.
• Support HR projects and process improvements for efficiency and consistency.
• Maintain accurate confidential employee records.
• Respond to routine queries and escalate sensitive matters when appropriate.

Skills

Foundational HR knowledge

HR administration

Organisational skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Overview

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in HR? We are looking for an organised and proactive HR Administrator to support the delivery of high-quality HR services across the employee lifecycle. What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Markel International’s HR Business Partnering team as an HR Administrator. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting day-to-day HR activity across the employee lifecycle, providing accurate administration, responding to routine HR queries and helping the team deliver a consistent and professional service to the business. This role is well suited to someone with good foundational HR knowledge, strong common sense and the confidence to take ownership of routine tasks while knowing when to escalate more sensitive or complex matters.

What you’ll be doing

• Have full accountability for managing all HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including documentation for starters, leavers, internal changes, family leave and other core HR processes, ensuring that processes are completed in full from start to end.


• Act as a key administrator for the HR system, maintaining data integrity, processing system transactions, producing routine reports and supporting employees and managers with HR system queries.


• Prepare and process payroll changes, ensuring accurate and timely submission of employee data.


• Support routine employee relations procedures through meeting coordination, note-taking, document preparation and case record keeping.


• Support HR projects and process improvements that help make HR administration more efficient, consistent and user-friendly.


• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, ensuring information is up to date and stored in line with internal processes.


• Respond to routine employee and manager queries, escalating more sensitive or complex matters where appropriate.

Our must-haves

• Have good foundational HR knowledge or relevant HR administration experience, with an understanding of core employee lifecycle processes.


• Demonstrate initiative, ownership and a self-driven approach to completing work accurately and on time.


• Use sound judgement and common sense, recognising when matters can be handled independently and when they should be escalated.


• Are highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and maintain accuracy in a busy HR environment.


• Communicate clearly and build positive working relationships with colleagues, employees and managers.


• Demonstrate integrity, discretion and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality in HR work.


• Possess good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, with the ability to learn HR systems quickly.

Who we are

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package… 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave


• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer


• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances.

Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you.

We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful.

Please contact us via email at [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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