HR Administrator

Markel; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Medical cover

Dental cover

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Income protection

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Markel Group is seeking an organised HR Administrator to support day-to-day HR activities across the employee lifecycle and maintain accurate records. Join us and help shape the delivery of high-quality HR services within a global insurer.

You will manage HR administration, payroll changes, and data integrity in the HRIS, responding to routine queries while upholding confidentiality and delivering a professional service to managers and employees. We value diversity and flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Have good foundational HR knowledge or relevant HR administration experience.
• 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 confidentiality in HR work.
• Possess good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, with the ability to learn HR systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll changes

HRIS data

Confidentiality

Communication

Organisational skills

Data entry

Job description

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 elevate 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.

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 support needed to be done.

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. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.