HR Administrator

CMA CGM (UK) Shipping Limited; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 39 days holiday incl. holidays,

Wellbeing days

CIPD study support

Structured career progressions

Cycle to work

Life Assurance

Pension

Discretionary bonus

Discount portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Beststart HR is an entry‑level HR role designed to develop quickly in a lively UK consultancy. You will support HR Consultants, gain exposure to employee relations, policy development and client management, and progress through a clear career framework from Administrator to Senior HR Consultant.

The role offers hybrid working from our Stevenage office and client sites, with ongoing training, regular feedback and opportunities for professional CIPD study support.

Qualifications

• Passion for HR and desire to develop a career in HR.
• Genuine passion for people, organisations and employment matters.
• Curious and enjoy understanding how businesses work.
• Open to ideas and using technology including AI.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable pushing back when necessary and offering feedback.
• Confident in developing professional relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Able to adapt to differing client situations and needs.
• able to work at pace with accuracy.
• Able to balance priorities and manage time effectively.
• Proficient with MS Teams, Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google.
• Willing to work across a range of HR Systems.
• Education at degree level or equivalent with good grades.
• HR qualification is a bonus but not essential.
• UK driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Support HR Consultants in delivering high-quality HR services to clients while developing your own knowledge and expertise.
• Learn the breadth and depth of HR disciplines through structured training and career framework.
• Shadow and support seasoned Consultants on larger consultancy projects and retained services.
• Gain direct client contact and autonomy with responsibility for your own HR Administration clients.
• Develop skills in pitching, account management and managing client relationships.

Skills

People skills

Curiosity

Independent worker

Team player

Tech savvy

Education

University degree or equivalent

HR qualification (bonus)

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Adobe

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google

Job description

Job Title: HR Administrator

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire; hybrid working (up to 2 days from home per week once induction completed)

Salary: Starting salary in the region of £26,500 per annum plus discretionary bonus

Job type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid working pattern (on completion of induction)

Accelerate your career in HR. Are you looking for a career in HR that offers variety, challenge and rapid professional development?

Beststart HR supports businesses across the UK with all their HR needs specifically tailored to their business and industry. We predominantly work with small to medium companies with 10-250 employees across a wide range of industries, including finance, creative, professional services, and charities.

Rather than experiencing one organisation's HR function, you'll gain exposure to dozens of businesses, a wide range of workplace challenges and every stage of the employee lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the beginning of their HR career who wants to learn quickly, build confidence and develop into a trusted HR professional.

Unlike many entry-level HR roles, this position offers early exposure to employee relations, organisational change, policy development, and client relationship management. You'll work closely with experienced Consultants who are passionate about developing talent and helping colleagues build successful HR careers.

Beststart HR is a welcoming and hardworking team of professionals. Our Consultants, Advisers and Administrators have the drive to provide the best and often innovative HR solutions. We realise our workplace is fast paced, requiring passion, dedication and energy. We are serious about our team's welfare and, so, in addition to competitive salaries, benefits and their 28-day statutory holiday entitlement, all Beststart HR employees receive up to a further 11 Wellbeing Days to enjoy off work, which covers our Christmas closure and ensures the team have one long weekend most months.

The Role:

Working as part of our growing consultancy team, you will support our HR Consultants in delivering high-quality HR services to clients while developing your own knowledge and expertise.

Beststart HR is looking for an individual who wants to enter HR with a desire to master the breadth and depth of HR disciplines. We provide regular feedback, support, structured training and a clear career framework starting with our Administrators all the way to Senior HR Consultant.

Our HR Administrators learn quickly from shadowing and supporting our seasoned Consultants, seeing HR implemented with a commercial mindset. They work with our HR Consultants supporting them on larger consultancy projects and retained services. In addition, they will have direct client contact and, once up and running, a degree of autonomy with responsibility for their own HR Administration clients. Alongside learning and developing first class HR skills, they will be exposed to and learning and developing skills including pitching, account management and managing client relationships.

Our HR Administrators work from our modern office in Stevenage, their homes and on our client sites. We have a hybrid working pattern; however, being flexible and able to work across all these locations is essential to enable us to keep our team dynamics. The travel to client premises may involve regular commuting to locations that are usually within 1.5 hours of Stevenage but may, from time to time and for the limited period of a particular project, be further afield or include overnight stays.

The Candidate:

We would consider candidates who want to embark or who have already started their careers in HR.

The successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate a passion for and the determination to develop a career in human resources


• Have a genuine passion for people, organisations and employment matters.


• Are naturally curious and enjoy understanding how businesses work.


• Open to ideas, be innovative and try new approaches including using technology and AI


• Be prepared and motivated to work independently and as part of a team.


• Be comfortable pushing back when necessary and willing to offer an opinion or feedback.


• Be out going, confident and enjoy developing professional relationships with both colleagues and clients.


• Be able to adapt to differing client situations and needs.


• Be able to work at pace whist maintaining accuracy.


• Can balance priorities and manage time effectively.


• Be confident with technology and competent using Microsoft Teams, Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Google.


• Be prepared to work across a range of HR Systems.


• Be educated to degree level or equivalent and have good academic grades.


• Have an HR qualification would be a bonus but is not essential.


• Have a UK driving licence and access to a car as not all our clients are accessible by public transport.

Benefits:

• Up to 39 days paid leave per year made up of holiday, bank holidays, 3 day Christmas closure and fixed wellbeing days


• Financial support for professional study of the CIPD


• Structured training and career development programme


• Access to a cycle-to-work scheme


• Discount portal and Employee Assistance Programme


• Life Assurance


• Pension


• Discretionary bonus scheme

We should not forget to give a mention to our friendly Chief Wellbeing Officer, our Great Dane dog, DJ, who is a welcome distraction for the team, when they need a break or when he decides it's time to play!

Overseas candidates who require a visa will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa's currently, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; HR Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources Executive, HR Executive, Human Resources Administrator, HR Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, HR Generalist, Human Resources Admin, HR Officer, HR Admin may also be considered for this role.