HR Administrator

Virtual Hire Staffing; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Hire Staffing is seeking an HR Administrator to support its people operations from the Northampton area. The role is office-based at Moulton Park with a salary around £28,000 per annum and typical hours from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

You will coordinate payroll information, employee records, inductions, training and benefits while handling sensitive information with care. A strong organisational mindset and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and payroll support.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll, pension and employee benefit administration.
• Maintain accurate and confidential HR records.
• Prepare employee letters and documentation.
• Coordinate induction, role-change and exit processes.
• Monitor one-to-ones, performance, attendance and absence activity.
• Assign mandatory training and track completion.
• Assist with employee screening and compliance processes.
• Coordinate engagement, wellbeing and workplace activities.
• Support office health and safety administration.
• Provide additional administrative support as required.

Skills

HR

admin

administration

customer service

Job description

Required Skills

• HR
• admin
• administration
• customer service

Job Summary

HR Administrator

Location: Office based - Moulton Park, Northampton

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5pm

Are you an organised, people-focused administrator looking to build your career in HR? We are working with an established, values-led organisation to recruit an HR Administrator who will provide essential support across its people operations. This is a busy and varied opportunity covering the full employee journey. You’ll help coordinate everything from payroll information, employee records and HR documentation to inductions, mandatory training, benefits and wellbeing activities. Accuracy, confidentiality and follow-through are vital. You’ll be trusted with sensitive information and will help ensure that important processes are completed properly, consistently and on time. The role will include:

• Supporting payroll, pension and employee benefit administration
• Maintaining accurate and confidential HR records
• Preparing employee letters and documentation
• Coordinating induction, role-change and exit processes
• Monitoring one-to-ones, performance, attendance and absence activity
• Assigning mandatory training and tracking completion
• Supporting employee screening and compliance processes
• Helping to coordinate engagement, wellbeing and workplace activities
• Supporting office health and safety administration
• Providing additional administrative support where required

About you:

You’ll be a dependable and approachable administrator who enjoys bringing order to a busy environment. You’ll be comfortable balancing different priorities, communicating with people at all levels and taking responsibility for seeing tasks through.

We’re looking for:

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to handle confidential information sensitively
• Confidence managing deadlines and competing priorities
• Good Microsoft Office and general IT skills
• A calm and professional approach under pressure
• The confidence to work both independently and collaboratively

Previous HR administration experience would be advantageous, although a strong administrative background, sound judgement and a genuine interest in developing within HR could be equally valuable.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive organisation, gain broad exposure to HR and play an important role in creating a positive employee experience.

Please note, should your application reach interview stage, the personal information collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn