Hr Administrator (12 months)

The Business Connection Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free city centre parking

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee recognition awards

Retail discounts platform

Job summary

The Business Connection Group in Chester is seeking an HR Administrator on a 12-month maternity contract to support the employee lifecycle and payroll-related information with accuracy and confidentiality.

Based in the city centre, you will work Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, providing essential HR administrative tasks across contracts, changes, onboarding, and reporting, while adhering to data protection and company policies.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR administration, payroll administration or similar is essential.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification, or working towards this.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Able to work accurately under pressure and recognise when matters should be escalated to a more senior member of the HR team.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring employee records, systems, documentation and payroll-related information are maintained accurately, confidentially and in line with company policies, data protection requirements and relevant employment legislation.
• Prepare and issue employee documentation including contracts, offer letters, contractual changes, family leave correspondence and leaver documentation.
• Process and maintain information relating to new starters, leavers, employee changes, absence, benefits, pensions and other HR administration activities.
• Prepare and maintain accurate payroll-related information, ensuring all updates are completed in line with monthly payroll deadlines.
• Support recruitment administration including coordinating vacancies, arranging interviews, maintaining recruitment records and administering the Recruitment SharePoint site.
• Prepare new starter and induction materials and co-ordinate onboarding activities.
• Allocate training through the learning management system and maintain employee training records.
• Record and maintain absence information on behalf of managers where required.
• Produce routine HR reports and provide general administrative support to the wider HR team.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll administration

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Data protection

Education

CIPD Level 3 qualification

Tools

SharePoint

LMS

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Working for this business whose Chester Head Office is based in the city centre in a stunning location, the HR Administrator will be a 12-month maternity contract, working within a motivated, fast-paced and highly professional HR team. The HR Administrator will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring employee records, systems, documentation and payroll-related information are maintained accurately and confidentially.

Working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, the HR Administrator role has benefits including free city centre parking; 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays; an Employee Assistance Programme; employee recognition awards; and access to a platform with retail discounts and offers.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring employee records, systems, documentation and payroll-related information are maintained accurately, confidentially and in line with company policies, data protection requirements and relevant employment legislation.
• Prepare and issue employee documentation including contracts, offer letters, contractual changes, family leave correspondence and leaver documentation.
• Process and maintain information relating to new starters, leavers, employee changes, absence, benefits, pensions and other HR administration activities.
• Prepare and maintain accurate payroll-related information, ensuring all updates are completed in line with monthly payroll deadlines.
• Support recruitment administration including coordinating vacancies, arranging interviews, maintaining recruitment records and administering the Recruitment SharePoint site.
• Prepare new starter and induction materials and co-ordinate onboarding activities.
• Allocate training through the learning management system and maintain employee training records.
• Record and maintain absence information on behalf of managers where required.
• Produce routine HR reports and provide general administrative support to the wider HR team.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in an HR administration, payroll administration or similar is essential.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification, or working towards this.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Able to work accurately under pressure and recognise when matters should be escalated to a more senior member of the HR team.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams. Experience of HR, payroll or learning management systems would be advantageous.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across the business.
• Professional, approachable and trustworthy, with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently while following established processes and procedures.
• A collaborative team player who is willing to share knowledge, support colleagues and contribute to team objectives.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate employee records, documentation and payroll-related information.
• An understanding of the importance of GDPR, data protection requirements and confidentiality when handling employee information.

KEYWORDS: HR, personnel, human resources, CIPD, payroll, training

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme

Work Location: In person