HR Coordinator

Confidential; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £32k

Benefits package

Hybrid working

Early finish Friday

Enhanced annual leave

Career progression

Job summary

Confidential is partnering with an established, forward-thinking organisation to recruit an HR Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing HR team in a varied role where no two days are the same, focused on delivering an exceptional employee experience across the full lifecycle.

You will coordinate HR administration, onboarding, payroll coordination and employee engagement, acting as the first HR contact and providing guidance to managers.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration across the lifecycle.
• Experience supporting payroll processes and maintaining HR systems.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate HR administration across the full employee lifecycle.
• Manage onboarding, pre-employment checks, contracts and induction activities for new starters.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR systems and personnel documentation.
• Coordinate monthly payroll administration and employee benefits.
• Support employee relations processes and provide day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees.
• Produce HR reports and workforce data to support business decisions.
• Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing initiatives, reward and recognition programmes and company events.
• Support HR projects, annual HR processes and continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

Skills

HR administration

Onboarding

Payroll coordination

Employee engagement

Reporting

Communication

Excel

Organisational skills

Education

HR qualification or degree

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

HR Coordinator

We're delighted to be partnering with an established and forward-thinking organisation to recruit an HR Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing HR team in a varied role where no two days are the same.

You'll play a key role in delivering an exceptional employee experience, supporting the full employee lifecycle while taking ownership of HR administration, onboarding, payroll coordination and employee engagement initiatives. If you're looking to develop your HR career within a collaborative, supportive environment that genuinely invests in its people, this could be the perfect next step.

The role As HR Coordinator, you'll be the first point of contact for HR queries, providing a professional and responsive service to employees and managers. You'll coordinate HR processes across the employee lifecycle, ensuring everything runs smoothly from onboarding through to offboarding, while supporting payroll, reporting and wider HR initiatives.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain broad exposure across all areas of HR and become a valued member of a busy, people-focused team.

The main responsibilities

• - Coordinate HR administration across the full employee lifecycle.
• - Manage onboarding, pre-employment checks, contracts and induction activities for new starters.
• - Maintain accurate employee records, HR systems and personnel documentation.
• - Coordinate monthly payroll administration and employee benefits.
• - Support employee relations processes and provide day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees.
• - Produce HR reports and workforce data to support business decisions.
• - Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing initiatives, reward and recognition programmes and company events.
• - Support HR projects, annual HR processes and continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

The ideal candidate

• - Previous experience in a HR Coordinator, HR Assistant or similar HR support role.
• - Strong knowledge of HR administration across the employee lifecycle.
• - Experience supporting payroll processes and maintaining HR systems would be highly desirable.
• - Excellent organisational skills with outstanding attention to detail.
• - Strong communication skills and the confidence to build relationships across all levels of the business.
• - Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• - HR qualification, HR degree or equivalent experience would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

• - Competitive salary up to £32k (based on experience)
• - Attractive benefits package.
• - Hybrid and flexible working
• - Early finish Friday
• - Enhanced annual leave
• - Ongoing learning and development with genuine opportunities for career progression.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.