HR Coordinator

Anderson Knight; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderson Knight is partnering with a well-established organisation to recruit an HR Coordinator on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role supports HR Business Partners, manages employee records, and handles compliance and HR casework with accuracy.

The position is hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) and involves a 35-hour week. Ideal candidates include experienced HR administrators or coordinators, a HR degree (or CIPD progression), and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting employee relations processes and maintaining HR records.
• Experience providing administrative support in a busy HR environment.
• Knowledge of HR compliance and workforce administration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across employee relations matters including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance management.
• Prepare HR correspondence, meeting documentation and casework packs.
• Act as first point of contact for HR-related enquiries and escalate complex matters.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support HR reporting and audit trails.
• Coordinate Right to Work checks and ensure UK compliance.
• Monitor compliance requirements and regulatory checks including PVG renewals.
• Review Occupational Health and PVG invoices and resolve discrepancies.
• Support HR Business Partners with governance and workforce administration tasks.
• Handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

Skills

HR Administration

Employee relations

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft 365

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Degree in HR or related discipline

CIPD membership or in progress

Tools

Dayforce HRIS

Job description

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a well-established organization to recruit an HR Coordinator for a 12 month FTC. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR administrator or coordinator who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is looking to broaden their exposure across employee relations, HR compliance and workforce administration. This would also suit a recent HR Graduate who has some previous administration experience.

Working as part of a supportive HR team, you will play a key role in providing administrative support to HR Business Partners, ensuring employee records, compliance processes and HR casework documentation are managed accurately and efficiently.

This is a hybrid role, where you will work 3 days from the office and 2 days from home, contracted to a 35 hour week, the salary is up to £30k.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support across a wide range of employee relations matters, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, flexible working and organisational change.
• Prepare HR correspondence, meeting documentation, outcome letters and casework packs.
• Act as a first point of contact for HR-related enquiries, managing requests and escalating complex matters where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support reporting on HR activity, case volumes and trends.
• Coordinate and administer Right to Work checks, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and maintaining robust audit trails.
• Monitor compliance requirements and regulatory checks, including professional registrations and renewal deadlines.
• Review Occupational Health and PVG invoices, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accurate processing.
• Support HR Business Partners and managers with compliance, governance and workforce administration activities.
• Ensure sensitive and confidential information is managed with professionalism and discretion.

About You

• Previous experience providing administrative support within a busy HR environment.
• Experience supporting employee relations processes and maintaining HR records.
• A degree in HR or a related discipline, or equivalent HR experience.
• CIPD membership or be working towards a CIPD qualification.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 applications.
• The ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within a social care or regulated environment.
• Exposure to Right to Work legislation and compliance processes.
• Experience administering PVG checks or workforce compliance activities.
• Experience using Dayforce HRIS