HR Generalist & People Administrator (On-site)

The Tank Museum; Wareham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tank Museum is seeking a committed People Administrator to deliver a broad HR service on-site. You will advise managers, employees and volunteers, handle onboarding and recruitment, and support payroll processes, while ensuring accurate records and compliance.

You will coordinate cycles of recruitment, onboarding, training, and probation, with a focus on confidentiality and professional support across the workforce and volunteers. This role requires on-site work.

Qualifications

• Experience in a generalist HR role.
• Ability to advise managers, employees and volunteers.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Good MS Word and Excel skills.
• CIPD Level 3 certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional and responsive HR service to managers, employees and volunteers across the museum.
• Act as first point of contact for day-to-day people queries and guidance on policies and employment matters.
• Assist in the monthly payroll process.
• Support managers throughout the employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, probation, performance discussions and offboarding.
• Coordinate recruitment activities including vacancies, candidate communication, onboarding and pre-employment checks.
• Administer onboarding for new employees and volunteers with documentation, systems and inductions.
• Maintain accurate employee and volunteer records.
• Support employee relations matters and maintain notes and records.
• Provide pastoral support and guidance to apprentices.
• Coordinate work experience placements with schools and internal departments.
• Maintain training records.

Skills

CIPD Level 3

Generalist HR experience

Advising managers/employees/volunteers

Discretion with confidential data

Prioritisation & deadlines

MS Word & Excel

Education

CIPD Level 3 qualification

Tools

Sage 50 payroll

Job description

The Tank Museum is seeking a committed People Administrator to deliver a broad HR service on-site. You will advise managers, employees and volunteers, handle onboarding and recruitment, and support payroll processes, while ensuring accurate records and compliance.

You will coordinate cycles of recruitment, onboarding, training, and probation, with a focus on confidentiality and professional support across the workforce and volunteers. This role requires on-site work.