HR Onboarding And Compliance Officer

Pertemps Hillingdon Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillingdon Council is seeking an HR Onboarding and Compliance Officer to join its Human Resources team in Hillingdon. The role focuses on ensuring new starters are onboarded efficiently and in line with employment legislation and Council policies.

You will manage end-to-end onboarding, right-to-work and DBS checks, contracts, references, visa and sponsorship support, and maintain confidential records, providing updates to hiring managers and candidates throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR onboarding, recruitment or HR operations within a complex organisation.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the onboarding process for new starters from offer through to commencement.
• Complete and monitor Right to Work checks, including follow-up checks where required.
• Manage DBS checks and ensure the appropriate checks are completed.
• Prepare and issue employment offers and contracts accurately and within required timescales.
• Request and check references in line with safer recruitment requirements.
• Support visa and sponsorship applications, including new applications and renewals.
• Respond to HR, onboarding, DBS and Right to Work queries.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and compliance documentation.
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers and candidates throughout the onboarding process.
• Carry out first-day checks and escalate any discrepancies.
• Support HR Operations and Payroll during busy periods.
• Keep up to date with changes to relevant legislation and HR compliance requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes and procedures.

Skills

HR onboarding

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Tools

HR systems

Job description

HR Onboarding and Compliance Officer

Location: Hillingdon

Contract: ASAP - 31/12/2026

Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday

Pertemps are currently recruiting for an HR Onboarding and Compliance Officer to join the Human Resources team at Hillingdon Council.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join a busy team and play a key role in ensuring new starters are onboarded efficiently and in line with employment legislation and Council policies.

About the role: As an HR Onboarding and Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for managing a range of onboarding and compliance activities, working closely with hiring managers, candidates and colleagues across the HR function.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing the onboarding process for new starters from offer through to commencement.
• Completing and monitoring Right to Work checks, including follow-up checks where required.
• Managing DBS checks and ensuring the appropriate checks are completed.
• Preparing and issuing employment offers and contracts accurately and within required timescales.
• Requesting and checking references in line with safer recruitment requirements.
• Supporting visa and sponsorship applications, including new applications and renewals.
• Responding to HR, onboarding, DBS and Right to Work queries.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records and compliance documentation.
• Providing regular updates to hiring managers and candidates throughout the onboarding process.
• Carrying out first-day checks and escalating any discrepancies.
• Supporting HR Operations and Payroll during busy periods.
• Keeping up to date with changes to relevant legislation and HR compliance requirements.
• Supporting continuous improvement of HR processes and procedures.

About you:

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience within HR onboarding, recruitment or HR operations, preferably within a complex organisation.

You will have experience of:

• HR onboarding and compliance processes.
• Right to Work and DBS checks.
• Managing confidential employee and candidate information.
• Working with internal stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Using HR, recruitment or Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Working accurately within GDPR and data protection requirements.

You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.

Why apply?

This is a great opportunity to join Hillingdon Council's HR team in a role offering varied responsibilities across onboarding, recruitment compliance and HR operations.