HRIS Project Administrator - 12 Month FTC

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an HRIS Project Administrator, where you'll play a crucial role in implementing a new Human Resources system for over 26,000 employees. This exciting position involves working within a large project team, managing key administrative duties, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, utilizing your strong communication and customer service skills to support the HRIS support desk. With a commitment to personal development and excellent benefits, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of a leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry.

Benefits

Staff Discount on JD Group

Personal Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a team-oriented role with strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Record meeting minutes and maintain action logs.
• Assist HRIS support desk with end-user queries.
• Manage stakeholder communications and summarize project updates.

Skills

Team Collaboration

Fast-paced Work Environment

Initiative

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

HRIS Project Administrator - 12 Month FTC

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom Req #992

29 April 2025

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Department: People Services

Location: JD Sports Fashion PLC, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR.

Working in a large project team of SME’s, implementing a new Human Resources system for more than 26k employees. Working closely with the Programme and Project Managers to maintain key administrative duties.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Record meeting minutes, actions and decisions
• Maintain action log, adding new actions and updating existing ones
• Calendar/Diary management
• Stakeholder communication
  • Summarising key project updates accurately
  • Monitor action updates and identify potential risks
• Assist the HRIS support desk by answering end user queries by phone and via a ticket system
• Reviewing tickets and categorising them for analytic purposes

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

• Previous experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong proven experience of customer service delivery
• Experience in use of Microsoft packages including:
  • Teams
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.