People Administrator 3 month FTC

Poundland; Walsall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking a proactive People Administrator to support HR operations. This role, based in Walsall, includes maintaining HR systems, processing paperwork, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess HR administrative skills. The position offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development

Bonus potential

Free on-site parking

Onsite coffee lounge

Exclusive store discounts

Family-friendly benefits

Life assurance cover

Health & wellbeing programme

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in an HR admin role is desirable.
• Knowledge of HR legislation and best practices is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the HR system with colleague information.
• Assist in developing HR admin processes.
• Administer HR-related documentation.
• Verify compliance of right-to-work documents.
• Produce addendum to contracts and change of details letters.

Skills

HR administration

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting job share opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented People Administrator to join our busy People Administration team. This role involves working on a 3 month fixed-term contract. The role will be based in our Customer Support Centre, so being within commuting distance of Walsall is essential. As a People Administrator, you'll play a key role in supporting our HR operations by providing administrative assistance across Retail, Customer Support Centre, and Distribution Centre teams. Reporting to the HR Admin Team Lead, you'll collaborate closely with your job-share partner to deliver seamless HR Administration support. This will involve processing new starter paperwork, updating colleague details, conducting Right to Work checks, and handling bonus and pay review documentation. In a varied role with no two days being the same, you will thrive on working in a fast-paced environment whilst prioritising your workload, working as a team and autonomously when required.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We uphold three core behaviours that guide all our actions: Love Our Customers, Care for Our Colleagues, Protect Our Pounds/Euros.

Since our humble beginnings, Poundland has evolved into a retail powerhouse with over 850 stores and nearly 17,000 dedicated colleagues across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The addition of Dealz in 2011 further solidified our presence, enabling us to reach millions of customers with our unparalleled value offerings. At Poundland & Dealz, we cultivate an environment where every colleague can thrive and contribute to our mission of providing amazing value to millions of customers. Our behaviours and the hard work, commitment and passion of our wonderful colleagues make it all possible.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and updating the HR system with information on new or existing colleagues
• Assisting with the review and development of HR admin processes
• Adminsitering HR-related documentation, such as offer letters, right-to-work letters, bonus/pay review letters and processing of new starter paperwork
• Ensuring all right-to-work documents are verified and compliant
• Producing and processing addendum to contracts and change of details letters for monthly paid promotions and transfers

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience working in an HR admin role is desirable
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of HR legislation and best practice is desirable

Benefits

• Competitive salary - £25,000 per annum pro rata
• Professional development: induction plan and opportunity to complete in-house development programmes or pursue qualifications
• Bonus potential
• Free on-site parking
• Onsite coffee lounge
• Exclusive store discounts
• Family-friendly benefits
• My Staff Shop discounts
• Life assurance cover
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme