People & Office Co-ordinator

tranScrip; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical consultancy is seeking a People & Office Co-ordinator to provide essential office coordination and HR administrative support. The role involves the daily management of office operations, event support, and maintaining employee records. The ideal candidate has proven office administration experience with strong organizational and attention to detail skills, and the ability to handle confidential information professionally. The position offers a hybrid work model based in Wokingham, UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in office administration or coordination role.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• High attention to detail and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day office operations.
• Support internal meetings and logistics.
• Manage HR inbox and administrative queries.

Skills

Office administration experience

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Confidence using systems

Professional handling of confidential information

Proactive and service-oriented

Calm under pressure

Job description

tranScrip is a highly specialist pharmaceutical consultancy providing strategic expertise, therapeutic experience and operational excellence across the entire product lifecycle.

We design and deliver product development, regulatory, and commercialisation strategies to help bring life-changing therapies to patients faster. Our multidisciplinary team of physicians, scientists, and commercial professionals offers flexible, bespoke solutions to maximise product value and support clients globally.

The People & Office Co-ordinator will provide high-quality office coordination and operational administrative support, alongside People Operations (HR administration) activities. The role ensures the office runs smoothly day to day, supports internal events and logistics, and delivers reliable administrative support across core People processes such as onboarding, systems administration, and benefits coordination. This is a non-advisory role, with employee relations and policy matters escalated to the HR lead.

Office & Operations

• Coordinate day-to-day office operations including facilities liaison, supplies, visitor support, and general upkeep.
• Support internal meetings, events, and team activities including logistics, bookings, and catering.
• Provide travel booking and diary/logistics support for senior stakeholders as required.
• Act as a first point of contact for office-related queries and operational issues.
• Build strong relationships with external suppliers and building management.
• Identify opportunities to improve office processes and efficiency.

People Operations Administration

• Maintain accurate employee records across HR systems and trackers.
• Manage the People/HR inbox, handling administrative queries and escalating advisory matters appropriately.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding administration including documentation, checklists, and system access requests.
• Support recruitment administration such as interview scheduling, offer documentation, and pre-employment checks.
• Produce routine people reporting (e.g. starters/leavers) and maintain HR calendars.
• Support compliance administration such as Right to Work checks.
• Coordinate employee benefits administration and support annual renewals with providers.
• Health & Safety / ESG / Wellbeing Administration
• Provide administrative support for Health & Safety requirements and record keeping.
• Support wellbeing initiatives from an operational and coordination perspective.
• Maintain ESG trackers and reporting calendars where required.

Essential Attributes

• Proven experience in an office administration or coordination role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and reliability.
• Confidence using systems, spreadsheets, and office technology.
• Professional handling of confidential information.
• Practical, dependable, and service-oriented.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of tasks.
• Calm under pressure with a flexible approach to changing priorities.

Location

• The People and Office Co-ordinator will be office based for 3 days per week at the company’s Wokingham office, with the remaining days worked from home.