People Coordinator

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company committed to a greener future as an HR Administrator. You will support the HR team in managing employee life cycles, ensuring compliance, and enhancing HR practices. This full-time role offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary with various benefits, including generous leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Health Cash Plan

Full funded eye tests

Two paid volunteering days a year

Occupational health service

Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

Digital GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in HR or strong administration in a large organization.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration support for the full employee life cycle.
• Manage onboarding processes and maintain HR records.
• Act as first point of contact for HR queries.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Customer Service

Adaptability

Education

HR Administration Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Job description

Closing Date

2025-05-29

**This role is full time, hours are 9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday & 9am - 4:30pm Friday, with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. 8am - 4pm or 8:30 - 4:30pm will be considered This is not available part time**

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact, and reducing our carbon footprint!

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to pursue a career in HR, who has strong administration experience, ideally within a HR, Recruitment or similar environment.

Job Overview

Sitting in a team of ten HR professionals, as well as within the wider HR team including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development and Reward; you will be the first point of contact for all People & HR related queries from across the organisation.

Your overall responsibility will be to provide administration support for the full employee life cycle as well as supporting the People Services team, and assisting with internal employee queries in a timely and accurately manner.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Assisting People team with preparation of HR documents i.e. employment contracts/offers and organisational change documentation
• Arranging and co-ordinating HR administrative processes such as pre-employment checks, including; health checks, DBS checks, driving license checks etc.
• Managing full onboarding process for new starters in to the business and Internal moves, using Workday
• Ensuring all HR records are accurate, up to date and GDPR compliant
• Administration and maintenance of the recruitment approval system
• Organising and maintaining HR records (Filing/E-Files)
• Act as a first port of call for employees and managers on HR administrative processes
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of HR systems and practices including the development of tools and templates for line managers to use to manage their people effectively
  
  

About You

• Good communication and planning skills and a track record of building authentic, trust-based relationships within a team environment
• Adapts and works effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ideally HR administration experience or strong administration experience from within a large complex organisation
• Customer service experience; dealing with incoming queries via a centralised mailbox or ticketing system
• Confident using HRIS or similar IT systems (ATS etc)
• Confident user of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Teams
• Friendly, approachable demeanour and positive attitude
• Experience working with large volumes of work, with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively
  
  

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week on a 9-month FTC.

Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington (Worthing) office and home, with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

We are offering a salary of £28,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications (if position goes permanent)
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

Join our HR team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.