People Coordinator - 12 month FTC

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a People Coordinator to join their vibrant HR team for a 12-month maternity cover. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your HR skills in a supportive and fast-paced environment. As a People Coordinator, you will ensure smooth transitions for employees, manage onboarding and offboarding processes, and maintain accurate employee data in HR systems. You will also provide essential HR support, respond to employee queries, and contribute to HR projects. If you are passionate about creating a positive employee experience and thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a People Coordinator role is highly desired.
• Understanding of UK employment law is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage onboarding and offboarding experiences.
• Maintain accurate employee data in Workday.
• Provide first-line HR support and respond to employee queries.

Skills

Administrative Skills

Organizational Skills

MS Office Skills

Confidentiality Handling

Education

Experience as People Coordinator

Understanding of UK Employment Law

Tools

Workday

Job description

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

Why We're Hiring:

Join our vibrant HR team for a 12-month maternity cover! We're looking for a People Coordinator to advocate a positive employee experience and support our team through key HR processes. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your HR skills in a supportive and fast-paced environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

As our People Coordinator, you'll be the go-to person for employee lifecycle support, ensuring smooth transitions and providing fundamental HR assistance. Your key responsibilities include:

• Onboarding & Offboarding: Manage onboarding and offboarding experiences.
• HR System Management: Maintain accurate employee data in Workday, ensuring timely processing.
• Employee Support: Respond to employee queries and escalate as needed.
• Collaboration: Partner with teams to deliver exceptional onboarding experiences.
• HR Guidance: Provide first-line HR support, explaining policies and procedures.
• Documentation: Prepare employee letters and documentation.
• Benefits & Payroll: Support benefits administration and payroll preparation.
• Project Support: Contribute to HR projects and process improvements.

What You'll Need:

• Experience: People Coordinator experience is highly desired. Workday experience is a plus.
• Knowledge: Understanding of UK employment law is beneficial.
• Skills: Strong administrative, organizational, and MS Office skills. Discreet and able to handle confidential information.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.