HR Administrator – Birmingham, Midlands
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 + comprehensive benefits package
Contract: Full-time, permanent role
About the Role:
As a HR Administrator, you’ll play a key role in delivering essential HR support across the employee lifecycle. Working both independently and as part of a collaborative HR team, you’ll manage a variety of administrative duties with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and professionalism. Key responsibilities include overseeing the full onboarding process, maintaining accurate records within spreadsheets and HR databases, supporting benefits administration, coordinating with payroll, and handling probation reviews. This role will also include additional tasks to support the HR function and requires escalating any issues to HR Business Partners as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the HR team.
* Deliver first-line HR support via the “Helpdesk” for inquiries and requests, including managing phone, visitor, and email queries and reception cover.
* Ensure data accuracy and compliance with data protection standards in record-keeping.
* Oversee ad hoc projects and tasks as directed.
* Manage the HR and Vetting inbox, ensuring prompt and accurate responses to inquiries.
* Advertise job openings across various platforms for the Birmingham region.
* Handle vetting and internal application processes.
* Arrange hotel, venue, and car bookings as needed.
* Provide weekly updates to the HR Service Centre Team Leader.
* Support compensation and benefits administration, covering payroll processing, promotions, transfers, TUPE, leavers and joiners, and more.
* Maintain HR databases and personnel files, including preparation and distribution of necessary correspondence, and coordinate with payroll.
* Contribute to ongoing HR projects in line with annual objectives.
* Continuously enhance HR administration services to maintain a professional, efficient, and business-focused approach.
Skills & Competencies Required:
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* Strong sense of confidentiality and discretion.
* Ability to work well under pressure, managing multiple tasks to tight deadlines.
* Initiative and ownership of tasks from start to completion.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* High accuracy and attention to detail.
* Strong customer service orientation.
* Team player with a collaborative spirit.
This is an excellent opportunity to grow within a dynamic HR team in a leading organization. If you’re a motivated HR professional with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality support, I’d love to hear from you