Senior HR Administrator

apartmentReed placeBristol calendar_month 

Senior HR Assistant

Type: Temporary – 6-month maternity cover (with potential to extend)
Pay: £14.66 per hour (£28,206 FTE)
Location: Remote working with occasional travel to Swindon office (Dorcan area)
Security: Enhanced DBS required
Interview: Panel interview via Microsoft Teams

Induction: Fully remote

About the Role

We are recruiting a Senior HR Assistant to provide maternity cover within a busy HR Resourcing and Transactions team. Working in a regulated environment, this role is ideal for an experienced HR administrator who is confident managing onboarding activity, HR systems and stakeholder relationships while working with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities
  • End-to-end onboarding, including reference checks, Enhanced DBS, right to work verification and contract issuing
  • Providing comprehensive HR administration support across resourcing and transactional activities
  • Accurately updating and maintaining records across multiple HR platforms and systems
  • Managing confidential and sensitive information in line with GDPR and organisational policies
  • Delivering excellent customer service to candidates, hiring managers and internal stakeholders
  • Supporting wider HR workloads during peak periods
  • Acting as an ambassador for HR, consistently demonstrating organisational values and behaviours

About You

You will be organised, detail-oriented and proactive, with experience working in a fast-paced and regulated HR environment.

Essential experience and skills:

  • HR administration or recruitment experience within a busy, regulated environment
  • Strong hands-on experience with onboarding and pre-employment checks
  • Knowledge of general office procedures, ideally within an HR function
  • Ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver work to high-quality standards within deadlines
  • Confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Experience working with a range of HR systems and platforms
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging at management level
  • Ability to analyse, interpret, explain and summarise complex information and data

Personal qualities:

  • Calm, confident and professional under pressure
  • Proactive, self-motivated and solution-focused
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills and a collaborative team approach
  • Strong understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Takes ownership of performance and contribution
  • Able to build credibility and effective working relationships quickly
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