HR Administrator

Have you got generalist experience working in a busy HR team? Do you like lots of variety where no two days are the same? Are you willing to get stuck in and help us grow?

People Pillar Ltd is a Kent based HR Consultancy supporting charities and small businesses. We are passionate about providing exceptional service and pragmatic advice to our clients.

Due to a period of growth, we are looking to recruit a hardworking and enthusiastic HR Administrator for the team. This is a broad role providing pro-active outsourced HR advice, support and administration to clients through the full employee lifecycle so you will have the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of HR and expand your skills.

We are looking for an experienced HR ‘allrounder’ with solid experience of HR and recruitment administration. You’ll be comfortable working independently with competing priorities and have confident communication skills. You will need to be highly organised with great attention to detail and committed to providing an exceptional service to our clients.

This is a part time opportunity at 15-20 hours per week but the flexibility to increase your hours as we grow would be advantageous (although not essential). We would like you to work your hours over at least 4 days including Wednesdays and Fridays. The other days we can be flexible on to suit you.

If you are committed to providing exceptional service to our clients and want to be a key team member in a small but growing business, we want to hear from you

**Place of work**:Home-based with the possibility of occasional travel to client sites or team meetings at our Head Office in Hythe, Kent.

**Salary**:£25,000 pro rata (depending on experience)

**Contract**:Permanent

**Start date**:ASAP

**Reports to**:Director

**Benefits**:

- 25 days of holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata). Plus an extra day to celebrate an important life event.
- Auto enrolment pension scheme
- New client bonus
- Access to Reward Gateway
- Access to ongoing training and learning opportunities

**Working Hours**:
15 -20 hours per week

We would like you to work your hours over at least 4 days including Wednesdays and Fridays. The other days we can be flexible on to suit you.

**Duties**

In this varied role you can expect to be working on the following tasks and duties as the main focus of your time:

- Supporting clients with typical day to day queries on annual leave calculations, managing sickness absence, managing leavers and advice on process and best practice.
- Providing HR Administration support for our clients.
- Create new employment policies and procedures, employer guides and resources bespoke to client’s needs or as templates for the team.
- Preparing line manager briefings for clients.
- Support with onboarding and induction of new starters including pre-employment checks, production of offer letters and contracts, setting up the BreatheHR system.
- Provide advice and support on the BreatheHR system including upkeep of the system
- Being the first point of contact for customer queries through managing and triaging the People Pillar inbox.
- Provide advice, support and notetaking (on site and via Microsoft Teams/Zoom) at formal meetings/hearings.
- Ad hoc project work, for example salary benchmarking or staff satisfaction surveys.
- Maintaining comprehensive records via our client tracking system.
- Marketing tasks including contributing to our newsletters and blogs, using social media to promote People Pillar and attending occasional events to act as an ambassador for the company.

This is a fast-paced role in a growing company and the above list of tasks and responsibilities is not exhaustive. The role may change and adapt, in consultation with you, as the team grows. As a member of our small team you will have the opportunity to be involved in a broad range of activities, and to develop your HR, client facing and consultancy skills.

**Requirements**:
As a small company, we require all of our team to be open to getting stuck into a wide range of tasks and possess a real can-do attitude. A willingness and motivation to turn your hand to a variety of projects is essential To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and qualities:

- CIPD qualified to Level 5 (or working towards), or equivalent experience.
- Experience of providing HR and recruitment advice and support to line managers and of carrying out HR/recruitment administration.
- An understanding of up-to-date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
- Has a good understanding of annual leave calculations.
- Experience of using an HR information system or other online database. Knowledge of BreatheHR would be an advantage.
- Must be able to use Microsoft Office to a high standard.
- Highly organised, diligent and with strong attention to detail.
- Recognises the importance of facilitating an excellent client experience and representing the