HR Support Officer

3 days ago


Lowestoft, United Kingdom East Suffolk Council Full time

**East Suffolk Council,**based in Lowestoft, NR32 2EX**
- **£26,403 - £31,022 per annum (Career Grade)**
- **37 hours per week**
- ** Permanent**

**East Suffolk Council** is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

**Your role**

We have a fantastic opportunity for a full time **HR Support Officer** to join our friendly HR team.

You will provide HR administrative support and be a first point of contact for internal and external HR enquiries for East Suffolk Services Limited. Your role will be very varied, including providing comprehensive administrative support to the recruitment and selection process, managing the new starter and leaver processes, and making payroll changes. You will also be involved in administering the induction and probation processes, carrying out HR compliance activities and assisting in the administrative co-ordination and support of corporate initiatives as required.

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements.

**What you will need**

You must be a team player, have excellent organisational and customer service skills, and have an aptitude for IT and HR systems. You should also be able to work under pressure, managing changing and sometimes conflicting priorities, whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail. It is essential that you have previous administrative experience in a busy office environment.

**Why work for us?**

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, **take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work**.

**Here are some of the main benefits**:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)- Local government pension scheme- Flexible working arrangements/hours of work.- Learning and development tailored to your role- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.- Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

**Please see our benefits brochure for further information**.**

**Closing date: 1 pm, 29**August 2025.**

**Interview date: 10 September 2025.**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 -**Read the advert and the **Job Description and Person**Specification**

**Step 2 -**Complete the **Supporting Statement template**. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.


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