Human Resources Administrator

**Location**

High Wycombe

**Contract Type**

Fixed Term Contract

**Salary Range**

£25,733 - £28,381

**Hours per week**

37

**Closing Date**

23/03/2025

**Ref No**

1725

**Full Time - Fixed Term Contract (12 Months) - High Wycombe**

**Salary - £25,733 - £28,381**

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

We are currently looking for a Human Resources Administrator to provide overall processing and administrative support to the HR directorate by handling day-to-day HR administrative tasks, answering HR-related queries, and supporting the HRAs and HRBPs. To practice an inclusive approach and support building an inclusive university community where people can be themselves.

**What we offer**:

- a generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
- Hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
- training & development support opportunities
- contributory pension scheme
- discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
- a range of staff discounts with major retailers.

Please click here to see our wide range of benefits available for employees.
Please click here for our behavioural-based interview question bank.
Please click here to view our employee handbook.

If you have the qualities and attributes representative of the University’s values and ambition, we would be delighted to hear from you.

BNU is proud to have a diverse community and a strong track record of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our aim is to continue to build an environment where everyone thrives and can be themselves. We therefore ensure that our interview/shortlisting Chairs complete the relevant e-learning and/or inclusive recruitment training.

**Closing Date: 23 March 2025**

**Interview date: 26 March 2025**

If you are successful in securing an interview for the role, you will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Job Title**: HR Administrator FTC 12 months

**Faculty/Directorate**: Human Resources

**Grade**: D

**Location**: High Wycombe

**Hours**: 37

**Responsible to**: Head of HR Operations

**Responsible for**: N/A

**Job Purpose**:

- To provide overall processing and administrative support to the HR directorate by handling day-to-day HR administrative tasks, answering HR-related queries, and supporting the HRAs and HRBPs.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities of the role**:

- Ensure that all HR-related administration is processed accurately, efficiently and appropriately,
- Assist with all maternity/paternity/adoption administration
- Process all new starter administration
- Liaise with all new starters managers to ensure all the required documentation is actioned.
- Assist with the new starter onboarding process
- Assist with employee lifecycle administration including leavers
- Support with informal meetings for various Employee Relations cases
- Assist with the monthly payroll administration within agreed deadlines and in communication with all parties involved.
- Assist with required HR reporting, the filing of, and auditing personal files.
- Entering employment data into the HRIS.
- Comply with relevant legislative and other requirements (e.g., the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR; Health and Safety; UKVI; and Equality and Diversity) in all working practices.
- Such other duties temporarily or on a continuing basis, as may reasonably be required.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**A = Application T = Test I = Interview**

**Education, Qualifications & Training**

**Means of Testing**
- Good general education to GCSE standard
- A

**Knowledge & Experience**
- Experience of work in an HR environment or similar
- A/I
- Experience of working with an HRIS
- A/I
- Familiarity with office procedures and systems
- A/I
- A good understanding of how Human Resources works within the public or private sector
- A/I

**Skills**
- Excellent Written & Verbal Communication skills
- T/I
- MS Office, Word and Excel
- A/T
- Good level of numeracy e.g. able to calculate percentages
- T
- Prioritisation of workload and manage deadlines effectively
- I

**BEHAVIOURAL INDICATORS**

**Delivering excellent service**
- Providing the best quality service to external and internal customers/students/stakeholders. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up customer service standards.

**Working together**
- Working collaboratively and across boundaries with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process.

**Achieving results**
- Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibility for getting thin