HR Project Coordinator

**Salary**

£31,167 per annum (Professional Services Grade 7)

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full Time, Fixed Term

**Package**

Fixed Term for 6 months initially. Flexibility regarding the hours would be considered.

**Job category/type**

HR

**Date posted**

13/12/2024

**Job reference**

REQ0449

Wiltshire College & University Centre have a great opportunity for an **HR Project Coordinator**to join our team.

**Salary: £31,167 per annum (Professional Services Grade 7)**

**Contractual Hours: 37 hours per week but we would consider flexibility regarding the hours**

**Basis: Full Time, Fixed Term for 6 months initially**

**Location: Trowbridge, with travel**to all campuses as required**

**Closing Date: 8**th** January 2025**

**About Us**:
Wiltshire College & University Centre plays a vital role in Wiltshire’s economy, inspiring people to develop the skills they need to achieve. Our four campuses are learning hubs in their communities, and we aspire to be an outstanding, financially robust and commercially agile provider, achieving our clear social mission on behalf of learners and employers across Wiltshire and beyond. Our turnover is around £42 million per annum, we employ some 650 staff, and support around 11,500 students.

**HR Project Coordinator - About the Team**:
We are a team of 12 who work closely together in a great work environment. We have the flexibility to work full time in the office or in a hybrid way, ensuring that we are together in the office up to 3 days a week. The team is friendly and supportive and this role will sit within the HR Services Team, led by the HR Services Lead.

**HR Project Coordinator - The Role**:
This is an opportunity to get involved in supporting an exciting project the College are embarking on involving changing Payroll, HR and Recruitment systems and launching a new Learning Management system. We need someone to support the HR Services Lead by picking up some of the day-to-day HR and recruitment tasks, as well as supporting the systems projects and the project management process. Due to the start date of the project we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible, ideally in January.

**HR Project Coordinator - Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide support with the fulfilment of day-to-day HR and recruitment tasks and the successful implementation of new HR, recruitment, payroll (including expenses and timesheets) and learning management systems and the closure of current systems.
- Provide project support and coordination.
- Support the development, implementation and documenting of efficient administrative systems and processes to support the needs of the
- Lead on the preparation of data, data cleansing and data input for the development of the new systems, ensuring data is accurate, secure, and maintained.

**HR Project Coordinator - You**:
What you will bring:

- Experience of working in a HR environment
- Experience of developing administration systems and processes that improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines
- Thorough knowledge of MS Office particularly Excel with the ability to prepare, merge and cleanse data.

Experience of implementing new HR/Payroll systems and/or experience of project coordination/support is desirable.

**HR Project Coordinator - Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- 30 days annual leave for Professional Service Staff, plus bank holidays and additional closure days over the Christmas period
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discounts with a wide variety of retailers
- Free onsite car parking

**HR Project Coordinator - Application Process**:
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.

**Applications for this role close on 8**th** January 2025.