Job Description

How you'll make a difference:

As a Human Resources Administrator, you will support the ongoing employment relationship from starter through to leaver, including all human resources (HR) and payroll transactions.



Supporting with the due diligence and documentation for starters, leavers and contract variations, you will ensure they're issued in line with our procedures and process employee transactions using computerised systems.


What you will be doing:
Processing all payroll and employee lifecycle transactions accurately and efficiently on our payroll system, you will ensure our payroll deadlines are met, such as acting up payments, honorariums and grade and hour changes. It will be your responsibility to issue employment contracts for all new starters using our computerised recruitment system, as well as supporting the leaver process through our HR system. Daily, you will monitor and action emails in our generic inbox. You will offer support, provide guidance and resolve customer queries around our policies and procedures. Supporting the delivery of specialist processes and procedures, you will ensure that all customers receive an effective, functioning service.

What we need from you:
We require you to have an NVQ level 2 qualification in HR, business administration or customer services, or an equivalent, relevant qualification. You will need to have experience of working in an HR or lifecycle administration role, where you have followed processes and procedures and understand the interface between HR, customers and payroll functions. Given the nature of this role, you must have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer focus in your approach to process and issue resolution. You will be proficient in the use of computerised HR databases, applicant tracking systems and other computer packages, for example Microsoft Office. It is essential that you have the ability to provide accurate, error free work with a good attention to detail.

What you need to know:
This is a limited term contract, ending 28th November 2025. We are also offering this as an internal secondment opportunity, you should first seek your line managers permission before applying.

Interviews will be held on 28th May 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:
As part of our benefits package, you will receive

generous annual leave (pro rata),

employee

wellbeing support

and you will have access to a range of

staff discounts

, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We recognise that our

diverse team

of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine

flexibility

to help them achieve that

work/life balance.

We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our

training and development

offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.


Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

We're providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community. We're positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we're ambitious about the future.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We're making a difference, be part of it!

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