HR Coordinator in London

As the HR Coordinator, you will provide comprehensive HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding new starters to supporting leavers and maintaining accurate employee records. You will be responsible for managing the People team inbox, responding to queries, and ensuring enquiries are handled efficiently and professionally.

You will support key HR processes including preparing employment contracts and offer letters, coordinating onboarding activities, maintaining HR systems, and assisting with payroll and benefits administration. You will also ensure all employee records are accurate, confidential, and compliant with organisational policies and employment legislation.

Main Responsibilities

• Administer the process for new employees and workers, for example; prepare contracts, offer letters and process all pre-employment checks.
• Ensure that all payroll instructions are prepared and logged in time for the monthly and informal payroll run and submitted to the Payroll Officer, for example; contractual variations, new starters, leavers, contractual benefits and staff benefits.
• Ensure resignations are acknowledged in a timely manner, the Line Manager and the staff member who is leaving is aware of the process and any outstanding annual leave is calculated in accordance with the employee’s terms and conditions.
• Carry out general administration tasks for the People Team, for example; telephone answering, devising standard People Team documents and letters and manage the HR enquiries inbox.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to achieve administration volume, work allocation and process improvement work.
• Good communication skills and the ability to address a variety of stakeholders.
• Sound working knowledge of standard IT packages, systems and/or databases.
• Proactive approach to relationship development with colleagues.
• Good project coordination and time management skills with the ability to organise and prioritise.
• Good team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Experience of working in a customer facing environment.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year.
• Automatic enrolment to a fantastic workplace pension scheme.
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool.
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path.
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health.
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave/ up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date: 19th February 2026