People Administrator in Gloucester

Markey Group operates across a range of sectors, including manufacturing, construction, residential care and student and rental accommodation. Our vision, “creating tomorrow’s environments,” reflects our commitment to building sustainable environments where people and businesses can flourish.

Through our Group Services team, we support our businesses by investing in our people, systems, and processes to deliver high-quality, compliant professional services.

The People Administrator plays a key role in supporting the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits administration, absence tracking, and responding to HR queries. The role ensures accurate records are maintained, supports with reliable reporting, and acts as a first point of contact for the people team, helping us to maintain an efficient and compliant organisation.

This is a part-time, office-based role, working 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday (4 hours per day between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm).

The salary for this position is up to £14,041.60 per annum (£26,328 full-time equivalent), dependent on experience.

About the Role:

You’ll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of the People function, providing accurate and timely HR administration across the employee lifecycle. This includes preparing contracts and offer letters, maintaining employee records, and acting as the first point of contact for HR queries.

You’ll support with payroll administration, absence and attendance tracking, probation reviews, and long-service milestones, while also assisting with training, benefits administration, and coordination of People Team meetings. You’ll also produce HR reports and support line managers with documentation and note-taking during investigations.

The role involves regular engagement with employees through weekly People Pop-Ups on the Factory floor, providing guidance, answering queries, and escalating issues where needed.

About you:

• You’re proactive and take ownership of your work, always looking for ways to make things run smoothly across.
• You’re approachable, you can build positive relationships at all levels and thrive working in a small, collaborative, vibrant team environment.
• You act with discretion and integrity, handling sensitive information with care.
• You’re adaptable and flexible; you can balance competing priorities with ease.
• You’re a strong team player with the ability to work independently when needed.
• You can flex your communication style, enabling you to connect with a diverse workforce and across diverse businesses.

Skills and Experience Required

Essential

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Previous administration experience

Desirable

• Previous experience using HR systems such as Cezanne, Sage, Workday or BambooHR.

Please refer to the attached document which provides a full breakdown of our employee benefits.