HR Administrator in London

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us as a HR Administrator to manage the processes of the HR function and to provide proactive support to the Head of HR and the business on various HR projects. Successful candidates will have around 1-2 years generalist HR or administrative experience gained within a fast paced, professional environment, excellent organisation skills and an ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues across the business.

Key Tasks

• Act as the first point of contact for employee queries, escalating to HHR as appropriate, as well as external recruiters and other partners.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the employee life cycle across all entities (e.g. driving the recruitment process, on-boarding and off-boarding, probation and appraisals, benefits administration, maternity/paternity leave, etc.) ensuring processes run smoothly and accurate records are kept as appropriate.
• Partner with our US PEO to support HR administration and compliance for US entities, ensuring accurate employee records are maintained and local requirements are met.
• Create records and maintain data integrity by creating and updating employee records on the HRIS, including employment details, annual leave, sickness absence, etc., and run reports on this data as required.
• Collate monthly payroll changes across all entities, partnering with external payroll providers and Finance to ensure all changes are accurately processed.
• Proactively support the HHR on a variety of group wide HR matters or projects, from drafting and processing correspondence to reviewing, researching or drafting new policies, benchmarking activities or setting up new benefits.
• Keep up to date with the latest HR trends and best practices as applicable in the UK and monitor developments in this area for our non-UK entities, ensuring our policies and procedures remain compliant.
• Ad-hoc tasks as may be required from time to time.

Skills and Requirements

• Degree educated; CIPD qualified or working towards would be an advantage.
• Basic knowledge across the full HR remit gained from 1-2 years working in a similar role preferred.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information with utmost discretion and professionalism at all times.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills, ability to work at pace with high attention to detail and minimal supervision or prompting within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with employees about sensitive matters with tact and empathy.
• Team oriented, with a flexible approach, good work ethic and professionalism.
• Good command of MS Office (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint in particular) and ideally some experience of working with a HRIS.

What We Offer

Panterra offers a generous compensation package which includes competitive remuneration, discretionary bonuses, a companywide profit-sharing scheme, a pension scheme, fully funded medical benefits, and 25 days holiday per annum, increasing with long service. We operate a hybrid working policy and are proud to offer enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.

We are a dynamic, diverse, and fast-growing company which believes in supporting our team members both professionally and personally. Panterra has a friendly, non-hierarchical company culture with regular social events and a flexible working environment. We actively encourage employees to travel between our different offices and spend time getting to know colleagues in each country, as well as the cultures within which they operate.

Moreover, we give all our employees a high degree of autonomy and responsibility early on in their careers, accelerating their progression to the benefit of both the individual and the company. This is especially important because the pace of the work is often fast, in line with the critical issues and events we are involved in. We are a privately-owned family business, and our strength is in our people.

About Panterra

Panterra is a global strategic advisory firm with offices in London, Brussels, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, and Abu Dhabi. We deliver analysis, counsel, and impact. We advise corporations, individuals, and governments on a wide range of complex communication issues, usually at the nexus of the political, business, and media worlds. In all our work we are guided by our core values of honesty, integrity, ambition and accountability. We are a company which participates in – and positively impacts – the great debates of our age.

Our CSR Commitment

At Panterra, we pride ourselves on not only delivering exceptional strategic advice but doing so with a deep sense of responsibility. We value giving back by striving to contribute to the betterment of society and a sustainable future. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy is a testament to our commitment to making a positive impact beyond business success. It is rooted in two main pillars: purpose-oriented projects and environmental responsibility. Panterra actively invests in the communities it serves through pro-bono projects which leverage the company’s skills and networks. In addition, Panterra is dedicated to reducing its environmental impact. By offsetting our carbon footprint and implementing sustainable practices such as reducing waste, conserving energy, and promoting eco-friendly transportation, we ensure that our operations are aligned with a greener future.

To Apply

As part of your application, please submit your CV introducing yourself, and outlining your interest in this position. Please also highlight any relevant qualifications and/or experience, and why these make you suitable for the role. Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to all applicants.

We value diversity and aim for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society. Our recruitment process is competency based and no applicant will be discriminated against regardless of their age, colour, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.

Thank you for your time and application.