People Operations Coordinator - Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Location: Hybrid working from our head office in Sheffield, UK | Salary: Up to 29,000.00 | Hours: Full time | Contract type: Permanent | Expected start date: January 1st 2027.

For over 100 years, Westfield Health has been on a mission to make a healthy difference to our customers, our colleagues and the communities we work in. What began in Sheffield as a way to help people access affordable healthcare has grown into an international health and wellbeing company, trusted by more than 8,000 businesses and 400,000 people across the UK and Europe. We're proud of our not-for-profit roots: with no shareholders, the more successful we are, the more we can give back. We believe healthy people are happier and more productive, so we bring together evidence, insight and genuine care to help people and businesses be at their healthy, productive best, approaching every challenge with curiosity, taking ownership of the outcome, and always putting people first.

About the role:

Our colleagues work across the UK and Europe, and so will you. One day that might mean onboarding a new starter in the Netherlands. The next, it's a payroll change in the UK or a question from Germany that needs an answer today. As our People Operations Coordinator, you'll be the first point of contact for HR queries across Westfield Health Group, helping every colleague get the right answer quickly. You'll sit in our People Operations team, reporting to the People Operations Manager, and look after everything from onboarding and payroll to benefits and records. You'll also help us find better ways of working as we grow.

Your responsibilities:

• Be the first point of contact for HR queries across the Group.
• Resolve routine questions and pass complex or sensitive cases to the right person.
• Keep UK absence records up to date, watch triggers and flag cases for follow-up.
• Run lifecycle admin, from onboarding and contracts to job changes and leavers.
• Prepare and issue contracts, letters and confirmations of change.
• Handle benefits enrolments, changes and leavers.
• Keep every document accurate, on time and compliant.
• Prepare and process payroll inputs with our external payroll vendors.
• Keep employee records in HR and payroll systems accurate and confidential.
• Produce regular HR reports and metrics people can rely on.
• Document HR processes, workflows and knowledge base content.
• Help test and roll out new systems and ways of working.
• Contribute to People Operations projects as we grow.

What you'll bring:

• CIPD Level 3 or above is desirable.
• Experience as an HR Administrator, People Operations Assistant or in a similar role.
• Hands-on payroll experience and a clear understanding of the end-to-end process.
• A good grasp of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Strong organisation skills and a sharp eye for detail with employee data.
• Confidence using HR systems and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• A helpful, customer-focused approach and clear, professional communication.
• Fluent English.
• International or EMEA HR experience is highly advantageous, ideally across the UK, Netherlands, Germany or Belgium.
• Knowledge of UK, Dutch, German or Belgian employment law is a bonus.

Perks & benefits:

• Health Cash plan.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Pension Scheme.
• Retail discounts scheme.
• Corporate Bonus Scheme.
• Electric Car Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Flexible & Hybrid working options.
• Annual Pay Review.
• On site gym.
• Annual leave (25 days + bank holidays + Westfield Day).

Next steps and support:

• Hiring team will review your CV.
• Formal interview.
• Verbal offer to successful candidates.
• Background, right to work and regulatory checks.

If you think you fit the bill, we'd love to hear from you! Please note, while we welcome global talent, we're currently unable to sponsor work visas. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer; we value inclusivity and want to make sure our application process is open and accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is as comfortable as possible.

Westfield Health Group is home to Westfield Health, ROVA Health and UK Health and Wellbeing, proudly providing holistic health and wellbeing services, and active spaces, to clients across 11 countries. We live by our values; we care, we're in it together, we are explorers, we own it.