HR Administrator - 12 month FTC in Leeds

Sewell Wallis are delighted to be recruiting for a HR Administrator to join a highly regarded international organisation, based in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and fast-paced HR team, providing administrative support across the full employee lifecycle.

You will work closely with experienced HR professionals, gaining exposure to a wide range of HR processes while playing a key role in ensuring an efficient and high-quality HR service. This role would suit someone with previous administration experience who has an interest in HR or is looking to further develop their career within a people-focused environment.

What will you be doing?

• Providing administrative support across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual changes, secondments, maternity, leave of absence, probation and offboarding.
• Preparing employment documentation, including contractual amendments, employment letters and financial references.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring all HR documentation is processed in line with GDPR requirements.
• Updating HR systems with employee information, changes and new starter details.
• Liaising with Payroll regarding new starters, leavers and employee changes.
• Preparing and issuing business communications relating to employee movements and organisational updates.
• Maintaining HR trackers, spreadsheets and reporting to support operational activity.
• Working closely with HR colleagues to ensure tasks are completed accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline HR processes.
• Responding to HR queries professionally, ensuring an excellent level of customer service is delivered at all times.
• Managing multiple priorities whilst meeting deadlines, KPIs and service level agreements.
• Supporting the wider HR team with additional administration duties and projects as required.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous administration experience within a busy office environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A proactive and positive approach with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong customer service skills with a focus on delivering an exceptional internal stakeholder experience.
• Ability to work independently whilst contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

The following would also be desirable, but are not essential:

• Previous HR administration experience.
• Experience using HR systems such as Workday, PeopleSoft or similar HRIS platforms.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems.
• Experience working within a professional services or corporate environment.

What's on offer?

• 12-month fixed-term contract with a highly respected international organisation.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• 35-hour working week.
• Opportunity to gain exposure across the full employee lifecycle.
• Supportive, collaborative HR team.
• Varied role with excellent exposure to HR operations within a global business.
• Opportunity to build valuable HR experience within a fast-paced professional environment.

If you are an organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and are looking to develop your HR career within a respected global organisation, we would love to hear from you. Please apply now or get in touch with Eleanor Kirk for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.