Senior Administrator in Bristol

Squarcle is a procurement, supply chain and digital specialist dedicated to optimising the performance of our clients’ supply chains through the expertise of operations professionals, AI, digitisation and data science. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and diverse company that values enthusiastic, talented, and ambitious individuals at all stages of their careers.

The Senior Administrator plays a key role within the Enabling Capability, providing high-quality administrative support across the HR and Recruitment function. The role will primarily focus on supporting the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring an efficient, professional and compliant experience for candidates and hiring managers. Alongside recruitment responsibilities, the role will also provide broader administrative support across the wider HR team and enabling function as business needs require.

Working closely with the Operations Director, Head of HR, Hiring Managers and wider business stakeholders, the successful candidate will support a range of people-related activities including recruitment coordination, onboarding, HR administration, reporting and process improvement initiatives.

As a growing consultancy, flexibility and adaptability are key. This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator looking to develop within a fast-paced and evolving HR and recruitment environment, with scope for the role to grow over time in line with business requirements and individual capability.

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment administration across all capabilities.
• Manage interview scheduling, assessment days and candidate logistics.
• Maintain accurate candidate records within recruitment and HR systems.
• Support the preparation and issuing of recruitment and onboarding documentation.
• Ensure recruitment activities are compliant with internal governance standards and UK employment legislation.
• Act as a professional and responsive first point of contact for candidates.
• Ensure timely communication throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Support recruitment events, graduate assessment centres and careers engagement activities.
• Provide wider administrative support across the HR and Recruitment team as required.
• Support onboarding and employee lifecycle administration activities.
• Assist with maintaining accurate HR records and systems.
• Provide administrative and process support to Hiring Managers.
• Support job description formatting, vacancy approvals and recruitment tracking.
• Assist with reporting and data analysis relating to recruitment and HR activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across HR and recruitment processes.

• Good understanding of end-to-end recruitment and HR administration processes.
• Working knowledge of UK employment legislation relevant to recruitment and HR administration.
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience within a recruitment, HR or administrative support role.

• Experience within a consultancy or professional services environment.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) or HR Information Systems (HRIS).
• Interest in developing a career within HR, Recruitment or People Operations.

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s what you can expect as part of the team:

• Generous leave package: 26 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance provided once you’ve completed your probation.
• £1,000 referral bonus for successful hires.
• Annual training week abroad and funding for qualifications.
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted travel through funded railcards.
• Pension contributions are 3% employer and 5% employee.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. We’re committed to creating a diverse environment and hire based on merit, giving equal consideration to all applications.