People & Culture Administrator in Birmingham

At Trident, we are here to make a positive difference to people's lives—and our People & Culture team is at the heart of creating an environment where colleagues feel supported, valued, and able to thrive. We are looking for a People & Culture Administrator to join us on a 9-month fixed-term contract, playing a key role in delivering an efficient, people-first HR service. In this role, you will help us provide a seamless experience across the colleague lifecycle—from onboarding to day-to-day support. You will be the friendly, reliable first point of contact for People & Culture queries, ensuring colleagues receive timely, accurate and thoughtful support. Your work will help us stay compliant, keep our systems running smoothly, and uphold the high standards our colleagues expect.

What you’ll be doing:

• Preparing contracts, letters and employment documentation.
• Managing pre-employment checks, including DBS and Right to Work.
• Setting up new starters and keeping HR systems accurate and compliant.
• Responding to People & Culture queries with warmth, clarity and professionalism.
• Maintaining inboxes and processing requests efficiently.
• Supporting routine reporting, policy updates and compliance checks.
• Supporting managers with absence monitoring, probation tracking and system queries.
• Contributing to improvements across People & Culture processes and workflows.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK. As an organisation, we do not offer visa sponsorships. Only applicants with an existing right to work in the UK will be considered. Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Experience and Skills:

• Experience in HR administration or a busy transactional service role.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisation.
• Confidence using HR systems, Microsoft Office and digital tools.
• Clear, people-focused communication skills.
• The ability to stay calm, positive and solution-focused.
• An understanding of confidentiality, data protection and HR basics.
• Experience with HRIS system integration (desirable).

Beyond the day-to-day: This is not just a 'job' this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day.

Our Purpose and Values: Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:

• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Accountable
• People Focused
• Caring in all we do

The Benefits:

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options
• Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are: Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more.

Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance. Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a trauma informed organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.

We ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible by communicating and promoting vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required, and supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.