Are you an organised, service-focused Administrator looking for your next opportunity? Perhaps you already have some HR experience, are looking to take your first step into HR, or have strong transferable administration skills and are keen to develop your career within a People & Culture environment.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated HR Administrator to join our People & Culture team at Arco on a six-month fixed-term contract.
In this role, you’ll play an important part in providing accurate and timely administrative support, delivering a high standard of service to colleagues and managers across the business. Previous HR experience isn't essential; what matters most is that you are highly organised, have excellent attention to detail, are confident handling confidential information and have a genuine willingness to learn and develop.
This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of working from our Head Office in Hull and from home.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing a friendly and professional first point of contact for colleague and manager queries, resolving enquiries and directing complex HR matters to the appropriate team member
- Providing day-to-day administrative support across the People & Culture team
- Producing and processing accurate correspondence and documentation
- Maintaining colleague records and personnel files accurately and on time
- Liaising with Payroll to help ensure colleague information is accurate and up to date
- Learning and applying our HR systems, policies and processes to support colleagues effectively
- Delivering excellent customer service by responding to enquiries in a timely, accurate and professional way
- Working collaboratively with HR Advisors and the wider People & Culture team
- Identifying opportunities to improve administrative processes and ways of working
- Managing your own workload, priorities and deadlines while contributing as part of the wider team
On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
- Competitive salary of £26,227.50
- Up to 8% Arco Pension contributions and Life Assurance worth 4 times your salary
- 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays plus 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
- Opportunity to purchase 5 additional days annual leave each calendar year (subject to qualifying salary)
- Access to hundreds of discounts through Perkbox, plus receive employee discount on Arco products
- Health Cash Plan that allows you to reclaim costs for everyday health expenses such as dental treatment, eye tests and physiotherapy
- Access learning resources, qualifications and development opportunities to help you grow, progress and achieve your career ambitions
- Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 year
The ideal HR Administrator will have:
- Previous administration experience in HR or another customer-focused environment; HR experience is welcome but not essential
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Confident IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint
- A strong customer-service mindset and clear, professional communication skills
- The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
- Confidence managing competing priorities and working accurately to deadlines
- A proactive approach, with the ability to use initiative while knowing when to ask for support
- An interest in HR and a willingness to learn our systems, policies and processes