People Coordinator

About the job

Key information

• Salary: £28,142 – £29,540 pro-rata
• Hours: 20 hours per week
• Holiday – 25 Days plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Location: Hybrid/Office Based – Bridgwater House
• Closing date: 9 August 2025

What will I be doing?

As People Coordinator, you will provide efficient and accurate support across the colleague journey, from recruitment and onboarding through to payroll changes and leaving the organisation. Working closely with the People Team, managers and colleagues, you will maintain HR records and systems, coordinate key processes and training, produce people metrics, and contribute to wellbeing initiatives and wider projects.

You will:

• Support the collation of all HR metrics information including performance information in relation to recruitment, learning and development, absence and payroll.
• Liaise with Payroll to provide full information on starters, leavers and changes to existing colleagues.
• Coordinate training for colleagues, including post-training evaluation
• Support the People and Communications team to develop wellbeing initiatives and events, and assist in their rolling out to colleagues
• Coordinate the recruitment process in conjunction with colleagues in the People team and relevant line managers.
• Create and update recruitment packs when required and advertise roles through various media.
• Manage the administration of interviews, including liaison with manager and interviewees.
• Take ownership of the onboarding process for all new starters, including relevant DBS checks
• Input and maintain up to date HR information to our systems
• Quality check and ensure completion of colleague 121s and return to work interviews
• Maintain the HR filing system to ensure it is secure and compliant with current GDPR legislation.
• Monitor the long service and colleague reward & recognition scheme.
• Raise purchase orders and carry out accurate processing of invoices and spending reconciliation for both the People and Communications team
• Support the People team with ongoing projects as required.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

• Excellent level of IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Applicants should have a level 3 CIPD qualification and/or have directly relevant work experience of providing administration support in a multi-disciplinary HR environment
• Proven HR Administration/Coordinator experience
• Experience of maintaining HR systems and records
• Experience of providing advice to managers and colleagues on employment policies, including a basic understanding of employment law.
• Customer focused, both internal and external customers
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High levels of confidentiality and integrity
• Ability to work without close supervision and work using your own initiative

Skills & Competencies

• Display and demonstrate behaviours that reflect our Values and put Customers First
• Successfully meet agreed key performance indicators
• Develop positive and productive working relationships with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders
• Take a proactive approach in team meetings and 121’s.

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