About the role

In this role you will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of tasks across the whole employee lifecycle, and will provide excellent administration and support solutions that ensures we are able to meet the need of our customers, and provide an excellent HR recruitment service.

You must be interested in developing and maintaining an understanding of good practice and applying it to ensure HR processes are carried out effectively and with a high level of attention to detail.

A typical day:

• Managing a shared inbox dealing with enquiries from line mangers, external companies and employees.
• Updating the in-house database.
• Collating information using Excel and MS Teams e.g. reviewing and processing relocation & visa claims, aswell as interview expenses.
• Ensuring we have the correct documentation in place to satisfy immigration requirements.
• Assisting the Recruitment Team with administrative tasks.
• Assisting the coordinating of the universities yearly Work Experience programme.
• Triaging general queries from Hiring Managers and HR staff.

This is a busy, varied role and one that would suit someone that enjoys a stimulating work environment, access to excellent staff benefits and facilities and having the opportunity to develop or start your career within HR .

About you

You will be adept at multi-tasking, possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a positive, professional manner with the ability to deal tactfully and confidently with people at all levels. Given the nature of this role, excellent attention to detail is critical as is the ability to prioritise work effectively and to work to deadlines on your own initiative. You don't need to have worked in an HR department to be successful in this role but it is essential that you have excellent IT literacy and communication skills, both verbal and written. 

Key skills required: 

• Have well developed administration and organisational skills
• Be able to follow processes and work on your own initiative
• An ability to recognise obstacles and seek solutions
• Be able to multi-task across projects on a daily basis

Further information

This post is part time, working 29.2 hours per week. We operate a hybrid working model where you can work flexibly from home and the office. We are ideally looking for someone that wishes to work a few hours every day, Monday to Friday.

For an informal discussion about the role please email Kate Harper (Talent Acquisition Manager) kwh33@bath.ac.uk 

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Closing Date: 05 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £24,044 to £25,433 pro rata