Human Resources Coordinator

Your new company
You will be working in a small and friendly HR team who take great pride in running an efficient HR service to over 400 employees within a higher education environment. This is a temporary role expected to last at least 3 months and with a possible extension/longer term opportunities to join the team subject to business needs and performance as a temporary staff member. This is an office-based role and is located in central Oxford, a short walk away from Oxford station and with plenty of public transport options.
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Your new role
Working with the HR Manager and HR Officer, you will assist with the day to day running of the employee lifecycle and recruitment service for the organisation. This will include tasks such as:
Writing job adverts for recruitment and advertising vacancies, assisting with the shortlisting and interview process, including liaising with agencies/hiring managers and coordinating interviews
Managing the offer and onboarding process, including vetting checks and getting offer letters and contracts sorted
Using the HR system to create new starter files and keeping employee records well maintained
Assisting with the monthly HR payroll checks
Supporting managers and employees with first line HR queries, signposting to resources and escalating complex matters to senior HR colleagues
Resolving issues and queries both in person and via phone/email from employees and managers
Being the first point of contact for HR for both internal and external stakeholders
Assisting with UKVI processes
Contributing to team HR projects and making suggestions for process improvement
What you'll need to succeed
It is essential that you have worked in a HR Administration/Coordination role previously to be considered for this role. The team are incredibly busy at the moment and whilst they will ensure a good onboarding process and system training, this is not an opportunity where they can consider someone who hasn't had recent hands-on experience in a busy HR department. Ideally, you will have CIPD level 3 as a minimum and will be confident in advising managers and employees on best practice, policies and processes.
Excellent customer service skills and communication sills are essential for this role, the HR team in this organisation do a lot of work in person with their customers (employees) and take great pride in being a customer centric and approachable HR team.
What you need to do now
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