HR Administrator (0.4 FTE), Frome

We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic HR Administrator, to work with all the areas of HR in the UK office in Frome.  You will be involved with tasks including payroll, updating and implementing our policies to recruitment and contracts and all related administration, as well as providing general assistance with HR matters for our Country Programmes. 

Full job description and personal specifications
Equal opportunities monitoring form

• Reporting to: Head of Finance and Operations
• Salary: commensurate with experience
• Location: Frome, Somerset, UK

Key Responsibilities

• Manage HR records and processes, ensuring staff details and job descriptions are current;
• Ensure the UK Staff Handbook is up to date to ensure best practice, and manage the ongoing updating of policies and procedures
• Issue personnel letters, and employment contracts etc., including those for the door to door fundraisers
• Process the payrolls including its related admin
• Provide administrative support to managers in their recruitment processes and the probation periods for new staff. To include preparing job packs, uploading vacancies, compiling contracts and getting new starters set up on systems.
• Provide administrative support to managers on a broad range of employment related issues; including disciplinary, capability and grievance cases, and instances of redundancy or other dismissals that arise, appraisal and performance management, issue of consultants’ contracts
• Provide general support on HR issues to our Country teams, including the application of the Global HR policy
• Provide general ‘good practice’ training on a range of people management issues
• Keeping up to date with all equal opportunities / discrimination information, access, language, and keeping staff regularly updated with training
• Working with the Resource Manager on Access to Work issues and other disability-related areas

Competencies and skills

• At least part CIPD qualified
• Experience of managing HR and administration in a busy office environment, including reviewing & drafting employment and consultancy contracts
• Experience of reviewing and drafting HR policies, procedures and guidelines
• Experience of managing recruitment processes
• Relationship building skills
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• ICT skills including use of word processing, spreadsheet, and payroll software
• Proven ability to manage a process of sign-off and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Meticulous accuracy in maintenance of all records
• Methodical approach to problem solving and ability to work within a small team of people and to adapt to a changing work schedule
• Ability to prioritise and complete task and reports in quick succession.
• Team player
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Commitment to the aims of ADD International

Application process

ADD International is keen to promote strong principles of equality and diversity and would welcome applications from all backgrounds from both women and men who have the appropriate skills.

Disabled people are particularly encouraged to apply.

Interested applicant should send the following attachments by email (please include in the email subject 'Ref: HR Administrator'):

• CV (max 3 pages)
• Completed equal opportunities form
• A covering letter explaining why you're suitable for this job (max 2 pages)
• The names, contact numbers and addresses of 3 professional referees

Please send to recruitment@add.org.uk by 5 May 2014. 

Interviews will be held in Frome during the week beginning Monday 12 May 2014. 

Please note: Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We are unfortunately only able to reply to those shortlisted.