HR Assistant / HR Administrator - office based

  • Operations Resources
  • Harlow, Essex
  • Apr 07, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

HR Assistant / HR Administrator

Looking for an experienced HR Administrator who has a good understanding of Human Resources, particularly around employee onboarding, to assist the HR Manager and HR Advisor with the day-to-day HR documentation and administration tasks.

Applicants must have an excellent eye for detail able to spot issues or incorrect information. Must be able to create documentation to professional standards and adhere to strict confidentiality around personal data and information.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an interest in HR to work in a busy team and learn more.

You will be supporting the HR process for a group with 5 businesses that employ 400+ staff.

This role is office based in Harlow, standard hours are Mon - Fri .

Salary: £28 - £30000.

Additional Information:

In no particular order, the role will be admin heavy & admin focused.

  • Offers, contracts, onboarding including: References / security screening, HRIS actions, DBS, Right to work checks
  • Inductions
  • Probationary Management
  • New starter calls
  • DBS renewals
  • Interim letters: change of role etc, external response to job enquiries/refs for ex-employees
  • Support recruitment process
  • Salary review process, twice yearly, to assist with (mail merge an advantage)
  • Off boarding - final pay comms, manage deductions, exit interviews
  • HRIS updates, inc data uploads
  • Payroll liaison
  • Reporting
  • Ad-hoc tasks
  • Benefit Management & comms