Sullivan Upper School
Holywood, County Down
HR Administrator - School / Education Sector Holywood, Northern Ireland BT18 Full-Time Permanent NJC Points 17-20 £31,022 - £32,597 per annum Sullivan Upper School is a highly regarded co-educational and interdenominational grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland, providing both Secondary and Preparatory education. We are seeking an organised and proactive HR Administrator / School HR Administrator to join our support team. This is a key role supporting recruitment, safeguarding compliance, HR systems, payroll coordination, and staff administration across the full employee lifecycle. The Role: HR Administrator (Education Sector) Working closely with the Bursar, Principal and Senior Leadership Team, you will provide a professional and efficient HR service, ensuring all staffing processes are accurately managed and fully compliant. This role is ideal for candidates with experience as a School HR Administrator, HR Officer, HR Assistant, or Recruitment Administrator within an education or public sector environment. Key Responsibilities Recruitment & Onboarding • Manage end-to-end recruitment processes (advertising, shortlisting, interviews, offers) • Prepare interview packs, documentation and scoring materials • Carry out safeguarding checks including Access NI, references, right to work and qualifications • Issue contracts and coordinate onboarding and induction processes • Liaise with payroll on new starter information • Maintain accurate recruitment records and HR filing systems HR Administration & Systems • Act as first point of contact for HR queries • Maintain HR systems (SIMS or equivalent) and personnel records • Update contracts, job descriptions and staff handbook • Complete statutory HR returns and workforce reporting • Administer staff benefits and ensure GDPR compliance Attendance & Employee Lifecycle • Monitor staff attendance , absence and leave records • Support return-to-work processes and absence management • Administer maternity, paternity and other leave schemes • Manage leavers, exits and system access removal • Ensure payroll is updated with all contractual changes Performance, Training & Compliance • Support annual staff reviews and PRSD processes • Maintain CPD and mandatory training records (Safeguarding, GDPR, Fire Safety) • Assist with HR casework including absence, discipline, grievance and performance matters Assist with administration and development of school s HR Policies • Support safeguarding compliance and HR policy implementation across the school About You • Experience in HR administration • Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail• Excellent Communication skills • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally • Knowledge of recruitment processes , HR systems and payroll coordination • Understanding of safeguarding and GDPR compliance • CIPD qualification (or working towards) desirable Why Join Us? • Work in a respected and high-performing grammar school • Supportive leadership and collaborative working environment • Opportunity to develop HR expertise in the education sector • Continuous professional development opportunities Apply Now Closing Date: 13th May 2026, 12:00 pm Additional relevant skills: HR Administrator, School HR Administrator, HR Officer Education, HR Assistant School, Recruitment Administrator, HR Coordinator, Education HR Officer, Bursar Office HR, HR & Payroll Administrator, Safeguarding Administrator
HR Administrator - School / Education Sector Holywood, Northern Ireland BT18 Full-Time Permanent NJC Points 17-20 £31,022 - £32,597 per annum Sullivan Upper School is a highly regarded co-educational and interdenominational grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland, providing both Secondary and Preparatory education. We are seeking an organised and proactive HR Administrator / School HR Administrator to join our support team. This is a key role supporting recruitment, safeguarding compliance, HR systems, payroll coordination, and staff administration across the full employee lifecycle. The Role: HR Administrator (Education Sector) Working closely with the Bursar, Principal and Senior Leadership Team, you will provide a professional and efficient HR service, ensuring all staffing processes are accurately managed and fully compliant. This role is ideal for candidates with experience as a School HR Administrator, HR Officer, HR Assistant, or Recruitment Administrator within an education or public sector environment. Key Responsibilities Recruitment & Onboarding • Manage end-to-end recruitment processes (advertising, shortlisting, interviews, offers) • Prepare interview packs, documentation and scoring materials • Carry out safeguarding checks including Access NI, references, right to work and qualifications • Issue contracts and coordinate onboarding and induction processes • Liaise with payroll on new starter information • Maintain accurate recruitment records and HR filing systems HR Administration & Systems • Act as first point of contact for HR queries • Maintain HR systems (SIMS or equivalent) and personnel records • Update contracts, job descriptions and staff handbook • Complete statutory HR returns and workforce reporting • Administer staff benefits and ensure GDPR compliance Attendance & Employee Lifecycle • Monitor staff attendance , absence and leave records • Support return-to-work processes and absence management • Administer maternity, paternity and other leave schemes • Manage leavers, exits and system access removal • Ensure payroll is updated with all contractual changes Performance, Training & Compliance • Support annual staff reviews and PRSD processes • Maintain CPD and mandatory training records (Safeguarding, GDPR, Fire Safety) • Assist with HR casework including absence, discipline, grievance and performance matters Assist with administration and development of school s HR Policies • Support safeguarding compliance and HR policy implementation across the school About You • Experience in HR administration • Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail• Excellent Communication skills • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally • Knowledge of recruitment processes , HR systems and payroll coordination • Understanding of safeguarding and GDPR compliance • CIPD qualification (or working towards) desirable Why Join Us? • Work in a respected and high-performing grammar school • Supportive leadership and collaborative working environment • Opportunity to develop HR expertise in the education sector • Continuous professional development opportunities Apply Now Closing Date: 13th May 2026, 12:00 pm Additional relevant skills: HR Administrator, School HR Administrator, HR Officer Education, HR Assistant School, Recruitment Administrator, HR Coordinator, Education HR Officer, Bursar Office HR, HR & Payroll Administrator, Safeguarding Administrator
ScreenSkills
Job title: Programme Manager - Strategic Delivery & PMO Reports to: Chief Operating Officer Location: London/Hybrid Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 12 Months Apply via: Please submit a CV and cover letter that sets out how your recent experience aligns with the Essential Experience criteria in the role description to Please structure your response with clear, specific examples. Applications that do not address these criteria may not be progressed. About us: ScreenSkills is the industry-led strategic skills body for the UK screen industries. As experts in career development for the screen sector, we offer a portfolio of training, programmes, events, free e-learning and other career resources to support the development of technical and professional skills across all career stages and for people from every background in every Nation and region. We use research and data to identify skills gaps and shortages which informs the investment in high-quality and inclusive training programmes made by our five Skills Funds: animation, children's TV, film, high-end TV and unscripted TV. Our policy and advocacy work is focused on delivering change to support the UK's skilled screen workforce and industry. ScreenSkills is one part of an ecosystem that supports a world-leading, inclusive and agile workforce now and for the future. We work collaboratively with broadcasters, studios, streamers, production companies and other organisations across all sectors to power the skills needed to drive the long-term success of the UK's screen industries. Role purpose: ScreenSkills is delivering its strategy to support a world leading, inclusive and agile screen workforce. This role provides organisational leadership across Strategic Projects, ensuring activity is sequenced, governed and resourced effectively. Alongside Strategy programme oversight, the role will also help establish the basic foundations of a Project Management Office (PMO) to strengthen delivery discipline, cross team coordination and portfolio level reporting throughout the organisation. Key responsibilities: Strategic Project Leadership & Oversight Lead day to day planning, tracking, oversight, and reporting of a programme of Strategic Projects derived from to ScreenSkills' Strategy and Annual Operating Plan activities. Maintain the organisation wide roadmap of Strategic Projects, including dependencies, milestones, delivery risks and mitigations. Ensure Strategic Projects deliver expected outcomes, integrating evaluation, workforce insight and stakeholder priorities. Delivery of Core Strategy Workstreams Financial Management & Reporting Monitor actual expenditure and forecasted spend for Strategic Projects, aligned to the current budgets, working closely with senior colleagues in delivery and Finance teams. Work with the CEO, Finance Director and the COO to produce board updates and strategic performance summaries. Proposing and identifying risks and mitigations Communications, Reporting & Engagement Working effectively with all teams, particularly Finance. Scheduling regular update meetings with key colleagues to ensure that they are up-to-date with what's happening across delivery activities and alerting project leads and other senior colleagues to any potential issues (e.g. in the areas of staffing, resourcing, timelines, delivery against targets or reporting) Provide delivery support for project groups as needed (including the cross sector stakeholder groups). Engage with all internal and external stakeholders as needed. PMO Functional Development Support the COO in maturing the project planning, management and coordination methodologies throughout the organization (the establishment of a basic PMO). Lead organisation wide adoption of a suitable task/project management platform to act as a "single source of truth" for projects. Help build organisational capability through coaching and mentoring colleagues involved in project delivery. Develop consistent planning and reporting tools for use across projects. Produce portfolio level dashboards and narrative reporting to improve oversight of performance, risks and resourcing across relevant projects. Outline use cases for applicable tools, systems & processes Essential skills and experiences: Essential Experience Proven experience managing complex organisational Strategic Projects. Experience establishing or contributing to PMO structures or delivery frameworks. Strong financial literacy and ability to manage budgets. Experience coordinating multi stakeholder delivery across sectors or agencies. Essential Skills Excellent project and programme planning skills. Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship building and diplomacy. Ability to synthesise information and produce concise high quality reporting. Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills. Desirable Experience Experience in skills, education, creative industries or public policy environments. Attributes Highly organised, proactive and solutions-focused Skilled at navigating ambiguity and complexity Collaborative and committed to inclusive workforce development Corporate responsibilities of all ScreenSkills personnel: Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills' overall strategic objectives. Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills' positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (e.g. such as those with disabilities and global majority backgrounds) Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives. Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high-quality service which meets their needs. Support yours and your colleagues' activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the ScreenSkills' intranet for internal communications and authorised systems for contact management. ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic groups, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group. This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive. It is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing.
Job title: Programme Manager - Strategic Delivery & PMO Reports to: Chief Operating Officer Location: London/Hybrid Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 12 Months Apply via: Please submit a CV and cover letter that sets out how your recent experience aligns with the Essential Experience criteria in the role description to Please structure your response with clear, specific examples. Applications that do not address these criteria may not be progressed. About us: ScreenSkills is the industry-led strategic skills body for the UK screen industries. As experts in career development for the screen sector, we offer a portfolio of training, programmes, events, free e-learning and other career resources to support the development of technical and professional skills across all career stages and for people from every background in every Nation and region. We use research and data to identify skills gaps and shortages which informs the investment in high-quality and inclusive training programmes made by our five Skills Funds: animation, children's TV, film, high-end TV and unscripted TV. Our policy and advocacy work is focused on delivering change to support the UK's skilled screen workforce and industry. ScreenSkills is one part of an ecosystem that supports a world-leading, inclusive and agile workforce now and for the future. We work collaboratively with broadcasters, studios, streamers, production companies and other organisations across all sectors to power the skills needed to drive the long-term success of the UK's screen industries. Role purpose: ScreenSkills is delivering its strategy to support a world leading, inclusive and agile screen workforce. This role provides organisational leadership across Strategic Projects, ensuring activity is sequenced, governed and resourced effectively. Alongside Strategy programme oversight, the role will also help establish the basic foundations of a Project Management Office (PMO) to strengthen delivery discipline, cross team coordination and portfolio level reporting throughout the organisation. Key responsibilities: Strategic Project Leadership & Oversight Lead day to day planning, tracking, oversight, and reporting of a programme of Strategic Projects derived from to ScreenSkills' Strategy and Annual Operating Plan activities. Maintain the organisation wide roadmap of Strategic Projects, including dependencies, milestones, delivery risks and mitigations. Ensure Strategic Projects deliver expected outcomes, integrating evaluation, workforce insight and stakeholder priorities. Delivery of Core Strategy Workstreams Financial Management & Reporting Monitor actual expenditure and forecasted spend for Strategic Projects, aligned to the current budgets, working closely with senior colleagues in delivery and Finance teams. Work with the CEO, Finance Director and the COO to produce board updates and strategic performance summaries. Proposing and identifying risks and mitigations Communications, Reporting & Engagement Working effectively with all teams, particularly Finance. Scheduling regular update meetings with key colleagues to ensure that they are up-to-date with what's happening across delivery activities and alerting project leads and other senior colleagues to any potential issues (e.g. in the areas of staffing, resourcing, timelines, delivery against targets or reporting) Provide delivery support for project groups as needed (including the cross sector stakeholder groups). Engage with all internal and external stakeholders as needed. PMO Functional Development Support the COO in maturing the project planning, management and coordination methodologies throughout the organization (the establishment of a basic PMO). Lead organisation wide adoption of a suitable task/project management platform to act as a "single source of truth" for projects. Help build organisational capability through coaching and mentoring colleagues involved in project delivery. Develop consistent planning and reporting tools for use across projects. Produce portfolio level dashboards and narrative reporting to improve oversight of performance, risks and resourcing across relevant projects. Outline use cases for applicable tools, systems & processes Essential skills and experiences: Essential Experience Proven experience managing complex organisational Strategic Projects. Experience establishing or contributing to PMO structures or delivery frameworks. Strong financial literacy and ability to manage budgets. Experience coordinating multi stakeholder delivery across sectors or agencies. Essential Skills Excellent project and programme planning skills. Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship building and diplomacy. Ability to synthesise information and produce concise high quality reporting. Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills. Desirable Experience Experience in skills, education, creative industries or public policy environments. Attributes Highly organised, proactive and solutions-focused Skilled at navigating ambiguity and complexity Collaborative and committed to inclusive workforce development Corporate responsibilities of all ScreenSkills personnel: Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills' overall strategic objectives. Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills' positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (e.g. such as those with disabilities and global majority backgrounds) Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives. Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high-quality service which meets their needs. Support yours and your colleagues' activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the ScreenSkills' intranet for internal communications and authorised systems for contact management. ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic groups, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group. This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive. It is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing.
