Macmillan Davies is delighted to be supporting a global hospitality client in their search for an Interim People Coordinator.
Role: Interim People Coordinator
Umbrella Rate: £150 - £200 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Hertfordshire (just outside London)
Length: 8 weeks (potential to extend)
Hybrid: 4 days office / 1 wfh
The successful hire will be responsible for managing a high volume of HR administration duties across 39 sites. This role is critical in maintaining efficient employee lifecycle processes.
You will operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment, providing end-to-end people administration support while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and responsiveness to site needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, changes, and leavers
* Process high volumes of HR administration accurately and efficiently
* Maintain and update employee records within HRIS systems
* Support recruitment administration, including coordination via ATS
* Manage attendance-related administration
* Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day people queries and tickets
* Liaise directly with site managers to resolve queries, clarify submissions, and ensure data accuracy
* Ensure compliance with internal processes and data standards
* Provide general administrative support to managers across multiple sites
Person Specification
Essential:
* Proven experience in a people/HR administration role
* Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
* Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large workloads efficiently
* Confidence in communicating with stakeholders at all levels,
* Ability to work independently and take ownership of workload
* Comfortable operating with ambiguity and limited formal processes
* Proactive mindset with a willingness to ask questions and seek clarity
* Ability to “hit the ground running” in a dynamic environment
Desirable:
* Experience within a shared service centre model
* Familiarity with HRIS and recruitment systems, ideally Fourth HR and/or Harri
* Experience supporting multi-site operations