Description
HR Administrator
Waverley Court
Salary: £26,337 - £28,835 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 16 per week, 52 weeks
Exciting opportunity available within our HR Operations team as we are recruiting for 1 permanent position. Working pattern for position is Monday to Thursday, 4 hours a day.
The role of HR Administrator is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to start a career in Human Resources and develop the necessary skills and knowledge to progress.
Key to this role is supporting managers and employees within the City of Edinburgh Council being part of a high-quality HR transactions service.
The ideal candidates will have a strong customer focus and a flexible approach with the ability to work in a demanding deadline driven environment.
Please see attached documentation for further information.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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Responsibilities
Qualifications, training and professional membership:
* Be able to demonstrate relevant experience of the job
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Educated to SCQF Level 6 (National Certificate) or Level 3 in People Practices, CIPD (Desirable)
Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Understanding:
* Experience of working with HR/payroll databases and systems (Desirable)
* Experience of working with Oracle Fusion Cloud system (Desirable)
* Experience of processing high volume transactions; working with data, both written and printed
* Experience of dealing with changing deadlines and priorities in a demanding environment
* Experience of handling unpredictable circumstances
* Experience of providing excellent customer service, both face to face, and on the telephone
* Experience providing HR advice and guidance in a customer facing environment (Desirable)
* Knowledge of HR transactions and employment terms and conditions (Desirable)
* Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills in a high pressure environment
* A proven ability to plan workload and assignments
* Experience of both working on your own, and in a group contributing confidently in a team environment
* Ability to bring forward ideas for improvement and contribute to process effectiveness and customer excellence journey
* Ability to develop relationships in a spirit of working together