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Job Title: HR Coordinator
Reporting to: Managing Director (line management); Fractional HRD (functional reporting)
Salary: £30,000 to £35,000per annum
Contract type: Full time or Part time (0.6-0.8 FTE)
About the Role
Provide day-to-day transactional HR and internal recruitment support to a fast-growing, founder-led business of around 60 people. This is a hands-on role covering internal recruitment coordination, onboarding, HR administration, and first-line employee queries – giving one person a broad view across the employee lifecycle while the organisation continues to scale.
There is genuine scope for the right person to grow with the business, potentially progressing towards a more specialist or advisory HR or talent role as the function develops.
Key Responsibilities
Internal Recruitment support
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Coordinate recruitment activity end-to-end: posting roles, screening applications, scheduling interviews, and liaising with hiring managers and candidates
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Support the offer and pre-employment check process (references, right-to-work, contracts)
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Help maintain a positive candidate experience as the business scales its hiring
Onboarding
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Own the new starter process: inductions, paperwork, system access requests, and first-week check-ins
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Continuously improve onboarding materials as the business and roles evolve
HR administration & data
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Maintain accurate, compliant HR files (physical and digital) for all employees
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Manage and update HR data/HRIS, ensuring records are current for headcount, absence, and reporting purposes
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Support production of routine HR reports and metrics
First-line HR support
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Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day employee queries (holiday, policies, benefits), escalating more complex matters appropriately
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Signpost employees to relevant policies and self-service resources
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Help maintain and update the policy library as things change
General
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Provide flexible support across HR and, where needed, adjacent functions as priorities shift
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Contribute ideas for improving processes as the organisation grows – much of what this role covers will evolve over time
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Other tasks which may be reasonably required from time to time
What Working Here Is Like:
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Priorities can shift quickly – you might be sourcing candidates one day and updating HR systems the next
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Processes are still being built in places, so you’ll sometimes be working things out as you go rather than following an established playbook
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Investment-backed and founder-led, so pace and visibility are both high – decisions get made fast
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
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Area |
Criteria |
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HR |
Previous experience in an HR administration, coordination or generalist support role |
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Recruitment |
Experience supporting recruitment processes (scheduling, screening, coordination) |
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Systems |
Confident using HR systems/HRIS and standard Microsoft Office and other workspace tools |
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Data & accuracy |
High attention to detail, particularly with HR records, data, and confidential information |
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Communication |
Clear, professional communicator, comfortable handling first-line employee queries |
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Pace |
Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment |
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Discretion |
Understands and respects confidentiality given regular access to sensitive employee data |
Desirable Criteria:
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Area |
Criteria |
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Qualifications |
CIPD Level 3 (or working towards) |
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Sector experience |
Experience in a scale-up, SME or investment-backed business |
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Employment law |
Working knowledge of core UK employment law and policies |
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Growth mindset |
Interest in developing further into a specialist or advisory HR/talent role |
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Process improvement |
Experience helping to build or improve HR processes rather than just following them |