Description

The role: This is a hands-on role designed to tackle a critical bottleneck in our clients recruitment and onboarding process. As a HR Administrator, you’ll take ownership of the compliance, screening, and referencing stage of onboarding for high-volume hires. You’ll working closely with the wider recruitment and HR teams. You will also have frequent contact with external agency partners.
This role will use Workday and Sterling referencing on a daily basis.
You’ll report to: Resourcing Manager
Location: Within a commutable distance of Nottingham as 2/3 days in office a week.
Salary Range: circa £28,000
Role Type: Fixed-term contract, 6 months
Start date: ASAP
About the company
Our client is a leader in providing essential aftercare for home appliances and prides itself on keeping millions of customers’ worlds running smoothly every day. They are currently expanding into new markets and innovating rapidly—bringing a tech-driven approach to a traditionally service-oriented field.
The Role
As the HR Administrator – Onboarding, you’ll be the cornerstone of our clients onboarding process, ensuring no detail slips through the cracks. Your mission? To bring order and clarity, ensuring new hires are ready to hit the ground running in a highly regulated environment.
You’ll leverage tools like Workday and Sterling, ensuring compliance documentation, background checks, and referencing are completed efficiently. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in process-driven environments, enjoys working with data, and has a passion for maintaining high standards in onboarding.
What you’ll be doing
* Overseeing compliance checks, referencing, and screening for all new starters.
* Acting as the go-to for compliance queries and issues, ensuring alignment with industry regulations.
* Supporting hiring managers with updates and guidance during the onboarding phase.
* Collaborating with recruitment and HR teams to identify and resolve process gaps.
* Contacting external recruitment agencies to ensure candidates are managed and supported through the onboarding process.
* Producing regular reports to track progress, highlight risks, and recommend improvements.
The skills and experience you’ll need
Your background
We’re looking for someone with a solid foundation in recruitment or HR processes, particularly in regulated or high-volume environments. You’ll need to be detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities without missing a beat.
Ideal Experience
* Strong experience with compliance, referencing, and onboarding processes.
* Familiarity with Workday and Sterling (or similar HRM and screening tools).
* A background in financial services or other regulated industries.
* Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
* A keen eye for detail and an ability to work accurately under pressure.
* Strong communication skills to manage stakeholders and keep processes on track.
Should you apply?
When considering applying for a role that has captured your interest, we encourage you to submit an application even if you don’t meet every requirement.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.
Benefits
* Training & Career Progression: Comprehensive training with clear career growth pathways.
* Incentives: Regular rewards with impressive prizes.
* Annual Leave: 33 days (including bank holidays), plus the option to buy an extra 5 days annually.
* Health Cash Plan: Employer-funded to cover essential healthcare costs (dental, optical, physio) with unlimited 24/7 virtual GP access.
* Pension Scheme: Matched employer contributions up to 5%.
* Life Assurance: Employer-funded cover worth 4x your basic salary.
* Benefits Portal: Access to financial wellbeing, saving, and lending facilities.
* Salary Finance: Payroll-based savings and borrowing options.
* Car Leasing: Carbon-neutral scheme with all-inclusive monthly cost.
* Travel Loans: Interest-free loans for annual travel.
* Cycle to Work: Tax-efficient scheme for bikes/equipment up to £1,000.
* Health & Wellbeing: Discounted gym, virtual workouts, and cooking classes.
* Volunteering: Opportunities to volunteer via app, tackling youth mentoring, homelessness, and more…
* Employee Assistance Programme: Specialist advice for personal and family issues.
* Free Protection Plan: One free plan yearly, plus discounts up to 50% on additional plans for family and friends