Job Description:

We are delighted to be partnering with a respected organisation to recruit for a HR Admin Team Leader on a fixed‑term or temporary contract of up to two years.

This is a full‑time role based in the Exeter, offering a hybrid working arrangement (3 days per week working from home) and a salary of up to £34,000 per annum.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Oversee 3 HR Shared Service Assistants
• Deliver efficient, cost-effective HR support, including first-line advice, guidance, and administration across the full HR function.
• Contribute to HR strategy and operations, including developing and monitoring Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with stakeholders
• Support managers and service leads with employee relations cases (e.g. handling routine cases, maintaining records, and preparing correspondence)
• Assist in developing and implementing HR policies, procedures, and learning & development initiatives
• Help design and improve HR systems and processes (e.g. recruitment, compliance checks, absence management, training administration, and invoicing).
• Manage and support HR Advisors by allocating work, monitoring performance, and identifying training needs
• Produce HR reports, metrics, and organisational data
• Ensure HR records are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.
• Maintain up-to-date HR knowledge and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Experience required:

• Substantial experience of working in a HR function ideally in a unionised environment
• Sound Line Management / Team Leading / Formal Supervisory experience
• Understanding and experience of the practical application of employment law
• Sound Customer Care and Communication skills - both verbal and written - being demonstrably able to operate with tact and diplomacy and at all times promoting a positive image
• Well-honed Continuous and Process Improvement skills, able to develop systems and processes
• Ability to manage and cope with conflicting priorities and deadlines so that SLAs are delivered within the agreed specifications 

Benefits:

• 3 days home working
• Generous annual leave entitlement (with additional days for long service)
• Hybrid working options to support work-life balance
• Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential wellbeing and mental health support
• Inclusive and supportive workplace culture, with strong equality and diversity commitments
• Professional development opportunities, including training and CIPD support
• Flexible working arrangements where possible
• Discounted leisure memberships

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday, Flexi working offered

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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