Pertemps Scotland Temps
Role – HR Administrator
Location – Edinburgh City Centre (Hybrid working – office on Wednesday and Thursday)
Hours – Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm (36 hours per week)
Start Date – End of July/Beginning of August
Duration – Temporary until December 31st 2026
Pay Rate – £14.51 per hour
Pertemps are working with our public sector client to recruit HR Administrators on a temporary basis.
The Role:
- Managing a busy HR mailbox and responding to employee queries
- Processing a range of employee lifecycle changes, including changes to working hours, family leave, maternity and paternity leave
- Issuing relevant HR documentation and correspondence
- Processing employee expense claims
- Working closely with other HR teams, including Onboarding and Payroll, to ensure accurate administration
- Maintaining and updating HR systems with a high level of accuracy
- Carrying out data entry and ensuring employee records are kept up to date
- Providing general administrative support to the HR team
- Any other duties as required
What We're Looking For:
- Previous administrative experience, ideally within an office or HR environment
- Excellent data entry skills with strong attention to detail
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to manage a varied workload and work accurately to deadlines
If you're organised, detail-oriented and looking to gain experience within a busy HR team, we'd love to hear from you.
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