Job Title: HR Administrator
Reporting to: Pay and Benefits Manager
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a HR Administrator to join our HR team in Elgin.
This is a full time, permanent post working Monday to Thursday 8am – 5pm and Friday 8am – 12 pm (38 hours per week). Different working hours may be considered for the right candidate.
The annual salary for this role is £26,577 per annum.
Training and growth opportunities are encouraged within the team with the opportunity for you to gain professional qualifications, such as CIPD, is available.
About the Role
Acting as the first point of contact in a busy and fast paced environment you will provide vital administrative support to the HR team across the full employee life cycle, including but not limited to –
- Processing new starters, leavers, and changes to employee records, ensuring all documentation and HR system is updated accurately and in a timely manner.
- Preparing employment contracts, offer letters, and other employment documentation.
- Maintaining the accuracy and integrity of employee data by updating HR system, personnel files and trackers
- Acting as a first point of contact for routine HR enquiries, liaising with employees, managers, and external organisations via telephone, email, and in person.
- Coordinate and administer HR projects and initiatives, including annual immunisation clinics, retail sale ticket administration, and other employee engagement activities.
- Undertake general administrative duties to support the efficient operation of the HR department.
About you
Our ideal candidate will -
- Have previous experience in an administrative role, preferably within a HR or similar function
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Office and be computer and data literate
- Have strong interpersonal skills with people at all levels
- Be able to plan and prioritise your own workload and deal with conflicting deadlines
- Be proactive and self-motivated with a positive attitude
- Be able to manage highly sensitive and confidential information
About Us
Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibres. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sources cashmere and fine woollen fibres from around the world, ing the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibres and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.
Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.
We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at
[email protected].
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment in country job is based.
