HR Specialist
Location: Sheffield, Manchester or Uxbridge
Work pattern: Hybrid – 3 days a week in the office
At Insight, we’re a Fortune 500‑ranked global solutions integrator, bringing technology, people and expertise together to help organisations transform for tomorrow. Our people are at the heart of everything we do—and our HR team plays a critical role in supporting teammates across the business.
We’re now looking for an HR Specialist to join our EMEA HR Operations team, supporting teammates across their full employee lifecycle and helping us deliver a consistent, high‑quality HR service.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll work closely with the wider HR team to provide a seamless and reliable HR service to managers and teammates. Your focus will span HR administration, operational support and onboarding, including:
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Acting as a central point of contact for HR queries, policies and processes
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Maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date HR records and employee files
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Managing HR inboxes and ensuring queries are handled within agreed SLAs
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Supporting monthly payroll processes in line with local requirements
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Producing regular and ad‑hoc HR reports (e.g. headcount, attrition, leavers)
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Managing absence and leaver processes in line with policy and legislation
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Administering local benefits and supporting changes to terms and conditions
You’ll also play a key role in onboarding, working closely with Talent Acquisition and HR colleagues to ensure new hires have a smooth and consistent start, including offer management, compliance checks, inductions and system updates.
What we’re looking for
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Strong administration experience, ideally within an HR or shared services environment
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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A high level of organisation and attention to detail
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Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines
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Confidence using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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A genuine interest in HR and the value it brings to a business
Desirable (but not essential):
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Experience with HR systems and HR administration
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Studying towards, or holding, an HR‑related qualification
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Experience supporting process improvements or automation
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A second language
Why Insight?
At Insight, you’ll join a collaborative, supportive HR team with the opportunity to develop your skills and make a real impact. We offer a flexible hybrid working model, great benefits, and a people‑first culture built around our values of Hunger, Heart and Harmony.
About Insight:
We believe that by giving you the freedom to think big and empower you to reach your full potential, together we will achieve the best outcomes. Along with excellent benefits and a compelling reward package, we offer the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with a high level of autonomy and creativity - there’s a reason our average employee tenure is over 6 years.
We strive to display our three core values of Hunger, Heart and Harmony every day. They represent and drive who we are here at Insight and by doing so we are doing amazing things. Insight started in a garage in 1988 and it is through harnessing our three core values that two brothers, Eric and Tim Crown, steered Insight to the Fortune 500 company it is today. We are now a Global IT Services and Solutions business, passionate about helping customers and the real people who sit behind them.
Application Details:
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to achieving diversity and equality within our organisation. We seek out people from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply.
We will endeavour to contact you within five business days, should we feel your profile is a good match for this role. If you do not hear from us within this timeframe, please presume that on this occasion, your application was not successful.
A full job description will be provided upon application.
Insight is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and recognizes and values the unique talents and perspectives which individuals with disabilities bring to our workplace and we encourage them to apply. Any information provided regarding changes or adjustments will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of ensuring all our candidates can perform at their very best during the recruitment process.
