Office & People Team Administrator
Full time, 37.5 hours per week
£29,000 per annum (full time equivalent salary)
Plus non contractual bonus of up to 10%
Based at our offices in Hessle
We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our newly formed central Governance and Administration team on a permanent basis.
Normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday to be worked between the hours of 9.00am-5.30pm.
The ‘Good’ things you can get:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Birthday day off work
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 8% matched contribution)
- Life assurance (4x if contributing 4% into the pension)
- Health cash plan and YuLife membership, with virtual GP and EAP
- Referral Scheme
- Long service awards including gifts and increase in annual holiday entitlement
- Employee volunteering and matched charitable donations
- Social events such as a family summer BBQ and Christmas party
- An exciting opportunity to be entered into a twice a year draw to “live your dream” with a bucket list activity of your choice paid for by John Good Group!
- Personal & professional development
Who are we?
John Good Group is a sixth-generation family business with a heritage dating back to 1833. Today, our diverse group includes businesses across logistics, maritime, travel, services and property, all united by a shared commitment to doing business the right way. Founded on strong family values, we put our people, communities and the environment at the heart of everything we do.
The role
As an Office & People Team Administrator, you will be responsible for providing high-quality administrative and coordination support across the business, acting as a central point of contact within the Governance and Administration function. You will support senior leaders, office operations and people administration activities, ensuring an efficient and professional service is delivered across the Group.
The role will include:
- Managing diaries, meetings and travel arrangements for senior leaders.
- Coordinating office facilities, suppliers, contractors and day-to-day workplace operations.
- Supporting company events, employee engagement activities and internal communications.
- Providing end-to-end recruitment administration, from advertising vacancies through to arranging interviews.
- Supporting onboarding and offboarding processes, including preparing documentation and coordinating system access.
- Administering employee lifecycle processes such as contractual changes, absence management, family leave and probation reviews.
- Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring confidentiality at all times.
- Monitoring compliance requirements including right to work checks, DBS renewals, licence checks and visa tracking.
- Processing payroll-related administration, ensuring data is accurate and submitted within required deadlines.
- Managing employee benefits, recognition schemes and learning management system administration.
- Providing first-line support for employee queries and escalating matters where appropriate.
- Producing people-related reports and supporting business improvement projects as required.
About you:
We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented and confident working in a fast-paced environment. You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, building positive relationships and delivering exceptional administrative support.
You will bring:
- Previous experience in an administrative or senior administrative role.
- Experience of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong organisational and diary management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience of office administration, facilities coordination or supplier management.
- Experience supporting recruitment and employee lifecycle administration.
- Familiarity with HR systems and handling confidential employee information.
- Experience responding to employee queries relating to HR processes, policies and benefits.
- A proactive, solution-focused approach with a willingness to take ownership and see tasks through to completion.
- Professionalism, discretion and integrity when handling sensitive information.
- The ability to remain calm under pressure and adapt to changing business needs.
If you're looking for a varied role where no two days are the same and where you'll have the opportunity to support both business operations and people processes, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply attaching your CV with a supporting statement detailing how you meet the above criteria and what attracted you to this position.
Diversity
We respect and value difference and seek to create an inclusive workplace which promotes and values the diversity of our employees. We believe in promoting an environment where everyone, from any background has access to the opportunities to grow and succeed.
Recruitment Agencies
Whilst we make every effort to directly source candidates for our live roles, we do have a very small, preferred supplier list on the occasion we may require additional support. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our People Team or Hiring Managers.
GDPR
John Good Group care about your privacy and we are committed to processing your personal information in accordance with the GDPR Data Privacy Laws. By submitting your CV you are agreeing to your personal data being retained in a secure location for up to 6 months to enable us to match and notify you of suitable opportunities. After this period your information will be confidentially destroyed.
Pay: £29,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
