Administrator – HR

November 22, 2025
£13 - £13
Urgent

Job Description

Administrator – HR
Based in Kirkcaldy hybrid working available (Monday & Wednesday in-office days)
Full Time hours Monday to Friday 36 hours per week
Temp role for a minimum of 3 months likely to go longer & may become permanent
Pay rate up to 14.00 per hour + holiday pay (depending on experience)

Search Consultancy are delighted to be partnered exclusively with a leading business in Fife to recruit this role on an initial 12 week contract which is very likely to be extended & may become permanent.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive Administration support to the HR team across a number of functions to ensure that the team can provide a professional HR service across the business

Duties involved in this role will include:
Acting as a first point of contact for all managers & employees that require support with general HR or Payroll queries
Investigating and escalating payroll queries to the company’s payroll provider
Preparing HR correspondence & documents to be signed-off by the HR Advisors / Head of HR
Administration of Long Service Awards, flexible working requests & early retirement applications
Preparing and maintaining Excel sheets
Collating and verifying pre-employment checks, ensuring they have been completed in line with company policies
Processing of all new starter documentation & contract changes on the company HR system, submitting required documentation to the company’s payroll provider
Updating staff details throughout the employee life-cycle
Providing sickness & absence information to managers on request to assist in the monitoring of absence triggers
Assisting in the audit of the HR database to ensure that all information is accurate and up-to-date
Collating and maintaining electronic staff files
General administration for the team including processing of department mail, filing, photocopying & scanning of documents – as well as ad hoc tasks as directed

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:
Previous experience within an HR, Recruitment or L&D Administration role – this experience is ESSENTIAL
Candidates who have studied or are studying for CIPD or other HR qualifications would be preferred, although this is not essential
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills, both written and verbal as you will be dealing with people of all levels within the business daily
Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise & complete a busy workload effectively and the ability to pivot your focus where required
Solid IT Skills including the full MS office suite (particularly Excel) – HR systems experience would be advantageous

If this is the role for you, apply now!

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

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