HR Administrator

About us

The Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) combines the strengths of UCL’s basic biological and preclinical sciences, some of its constituent research departments have long and distinguished histories that can be traced back to the early nineteenth century when UCL was founded and there are 9 Nobel Laureates associated with Life Sciences. The Faculty continues to build on existing strengths in cell and developmental biology, computational biology, evolutionary and population genetics, cellular and circuits neuroscience, and structural and molecular biology.

About the role

The HR Administrator will provide first line HR Administrative support to Departments/Divisions within the Faculty of Life Sciences and will support the delivery of a customer focused, effective, efficient and proactive HR function. They will work as part of a team of HR Administrators collaboratively with wider departmental / divisional functions as well as with central HR teams.

About you

The successful candidate will be educated to A level or equivalent standard and have a working knowledge of Equality and Immigration legislation and how it impacts on HR administration and recruitment activities.

The post holder will have the ability to be effectively manage a high and varied workload and deliver agreed outcomes, prioritising effectively when faced with competing demands. The post holder will have experience of using HR systems and have a good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR practices, with the ability to simplify complex areas of HR such as policies, terms and conditions, systems instructions etc. so that they are understood by those unfamiliar with them.

Experience of delivering HR administration in a Higher Education setting or in a Research Institute is desirable.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/