HR Coordinator
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,000 to £28,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Eastleigh, Hampshire, so50 5fs |
| Company: | South Hampshire Colleges Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000201_1772632145 |
Summary
Care to Join Us?
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, aspirational and dedicated HR Coordinator. The information below provides more detail about the role.
We offer great benefits including;
- 6 weeks leave per year, plus bank holidays.
- Generous employer pension contribution.
- Access to a health care plan.
- Free onsite parking.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Onsite gym.
- Annual staff awards.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Onsite coffee shop serving hot and cold food.
- Annual wellbeing activities, resources and support.
What will you be doing?
- To deliver a professional, high-quality HR coordination service for the Eastleigh campus, acting as a first point of contact to support the day-to-day activities of the team, ensuring policy and best practice are followed and providing strong generalist administrative support.
- Delivering the following for the campus and cross college divisions:
- Coordinating and facilitating new starter inductions.
- Processing onboarding checks for new starters.
- Project support as required.
- Assisting with People and Culture data reporting.
- Attending and note taking People and Culture ER meetings where required.
- Administrative support for the preparation of information or formatting of HR materials (e.g. policies, letters of offer, T&C change correspondence etc)
- Working on own initiative to manage and respond to HR enquiries; providing first-line policy and procedure guidance to managers and colleagues. Escalating complex enquiries to the HR Business Partner/HR Manager where appropriate.
- Implement policies and procedures that ensure the quality and sustainability of SHGC shared services, supporting change initiatives.
Skills/Experience we are looking for:
- Experience of providing a high standard and inclusive of customer service.
- Experience of working in a collaborative HR support role or equivalent experience in an administrative support role.
- Experience of working within a Human Resources team or equivalent business environment (desirable).
- A knowledge of employment legislation (desirable).
- Experience in working with HR information systems (desirable) or holds aspiration to learn.
- A good working knowledge of Microsoft office packages particularly Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.
Qualifications that will benefit you in the role:
- Minimum GCSE grade 4 / C in English & Maths or equivalent.
- CIPD level 3 qualification (desirable) - attained, working towards or aspirational to gain.
- Relevant professional qualification to Human Resources and/or Business administration (desirable).
Ideal Attributes we think are needed for the role:
- Good written and oral communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to all levels of the business and key stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to respond appropriately to difficult situations.
- Excellent attention to detail, when working with confidential documents, reports and data.
- Well organised, able to prioritise and work to deadlines.
- Strong collaborative skills to work as part of an immediate team and wider department.
About Us
The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.
We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.
We are passionate about our People and Culture at SHCG by working collaboratively with all staff daily. Our role is to support everyone throughout their journey from recruitment, onboarding, employee development, performance management to employment relations' aspects. Our approach is to create a positive culture and a thriving work environment where people can grow to achieve their full potential. We are committed to ensuring staff are listened to, valued and included. Well-being is paramount to maintain a positive work-life balance to enable staff to stay engaged and motivated. We aspire to create better futures together.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Applications will be reviewed, and candidates may be invited to interview as they are received. Therefore, if you are interested, early submission of your application for this role is strongly advised.