HR Administrator

Country UK City London Category Human Resources Department (and Section) Human Resources - HR Closing Date 13/02/2023 Position Type Full-Time / Permanent Advertised Salary £29,860 (inclusive of London Weighting) Enhancements London Weighting Overview We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Through our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos (London zoo and Whipsnade Zoo), the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction. Role Profile The purpose of this role is to provide efficient and effective administration support across all areas of HR. The HR Administrator is responsible for producing contractual documentation; liaising with the finance team for accurate payroll processing; inputting information onto our HR system and actioning HR queries and tasks. Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading on the onboarding processes for the dedicated business units to ensure that all new employees of ZSL have completed starter checklists, letters of appointment, electronic files, ID, DBS and reference checks, and appropriate payroll documentation
• Support the recruitment processes from the point of advertising through to onboarding, ensuring that hiring managers are empowered to provide a best-practice candidate experience
• Ensure that all employee lifecycle changes are updated for the HRIS and payroll in line with the monthly payroll cycle.

Person Specification

• Have previous experience working in a HR support or administration role in a complex organisation with a primary focus on admin
• Be able to demonstrate experience on providing excellent HR support and customer service with stakeholders of all levels
• Be passionate about working in a team that strives to offer HR best practice through credible and trusted relationships with our colleagues

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds and know the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences, and abilities. We actively encourage applications from disabled and racial and ethnic minority candidates as those demographics are currently under-represented across ZSL.

What do we offer?
“Work Your Way”: We empower people to work from where they work best. We believe work is something we do and not a place we go. Our offices have become important places for collaboration and social connection but are no longer our main place of work.
You will have access to a blended program of Wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program as well as regular webinars and activities around mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing. The opportunity to be part of an organisation that is committed to improving diversity and inclusion.
Other benefits include 25 days holiday, life assurance, stakeholder pension (employer contribution is matched up to 12%), complimentary zoo tickets with a 30% discount in shops and online, subsidised canteen, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
We think the greatest benefit of all is that you’ll know that you’ll help us to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct. To Apply Applicants will need to upload their CV and covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability) and can do this by clicking the "Apply for this job online" button.
Closing date for applications: Midnight (23:59) on Monday 13th February 2023
The Zoological Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales: no. 208728.