We wish to appoint an HR Administrator to join our HR team to play an instrumental role in providing high-quality HR support for our employees and to contribute to the success of the Academy. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and capable individual with a proven background in HR administration to work closely with our Director of People to develop the academy’s HR provision.

You will have strong organisational skills and be able to communicate effectively with all members of our Academy community, building constructive working relationships to deliver excellent customer service.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, able to multi-task and will have a good working knowledge of core people processes associated with the employee lifecycle.

The successful candidate will:

• Be driven to deliver and develop good HR practice in a fast- paced educational setting

• Be educated to A Level or above or have equivalent experience

• Have at least 2 years’ experience of supporting a Human Resources team

• Ideally have a NVQ level 3 or CIPD level 3 or equivalent in an administration, business or HR related subject

• Have an attention to detail and accuracy in administration with experience in the use of IT packages such as HR systems, databases, MS Teams, Word, and Excel.

• Be customer-focused 

• Have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude 

• Demonstrate discretion and sensitivity as you will be handling personal data and confidential information.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking all administration for HR matters of staff, including recruitment and payroll

• Assisting with first line HR queries and support

• Recording and monitoring staff absence and maintaining documentation

• Maintenance of staff records and reporting data from the school MIS

• Coordinating the recruitment and on-boarding process, producing adverts and liaising with candidates

We will also offer an excellent package: 

• A competitive salary of £27,723 per annum (FTE)

• 23 days annual leave + Bank Holidays  

• Enrolment into the LGPS – one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK

• Access to continuous professional development opportunities

• Strong travel links and staff parking

• Close proximity to beaches, supermarkets and coffee shops

• A range of wellbeing benefits including free breakfast, soup at lunch, social events, employee assistance programme and Cycle to work scheme 

You are warmly encouraged to get in touch prior to application to discuss the position. Our Director of People, Catherine Watson is available to have an informal discussion with interested applicants about the role. Please contact her at catherine.watson@TBOWA.org. You are also most welcome to visit our Academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. An enhanced DBS check is also required for all successful applicants. Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CVs. We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.