HR Administrator (MAT Cover) – Leicester

Be the person who helps create a great colleague experience from day one.

We’re looking for an organised and proactive HR Administrator to join our People team. As one of the first points of contact for HR, you’ll play a vital role in supporting colleagues and managers across the business, ensuring every stage of the employee journey is delivered with professionalism, accuracy and care.

Whether you’re coordinating new starters, supporting managers with people processes or maintaining our HR systems, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that’s passionate about delivering an excellent service and continually improving the colleague experience. If you’re looking to build your HR career in a role where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: This is a Fixed Term contract for 12-months

What’s in it for you.

In addition to the salary, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• High street discount schemes
• Health cash plans
• 26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more
• Flexible bank holidays take them when it suits you
• Car leasing scheme
• Hybrid working offering you the flexibility to thrive in your role. You’ll have the opportunity to blend the best of both worlds, spending approximately two to three days per week in the office once settled in the role. This is flexible and depends on meeting cycles and board activity. We also offer an optional nine-day fortnight scheme, allowing you to compress your hours if it suits the role.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering high-quality HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contractual changes and leavers.
• Managing key HR processes, including probation reviews, DBS renewals, absence management and compliance activities.
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries, providing timely, accurate and customer-focused support to managers and colleagues.
• Maintaining accurate employee records across our HR systems, ensuring data integrity and GDPR compliance.
• Preparing HR documentation, letters and reports to support a wide range of people processes.
• Supporting recruitment activity by advertising vacancies, issuing offers and coordinating new starter documentation.
• Producing reports, maintaining records and contributing to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the People team to deliver an efficient, responsive and customer-focused HR service

We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in an HR administration or people support role.
• Good understanding of HR processes, confidentiality and data protection.
• Experience using HR systems, ideally iTrent or a similar HRIS.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, positive and team-focused approach with a genuine interest in developing a career in HR.

If specific qualifications are required, please upload them with your application to demonstrate your eligibility.

At PA Housing, we believe in respect, integrity, and accountability. Our work is about people not just properties and we’re always looking for ways to do better. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you.

AGENCIES: We know where you are if we need your support so please do not contact us.

To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email recruitment@pahousing.co.uk – We reserve the right to close this job advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we advise you to apply promptly to ensure your application can be considered.