HR Administrator

Job summary

We are looking for an HR Administrator to join the Human Resources Office at the House of Lords. This is a permanent position where you will work as part of the HR Operations team, providing a high‑quality frontline HR service and supporting colleagues across the House throughout the employee lifecycle.

HR Administrators act as the first point of contact for colleagues and candidates, responding to day‑to‑day HR queries, triaging requests and ensuring accurate, timely and professional HR administration. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who enjoys working in a busy, service‑focused environment and takes pride in getting the detail right.

It’s an exciting opportunity for someone interested in HR, who values teamwork, confidentiality and delivering an excellent colleague experience.

Job description

You’ll be accountable for:

• Acting as a first port of call for HR enquiries, responding by phone and email and escalating where appropriate.
• Delivering accurate HR administration across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to contractual changes and leavers.
• Drafting and issuing HR documentation, ensuring quality, consistency and compliance.
• Maintaining accurate, up‑to‑date employee records on the HR system.
• Supporting payroll processes, including pay changes and liaising with Payroll colleagues.
• Monitoring probation periods and supporting managers with timely completion.
• Administering staff benefits and supporting HR projects and annual activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

Person specification

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of providing effective HR services and administrative support.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a collaborative team.
• Basic numerical literacy and confidence working with simple Excel reports.
• Tact, discretion and good judgement when handling confidential information.

It would be even better if you had:

• Experience of using HR IT systems.
• Experience of identifying/ implementing process improvements.

Benefits

Details of our employee benefits can be found at https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/lords/lordshro/employee-benefits/

What you’ll get in return:

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
• The opportunity to witness history in the making!

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact HLRecruitment@parliament.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

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