HR Co-Ordinator
As HR Co-ordinator you’ll provide first-line HR advice and support to managers, ensuring the consistent application of policies, processes and best practice. You ’ll take the lead on end-to-end recruitment, co-ordinate onboarding and offboarding activities, maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, and support payroll and compliance processes. The role also involves monitoring probation periods, contracts, performance and absence management, assisting with employee relations matters, and contributing to HR projects, learning and development initiatives, and employee engagement activities. You’ll help deliver an excellent employee experience while providing organisational support for senior leadership and board meetings.
We're looking for an organised and proactive HR professional with previous HR administration experience and who either has CIPD Level 3 qualification or is working towards it. You'll have excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion. A confident user of HR systems, reporting tools and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, you'll also be comfortable creating engaging presentations using platforms such as Canva or Adobe. Experience in a fast paced environment is essential, while knowledge of the theatre, arts or entertainment sector, familiarity with union agreements, experience managing complex contractual arrangements, and involvement in implementing new HR systems would be highly advantageous.
Applications Close: Midday on Wednesday 26th August
Interviews: Late August/Early September
Vacancies will generally close by the deadline, however, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants. We therefore advise candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible if they wish to be considered for the role. Any applications made after the deadline will not be considered.
- Contributory staff pension - 5% employee and 3% employer
- A day off for your birthday
- Free-to-use employee assistance service
- Staff ticket discount (when available)
- Staff discount in The Rep food and drink outlets (when available)
- 25% Season Ticket discount on parking at Q-Parks
- £6 day rates at Utilita Arena North and South Car Parks
- Access to salary sacrifice schemes including Bike to Work scheme and Health Cash Plans
- We actively encourage all staff to see shows as believe that this enhances everyone’s experience as an employee and ambassador. To ensure everyone has a chance to attend shows every staff member is invited to attend press night for all The Rep's own productions along with further complimentary tickets where possible as well as competitive discounts throughout the year.
Please read the job description carefully before starting your application to ensure that you meet all of the essential criteria and are able to provide evidence in your application to support these areas. Only relevant information will be considered when shortlisting candidates.
The Rep is a Disability Confident Employer and we participate in the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to anyone who is D/deaf or has a disability who meets the minimum criteria. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level required for each competence (or could with reasonable support), as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. If you would like to apply under this scheme please select this option on our application portal.
In line with GDPR, your application will be retained securely for 12 months before being destroyed if you are unsuccessful. A copy of our Privacy Policy is available on our website. If you are successful in your application, your information will be transferred to your HR file and will be kept in accordance with our Internal Privacy Policy.
The Rep is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. We foster a culture where all staff and volunteers are expected to report safeguarding concerns regarding vulnerable individuals or the conduct of colleagues and others they encounter. As part of our safer recruitment practices, the suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers is thoroughly assessed.
Job Title: HR Co-ordinator
Contract Type: Permanent
Pay: c.£30,0000 per annum
Hours: 39 hours per week (full time)
Holidays: 25 days per year plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days plus bank holidays with continuous service.
Location of Work: The Rep, Birmingham
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