HR Coordinator (human Resources Coordinator)

Job Title:  HR Coordinator 

Reporting to:  Managing Director (line management); Fractional HRD (functional reporting) 

Salary: £30,000 to £35,000per annum

Contract type: Full time or Part time (phone number removed) FTE) 

About the Role  

Provide day-to-day transactional HR and internal recruitment support to a fast-growing, founder-led business of around 60 people. This is a hands-on role covering internal recruitment coordination, onboarding, HR administration, and first-line employee queries – giving one person a broad view across the employee lifecycle while the organisation continues to scale. 

There is genuine scope for the right person to grow with the business, potentially progressing towards a more specialist or advisory HR or talent role as the function develops. 

Key Responsibilities  

Internal Recruitment support 

Coordinate recruitment activity end-to-end: posting roles, screening applications, scheduling interviews, and liaising with hiring managers and candidates 

Support the offer and pre-employment check process (references, right-to-work, contracts) 

Help maintain a positive candidate experience as the business scales its hiring 

Onboarding 

Own the new starter process: inductions, paperwork, system access requests, and first-week check-ins 

Continuously improve onboarding materials as the business and roles evolve 

HR administration & data 

Maintain accurate, compliant HR files (physical and digital) for all employees 

Manage and update HR data/HRIS, ensuring records are current for headcount, absence, and reporting purposes 

Support production of routine HR reports and metrics 

First-line HR support 

Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day employee queries (holiday, policies, benefits), escalating more complex matters appropriately 

Signpost employees to relevant policies and self-service resources 

Help maintain and update the policy library as things change 

General 

Provide flexible support across HR and, where needed, adjacent functions as priorities shift 

Contribute ideas for improving processes as the organisation grows – much of what this role covers will evolve over time 

Other tasks which may be reasonably required from time to time 

What Working Here Is Like:

Priorities can shift quickly – you might be sourcing candidates one day and updating HR systems the next 

Processes are still being built in places, so you'll sometimes be working things out as you go rather than following an established playbook 

Investment-backed and founder-led, so pace and visibility are both high – decisions get made fast 

Person Specification 

Essential Criteria: 

Area 

Criteria 

HR 

Previous experience in an HR administration, coordination or generalist support role 

Recruitment 

Experience supporting recruitment processes (scheduling, screening, coordination) 

Systems 

Confident using HR systems/HRIS and standard Microsoft Office and other workspace tools 

Data & accuracy 

High attention to detail, particularly with HR records, data, and confidential information 

Communication 

Clear, professional communicator, comfortable handling first-line employee queries 

Pace 

Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment 

Discretion 

Understands and respects confidentiality given regular access to sensitive employee data 

Desirable Criteria: 

Area 

Criteria 

Qualifications 

CIPD Level 3 (or working towards) 

Sector experience 

Experience in a scale-up, SME or investment-backed business 

Employment law 

Working knowledge of core UK employment law and policies 

Growth mindset 

Interest in developing further into a specialist or advisory HR/talent role 

Process improvement 

Experience helping to build or improve HR processes rather than just following them
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed