HR Administrator

The Role and the Department

This is a great opportunity to join a team that delivers our Pay, Reward and Pension arrangements across the University. The successful candidate will support the administration of our pension arrangements during a period of change as well as providing administrative support across our reward arrangements, which help the University to attract, retain and reward colleagues.

The Reward and Pensions Team works collaboratively with various other teams across the wider HR function, including our Recruitment, Payroll, Business Partnering and Organisational Development Teams. There is lots of scope for development and future career progression at Durham and the role is likely to appeal to individuals with administrative experience, who are interested in developing their knowledge of HR and more specifically an understanding of Pensions and Reward. We work flexibly and operate hybrid working arrangements meaning the postholder can work remotely for most of the week.

Working at Durham

The post is a full time, fixed term contract for 1 year.

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:

27 Days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year – a total of 39 days per year. The University closes between Christmas and New Year

• No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.
• Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state of the art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• On site nursery is available plus access to holiday camps for children aged 5-16.
• Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many em ployers).
• There is a genuine commitment to developing our colleagues professionally and personally. There is a comprehensive range of development courses, apprenticeships and access to qualifications and routes to develop your career in the University. All staff have dedicated annual time to concentrate on their personal development opportunities.
• The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities to make a difference in the local community
• Discounts are available via our benefits portal including; money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.
• We offer generous pension schemes.

Discover more about our total rewards and benefits package here.

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