HR and OD Support Officer

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job description

HR and OD Support Officer (RP0062)

Up to 31 March 2026

Starting salary £29,802 with potential progression to £32,956 per annum on achieving designated skills and experience.

37 hours per week (hybrid working)

Are you an experienced administrator with recent experience of providing high level administrative support to a team? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council are looking to appoint a Human Resources and Organisational Development Support Officer on a fixed term contract for 12 months. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Human Resources and Organisational Development team.

This will include:

1. Responding to routine enquiries through the shared inboxes
2. Drafting correspondence
3. Taking notes at meetings
4. General office duties
5. Producing purchase orders and processing invoices
6. Managing year-end tasks
7. Updating HR systems and maintaining databases
8. Assisting with the administrative tasks of the recruitment process, including facilitating assessments and arranging interviews
9. Supporting the administration management of the recruitment portal
10. Administering the Learning Management System and booking/scheduling training courses
11. Producing reports and analysing data
12. Coordinating and facilitating the quarterly Corporate Induction for new starters

In this role you must have an eye for detail, be highly organised, and be an effective communicator both written and verbally. You must be adept at switching priorities and have excellent time management skills. You will at times deal with confidential matters, so discretion is very important.

If you think you have the right skills and qualities, we’d like to hear from you. Closing date for applications is 30 March 2025. Assessments will be held on 9 April 2025. Interviews will be held on 22 April 2025.