An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Department of Psychology for a Human Resources Administrator. The Department of Psychology is a friendly and welcoming teaching and research Department in the School of Biological Sciences with approximately 30 University Teaching Officers, around 150 members of staff, 90 visitors and 100 postgraduate students.
This position is as interesting as it is varied, no two days are the same. A key function of the role is undertaking generalist HR administration for both employees and department visitors through the entire lifecycle of the process. The post-holder will need to be confident and able to liaise with people at different levels across the Department. The position requires a high level of accuracy when checking or producing documentation, and as such the post holder should approach their work in an organized and methodical way.
You will enjoy communicating with individuals across the University and be the type of person who strives for a high level of quality in everything that you do.
You will feel comfortable being able to work to deadlines and be happy to be a team player within a supportive environment.
We offer a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office for a minimum of two days a week.
Ideally the successful candidate will be able to start at the beginning of June 2025.
Some of our many benefits include: - Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases; - Generous annual leave provision - Family & Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and generous carer leave (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave), amongst others - An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution; - Exclusive employee discounts via our CamBens scheme - Personal Development: The Department actively encourages and supports personal development and our staff have access to a wide range of courses and training provided by the University of Cambridge Learning and Development team.
Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.
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For informal inquiries, please contact Fiona Lyall Grant: fjl25@cam.ac.uk
Closing Date: Sunday 6th April 2025 at midnight
Planned interview date: 23rd April 2025
Please quote reference PJ45322 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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