People Coordinator at Bede managing HR processes and supporting employees. The role includes onboarding, payroll coordination, and handling employee queries in a hybrid environment.
Responsibilities
Acting as a first point of contact for the People Team, responding to queries and directing these appropriately
Coordinating key People processes across the employee lifecycle, including new starters, movers and leavers
Preparing contracts, variation letters and other formal correspondence, including basic contractual calculations such as pro-rata salary and annual leave entitlements
Coordinating accurate monthly payroll data from multiple sources
Maintaining colleague records and ensuring People systems are accurate, up to date and working effectively
Supporting managers with onboarding activity for new starters and internal movers, including hosting Welcome to Bede sessions
Managing the People Team inbox and responding to day-to-day queries on topics such as absence, policies and references, escalating where needed
Supporting the administration of colleague benefits and wider HR operations activity
Coordinating and supporting our L&D function, including maintaining our learning management system.
Helping to keep our HR Operations SharePoint and internal process documentation current and useful
Supporting People Team initiatives and projects across our locations, with opportunities to contribute ideas and continuous improvement
Assisting with audit requirements, data requests, management information and reporting across the business
Raising purchase orders and processing invoices from third-party suppliers
Providing general coordination and administrative support across the wider People Team as needed
Requirements
Some experience in HR and/or Learning & Development would be helpful, but it’s not essential if you’re keen to learn and build your experience
Comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for basic reporting and data handling
System savvy, with confidence working across different platforms and tools; HRIS or LMS experience would be a bonus
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
Able to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
A clear and confident communicator, both written and verbal
Good at building positive working relationships with a range of people
Well organised, able to manage routine processes while staying flexible when priorities shift
Comfortable working to deadlines and following tasks through to completion
Proactive, dependable and willing to take ownership of your work
Curious, open to change and keen to get involved in improving how things are done
Benefits
A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working
25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and usually a generous Christmas break
Fully matched private pension scheme (5-8% match)
Bupa private healthcare from day one, including cash plan benefits, dental and optical cover (covers all pre-existing conditions)
Life assurance cover of 4x your annual salary
Employee Assistance Programme (via Bupa), providing confidential support and practical advice whenever you might need it
Access to Calm - the #1 app for meditation and sleep
Innovation and learning – space to develop skills, try new ideas and experiment, with an annual hackathon where some ideas make it into real work.
A work-owned mobile phone or tablet of your choice, with the monthly contract covered by us
A great office setup – free snacks and drinks every day, plus regular food vans from some of the best places in Newcastle
Bede Bucks – exclusive colleague discounts and access to a wellbeing platform
Lots of social events – both in and outside of working hours
Bede swag – including hoodies, t-shirts and our much-loved Bede socks
Bede Holidays – extra discretionary days off through the year as a thank-you for the great work our teams do
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