HR Operations Coordinator (12 Month FTC)
Job description
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London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
£40,000 – £45,000 + bonus + excellent benefits
12-month Fixed-Term Contract (with potential to become permanent)
We are working with a leading global consultancy to recruit a HR Operations Coordinator to join their People Operations team in London on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional with a few years experience to develop within a fast-paced, international environment, gaining exposure to a broad range of HR operations activities.
The Role
You will support the delivery of HR operations across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring a high level of accuracy, efficiency and service.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the end-to-end employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, contracts and employee changes
- Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers
- Oversee People inbox and other internal request portals
- Support with Temp & Contractor recruiter recruitment for all departments
- Maintaining accurate employee records within HR systems
- Assisting with benefits administration and payroll inputs
- Preparing HR documentation including contracts, letters and amendments
- Assisting with HR reporting, compliance and audit requirements
About You
- 2–4 years’ experience in HR Operations, HR Coordinator or HR Assistant roles
- Strong understanding of the employee lifecycle
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Confident communicating with employees and stakeholders
- Knowledge of HR systems and familiarity with AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude and Perplexity)
- Degree educated and or working towards / completed CIPD qualification
Experience within a professional services, financial services or global organisation would be advantageous.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your CIPD qualification prominently as the advert specifically mentions working towards or completed CIPD
📊 Quantify your HR operations experience: "Managed onboarding for 150+ new starters annually"
🌐 Emphasise experience with AI tools like Copilot, Claude or Perplexity as this is specifically mentioned
🎯 Showcase your employee lifecycle expertise from recruitment through to offboarding
🤝 Demonstrate your stakeholder management skills with managers and employees at all levels
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- •Managed end-to-end onboarding for 180+ new starters annually, achieving 98% completion rate within first week using HR systems integration
- •Processed contractor recruitment requests across 8 departments, reducing time-to-hire by 25% through streamlined documentation and AI tools
- •Maintained employee records for 450+ staff members ensuring 100% compliance with audit requirements and GDPR regulations
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Dear Hiring Manager,
The Maine Group's HR Operations Coordinator role combines exactly the employee lifecycle expertise and AI tools integration I want to develop in my next position. With my CIPD qualification and HR systems experience, I'm well-positioned to support your global consultancy's People Operations team through this 12-month contract.
My background in HR operations spans onboarding, benefits administration, and stakeholder management across fast-paced professional services environments. I have hands-on experience with payroll inputs, compliance requirements, and managing high-volume employee queries whilst maintaining accuracy and efficiency.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you handle onboarding 10 new starters in one week?
- ›What HR systems have you used and how do you ensure data accuracy?
- ›How do you prioritise multiple HR requests from different departments?
- ›Describe your experience with payroll inputs and benefits administration
- ›How would you use AI tools to improve HR operations efficiency?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult employee query
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage competing priorities
- ›Give an example of when you improved an HR process
- ›How do you handle confidential information in your work?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure to meet a deadline
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult employee query
Describe a situation where you had to manage competing priorities