HR Administrator

Salary range: £23,487-£27,116 Closing date: 22 May 2022 Download the job pack

The Fitzwilliam Museum has an international reputation for excellence in research, exhibitions, education programming and public engagement, all built around its outstanding collection. As the principal museum of the University of Cambridge, with over 200 staff and the largest cultural venue in the region, welcoming between 350,000 and 500,000 visitors a year, it fulfils its function as a crucial bridge between the University, the city and the rest of the world.

In line with the Fitzwilliam Museum Mission adopted in December 2019, the Museum is committed to developing its work and reputation as a great public asset and an extraordinary scholarly resource within the University, the region and the world. The Museum is entering a new era, having recently welcomed a new team of Deputy Directors with a shared commitment to engage powerfully with as wide a public as possible, producing and presenting compelling interdisciplinary collections-based research. The Museum is going through a period of transformational change, making this an exciting time to be joining.

The role of the HR Administrator:

The HR Administrator will support human resource administration within the Museum in order to provide an effective and efficient service. Duties include: Performing local HR administrative tasks and ensuring record keeping, process management and communication with line managers and the wider museum. Providing support for recruitment processes, performing administration duties, provide payroll and financial administration and act as first point of contact for HR related queries.

They will support the HR & Workforce Development Manager and HR Coordinator with projects and other tasks as necessary.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills, and with previous relevant experience in an administrative role. Competent IT skills are required as is the ability to demonstrate knowledge of principles and processes of general HR Administration.

In return we offer an encouraging and supportive environment, an attractive pension scheme and many employee benefits such as a shopping discounts scheme.

Location: Cambridge, with some blended working possible.

For an informal conversation about the post, please contact Marina Aldridge, HR & Workforce Development Manager (ma676@cam.ac.uk).

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check.

Interviews will be held Monday 30th May 2022

Please quote reference DA31208 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.