HR Administrator

The opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Markel Internationals HR Business Partnering team as an HR Administrator. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting day-to-day HR activity across the employee lifecycle providing accurate administration responding to routine HR queries and helping the team deliver a consistent and professional service to the business. This role is well suited to someone with good foundational HR knowledge strong common sense and the confidence to take ownership of routine tasks while knowing when to escalate more sensitive or complex matters.

What youll be doing:

• Have full accountability for managingall HRadministrationacrossthe employee lifecycle including documentation for starters leavers internal changes familyleaveand other core HR processes ensuring that processes are completed infullfromstart to end.

• Act as a key administrator for the HR systemmaintainingdata integrity processing system transactions producing routine reports and supporting employees and managers with HR system queries.

• Prepare and process payroll changes ensuringaccurateandtimelysubmission of employee data.

• Support routine employee relations procedures through meeting coordination note-taking documentpreparationand case record keeping.

• Support HR projects and process improvements that help make HR administration more efficientconsistentand user-friendly.

• Maintainaccurateand confidential employee records ensuring information is up to date and stored in line with internal processes.

• Respond to routine employee and manager queries escalating more sensitive or complex matters whereappropriate.

Our must-haves:

• Have good foundational HR knowledge or relevantHRadministration experience with an understanding of core employee lifecycle processes.

• Demonstrate initiativeownershipand a self-driven approach to completing work accurately and on time.

• Use sound judgement and common sense recognising when matters can be handled independently and when they should be escalated.

• Are highly organised able to manage competing priorities andmaintainaccuracy in a busy HR environment.

• Communicate clearly and build positive working relationships with colleaguesemployeesand managers.

• Demonstrate integritydiscretionand an understanding of the importance of confidentiality in HR work.

• Possess good IT skills including Microsoft Word ExcelPowerPointand Outlook with the ability to learn HR systems quickly.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20 countries is a holding company for insurance reinsurance specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

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Whats in it for you

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package

• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave

• Fantastic company pension scheme private medical and dental cover life assurance travel insurance cover income protection season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer

• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part

Choose Apply Now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at or call us at 0 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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