HR Business Services Coordinator

Hours: 36.5 hours per week.  

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Core hours are 09:00-17:30 with 50% hybrid working

Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months   

Expected Interview date: TBC

Expected start date: August 2025 

About the role

HR Business Services spans the whole of the employee life cycle providing customer liaison and queries, contract issue, database administration, employee records, management information and recruitment support.

The HR Business Services Co-ordinator works as part of a team in the day-to-day operation and delivery of the HR Division’s administrative processes, providing excellent customer service.

About you

We are looking for an organised individual who thrives in high paced high-volume environment. Do you have a passion for providing a positive customer experience and do you have a background in HR administration?

This exciting and varied role plays a key part in ensuring that our customers receive a first class HR service. You will work within a highly supportive and friendly team and will under guidance manage your own time and duties. You will be proficient with Microsoft Outlook and Word and will be comfortable with data handling and input. This is a really exciting time for the University with a number of key system and process changes coming very soon so adaptability and being comfortable with change would be a real bonus.

About our Division

Our HR Division is all about our people. We provide advice and support to Divisions & Schools and our teams are dedicated to working in partnership to achieve positive outcomes for our university, colleagues, and Students alike. We want our people to grow, therefore, we continue to strive for innovative ways in which we can support and develop careers and aspirations.

Please find further information regarding the division at:

Human Resources: University of Sussex

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. 

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact David Gayler (d.gayler@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

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