HR Administrator; Support & Advice​/Data

Are you highly organised, proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment?

Our Human Resources department are seeking to appoint a skilled, customer-focused administrator to provide day-to‑day support across a wide range of Support & Advice and HR Data team activities.

The post holder will provide administrative support and advice to staff on a range of human resources processes and enquiries, taking the lead on a cohort of contractual changes (including offers, extensions, change in hours or salary, acting ups, secondments), ensuring that these are processed promptly and accurately.

They will also provide support to the wider HR department, in the creation and maintenance of accurate staff records as well as supporting the onboarding of new members of staff and online HR services to users across the university.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including Linked In Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including the employee assistance programme (EAP), an employee benefit providing a free and confidential helpline to support with personal problems that can affect work life, home life, and general wellbeing where all counsellors are registered and accredited.

This post will be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units
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Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Isla Duncan, Team Leader (Support & Advice/Data), email:

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in administrative posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network;
Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network;
Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at  or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hr