Join our busy HR Operations Team and build your experience within one of the UK’s leading universities. As part of our Hourly Paid Worker (HPW) team, you’ll play a key role in delivering a high quality HPW and HR administration service.

In this role, you'll take responsibility for managing the administration processes for hourly paid workers, maintaining accurate records within the HR system and ensuring timely and accurate information is shared with Payroll. You’ll also support the administration of staff references and assist with a range of ad-hoc tasks. 

It’s a great opportunity to broaden your skills and be part of a team that values accuracy, collaboration, and excellent service.

Ideally you will:

• have a proven track record in administration, preferably gained within a fast-paced office environment and have an interest in HR administration;
• possess excellent interpersonal skills, together with a positive, professional manner and the ability to deal tactfully and confidently with people at all levels;
• have excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work effectively and consistently meet deadlines.

Further information

This part-time position is for 18.25 hours per week and is offered on a fixed-term basis with an expected end date of 13/10/2026. We are flexible in how these hours can be arranged to suit your circumstances and preference - for example, you may choose to work 2.5 days per week or work a few hours per day across 3, 4, or 5 days.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ilhem Aliri, HR Operations Administrator Team Leader (ia729@bath.ac.uk) or Jacqui Gendle, HR Operations Manager (jscg20@bath.ac.uk).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 04 May 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,301 to £26,600 Pro Rata Per Annum