HR Administrator

HR Administrator Application Deadline: 13 December 2025 Department: People Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time Location: London or Edinburgh Reporting To: Tom Henery Compensation: £25,130 - £30,023 / year Description About the Team Join our dynamic People and Culture team, where we are committed to providing excellent HR support and fostering a positive workplace culture. We work collaboratively to ensure smooth HR operations and deliver high-quality service to all stakeholders. About the Role This role is offered on an initial 6 month fixed term contract. As an HR Administrator, you will be the first point of contact for HR queries, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery. You’ll manage employee records, contracts, and HR systems, support onboarding processes, handle pre-employment checks, and administer employee benefits. You'll also play a key role in recruitment support and process improvement while maintaining compliance with policies and regulations. Additionally, this role offers valuable opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge in HR through training and exposure to various HR functions, supporting your career growth in Human Resources. About You You have experience as an HR Administrator or Assistant, strong IT and organisational skills, and excellent communication abilities. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, can prioritise tasks effectively, and are detail-oriented. You are professional, discreet, and committed to equality and diversity. If you're highly motivated, adaptable, and eager to contribute to a supportive HR team, we’d love to hear from you Salary scales London : £27,021 - £30,023 Edinburgh : £25,130 - £27,922 Benefits 30 days annual leave Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions Life Insurance – 4 x current salary Hybrid working Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work Scheme Perkbox membership Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office Season ticket loans About Us Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed. To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work. Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions. Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation. Additional Information The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post. Hybrid Working Policy We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working. Our Pay Policy It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request. For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy. Reasonable adjustments We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us. Screening and vetting All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.