HR Administrator

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK

LOCATION: Belfast

GRADE: B08

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options

• Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working

We're seeking a proactive and ambitious HR Administrator to become a core member of our HR department. This isn't just an administrative role—it's an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and a deep understanding of the entire HR lifecycle working across all HR departments. You will be instrumental in supporting our HR Business Partners, Recruitment, Learning, and Compensation & Benefits functions. This role is the perfect chance to be completely embedded in HR in a busy manufacturing environment.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Become an HR Process Expert: Master essential HR processes and provide support to the entire HR team.
• Support Change and Deployment: Actively help the team with the deployment of key HR projects and strategic initiatives.
• HR Tools: Support essential transactional activities, ensuring our HR tools operate seamlessly.
• Data Analysis: Organize, analyse, and prepare HR data to inform presentations and reviews.
• Ensure Operational Excellence: Coordinate and manage attendance data
• Support Talent Management Processes: Use your expertise to assist with recruitment campaigns and learning priorities for the site.
• Support People Strategy: Support HR Business Partners on the annual cycle of People activities, including Performance & Goals, Succession Planning, and Talent Management.
• Cross Functional Awareness: Support the business by upskilling staff members across the business in new and existing processes.

ABOUT YOU

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided to demonstrate how they meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

Essential

• Prior business administration experience, ideally within an HR environment.
• Proficiency in Google-suite, especially Google Sheets, to manage data and generate reporting.
• Experience with Management Systems; Workday, SAP or similar
• Previous experience dealing with time and attendance in a large multinational business, covering multiple functions and sites.
• Experienced in facilitation of HR awareness sessions with internal business stakeholders.
• Experienced in facilitation of the onboarding process for new staff members.

Desirable

• A genuine desire to build a career in HR.
• Strong IT/Data analytics skills.
• An understanding of how HR contributes to the business.
• A high degree of Adaptability and the ability to support multiple HR topics simultaneously.
• A proactive mindset and a proven ability to anticipate needs and deliver innovative solutions.
• Strong communication and team working skills .
• A strong customer-orientation with a responsiveness and solution-driven approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Closing date: 30th October 2026

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Belfast Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

HR Expertise <JF-HR-CC>

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