Job Description

Opportunity: People/HR Administrator

Company: Banijay UK

Location: Banijay UK Offices in London or Glasgow

We value time in the office with colleagues, so whilst the flexibility to work remains, we will expect a regular presence in the office or on location as required (3-4 days per week).

About this role: To provide a responsive and customer focused HR service by ensuring timely, efficient, and effective HR administration including coordinating procedures and facilitating effective internal communications. In addition, you will provide operational support covering all aspects of onboarding and offboarding.

Duties:

• Ownership of the starter, changes and leaver processes including drafting contracts and other employment documentation (using standard templates).
• Responsibility for ensuring right to work checks are undertaken, certified and saved in Workday with visa end dates noted. For any individual sponsored by the Company, responsibility for ensuring holiday and absences are noted and tracked in Workday and all required paperwork is kept on file.
• Coordinate and administer the Company benefit schemes (AXA / PPP private healthcare, Pension scheme, PHI and Life cover) ensuring that employees are given the relevant information needed to join the scheme as and when they become eligible, and that this information is sent across to providers for action.
• Working with the relevant HR Partner, to collate and communicate monthly payroll changes to the payroll team and then check payroll changes against monthly payroll reports.
• Maintaining and updating employee records, namely the HR Information System (Workday), the electronic filing system and paper personnel records.
• Sickness, absence and holiday administration including drafting correspondence and updating the HR system (Workday) and answering queries.
• Support with the administration surrounding various HR processes including annual employee development review and annual salary review processes.
• Produce timely and relevant management information for the business when requested.
• Provide administration support to HR colleagues on recruitment including drafting adverts, maintaining a database of agreed agency terms, maintaining a vacancy tracker, monitoring annual recruitment costs and liaising with agencies, candidates, HR and line managers to schedule and organise interviews.
• Maternity and paternity leave administration – payroll, documentation.
• Provide project support to HR Partners on ad hoc projects and when required.
• Support employee engagement and workplace culture initiatives, including internal events such as monthly networking socials, as required.

Key Requirements:

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times and exercise discretion and good judgement when dealing with confidential matters.
• Flexible attitude and able to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrates high energy and enthusiasm and the ability to use own initiative.
• Enthusiastic hands-on approach, willingness to learn new skills and immerse themselves into the business and wider company.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure
• Ability to prioritise work according to deadlines
• Desire to work in a non-corporate, true HR generalist role.
• Interest in employment legislation and positive business culture
• Experience working in an HR administrative role. (Advantageous)

Reporting To: HR Managers and Partners – Production and Operations

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6pm

We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Date Posted: 26/10/2026

Deadline: 09/11/2026

Banijay Contact People: Tayo Tijani (tayo.tijani@banijayuk.com)

If you apply for this role, your personal information will be used by Banijay UK for recruitment purposes and in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Policy https://www.banijay.com/privacy-notice/

We are an inclusive and disability confident employer. We actively encourage applications from individuals from diverse and under-represented backgrounds and are committed to providing a creative and inspirational home for all people. To make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance either to help you with your application or whilst working with us.