About Us
King's College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research.
The Human Resources directorate is proud to work with the King’s community to provide academic and professional excellence and an outstanding educational experience for our students.
This role sits within the HR Business Partnering team who are the face of HR to our client groups.
About The Role
As the face of HR, the Business Partnering team is responsible for working with the Directorates and Faculties to align our vision and our people. Working closely with stakeholders they act as a trusted partner, providing strategic advice, support and guidance on a full range of people matters.
Reporting to the Senior HRBP, the People Coordinator will work to support them and the Associate HRBP in providing the most effective HR service.
Previous HR and experience of supporting employee relations casework is essential for this role as you will be responsible for supporting on employee relations casework for your client group, providing procedural advice and guidance to managers on a range of HR matters, and providing administrative support to local and university-wide HR initiatives as required and directed by the Senior HRBP.
This is a permanent, full time (35 hours per week role). The role is hybrid and the role holder will be expected to attend the office in Lavington Street (Southwark) as well as travelling to other King’s campuses in line with business needs.
About You (the Candidate)
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential Criteria
- A good understanding of HR policies and employment practice, particularly in relation to employee relations issues and previous employee relations experience
- Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to manage customer expectations effectively, juggle conflicting demands and manage difficult situations tactfully
- Ability to gain a good understanding of policies and procedures in order to be able to provide managers and staff with advice in relation to formal procedures
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
Downloading a Copy Of Our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held from 17th March 2025.
Grade and Salary: £34,179 - £37,546 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 108365
Close Date: 09-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Alison Felfeli
Contact Details: Alison.felfeli@kcl.ac.uk
