HR Administration Team Leader

Forward Role · Diss, Norfolk

HR Administration Team Leader at Forward Role, based in Diss, Norfolk, paying £43,000 per annum. This is a contract role with hybrid working.

Salary
£43,000 per annum
Location
Diss, Norfolk · Hybrid
Contract
Contract
Posted
4 days ago
Closes
17 Nov 2026
Sector
Office & Admin

About 5% above the going rate for office & admin

Reference 179466

About the role

  • HR Admin Team Leader
  • Permanent
  • Up to £43k per annum plus benefits
  • Hybrid (three days in the office)

Forward Role are partnering with a well-established and people-focused organisation to recruit an HR Administration Team Leader. This is an opportunity for an experienced HR operations professional to lead a team delivering exceptional HR administrative support across the full employee lifecycle.

You'll be responsible for leading a team of HR Administrators, driving service excellence, improving processes, and ensuring a first-class experience for employees and stakeholders alike.

The Role

Reporting to the HR Shared Services Manager, you'll lead a team responsible for delivering accurate, compliant and customer-focused HR administration services across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading, coaching and developing a team of HR Administrators
  • Managing HR service delivery, ensuring SLAs and KPIs are consistently achieved
  • Acting as the escalation point for complex HR administration queries
  • Overseeing employee lifecycle administration including onboarding, contracts, absence management, employee changes and leavers
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to streamline and enhance HR processes
  • Monitoring service performance, reporting on key metrics and identifying improvement opportunities
  • Maintaining compliance with employment legislation, GDPR and internal policies
  • Supporting HR systems enhancements, testing and implementation projects

This role will suit a confident HR operations individual who enjoys developing people, improving processes and delivering an outstanding service.

You'll ideally have:

  • Strong HR Administration, HR Operations or HR Shared Services experience
  • Previous team leadership or supervisory experience within a busy HR function
  • Excellent knowledge of the employee lifecycle and HR administration best practice
  • Good understanding of UK employment legislation and GDPR requirements
  • Experience working with HR systems and employee data management
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
  • CIPD Level 5 or above (desirable)

To find out more about this role please click the link to apply or contact Alex Wright @ Forward Role for more details

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Reference: 179466 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Forward Role

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