People Administrator
Cheltenham
Location: PITTVILLE CAMPUS
Job Type: Support
Description
This is a 18 month fixed term contract
Our team operates in an agile working environment, typically spending three days each week on each of our campuses and two days working from home.
If you have experience working in an HR team undertaking HR administration, we have an exciting opportunity for a People Administrator to join the People Function here at the University of Gloucestershire and work across our campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester.
As a People Administrator you will work as part of a team, responsible for managing and providing a high-quality, professional customer service across the University. This is a varied role working as part of our People Partnering team within the People function. You will support the business and the team with all first line HR related queries including: administration for case work, employee contracts, absence management and payroll and responsibility for updating the HR system.
The primary focus of this role will be to support the People Team throughout the implementation of the new HR/Payroll system. You will be involved in preparing and cleansing data to ensure accurate migration into the new system, assisting with testing activities, and helping to document new processes and workflows.
Furthermore, you will work with the rest of the People Team and will be involved in project work aligned to our core People Plan, including, Talent Development, Engagement, Wellbeing, EDI and Employee/Union Relations
This role requires you to be able to use Microsoft office packages, including Excel and Word, manage multiple different deadlines, be organised with managing your own workload, as well as adapting to business need and demand as it arises.
Key Contact Details
To find out more about the job, you are welcome to call for an informal conversation – please contact Jenny Storey via the details to the right of this advert.
How to apply
Please apply either by submitting a CV and cover letter which clearly states how your experience links to the person specification or complete an application form by clicking on Apply Now. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert.
For more information about out benefits and working for the University please click here
The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification.
Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 1st April 2026 Interview Date: provisionally 21st April 2026
Salary: Grade 4 £24,685 - £28,031 per annum
Hours Per Week: 1.0FTE, 37 hours per week

