HR Administrator

Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN11RS

Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent

Contract Details: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Salary: £26,060 per annum

Working Hours: 37

Job Category: Human Resources

25/10/2026 - 15 days remaining

Are you organised, approachable and confident managing a varied workload? Join our friendly and supportive HR team and help us provide an excellent service to colleagues across the Council.

In this varied role, you will:

• support recruitment and onboarding
• prepare contracts and HR documents
• coordinate right-to-work, identity and DBS checks
• update employee information on HR systems
• respond to routine HR queries
• manage diaries, arrange meetings and take notes
• liaise with colleagues on payroll matters
• support HR projects and job evaluation administration

The role requires excellent organisation, communication and customer service skills, together with accuracy, discretion and the ability to manage competing priorities.

You will need previous HR support experience within a local authority, civil service or another highly regulated or public sector environment. You should be confident using Microsoft 365 and able to learn new HR systems quickly. Experience of iTrent would be an advantage but is not essential.

We offer:

• Competitive salary: £26,060 increasing to£26,746 after 1 year and then to £27,432 after 2 years.
• Generous leave: 22 days’ annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years’ continuous Local Government service, plus bank holidays and three additional days in December.
• Pension: Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution stated as 16.8%.
• Hybrid working: Available following successful completion of your probation period and subject to service needs, up to 2 days working from home.
• Free staff parking
• Development: Access to corporate training, online and in-person learning, webinars and continued professional development.
• Employee benefits: Access to the HAPI benefits hub and an Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.
• To learn more about working at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, explore the kind of place we are, work that matters with people who care, and our pay, benefits, and hybrid working.

If you are proactive, professional and enjoy helping people while keeping processes running smoothly, we would love to hear from you.

Apply by 25 October 2026

Interviews: 2 and 3 November 2026

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds and experiences. If you meet the essential criteria and believe your skills are transferable to this role, we encourage you to apply.

Equal Opportunities

Tunbridge Wells – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.