HR Operations Administrator, Fixed Term Internal UCL Secondment

About the role

An enthusiastic and experienced generalist Human Resources professional is sought for the post of HR Operations Administrator in the Department of Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science (LCCOS). This is a full-time post, fixed term until the end of September . The successful candidate will work within a small local HR team to support all HR related activities within the department, managing interactions between the department and UCL’s central HR and Recruitment team. This includes full cycle recruitment, managing the on boarding of staff, responding to MyServices requests within service level agreements and acting as the first point of contact for all HR-related staffing queries for designated area. In addition, the HR Administrator will provide advice and guidance on UCL and local HR processes and policies and actively support managers and staff to follow appropriate HR procedures.

Please note, this is an internal secondment available to current UCL staff only. Eligible UCL staff will have until 11/05/ to be considered for this role.

The role will be working remote first with 1-day every 2 weeks onsite at our Bloomsbury Science Library office plus any other days as required. Please note, all applications will be anonymised.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit for more information.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

About you

As a HR professional, you have the relevant background and experience of working in a fast-paced Generalist HR Higher Education sector providing full cycle HR functions and of advising on UCL and local HR policies, procedures and processes effectively. You should have the ability to work proactively to independently manage own workload within a range of competing deadlines, with a high degree of accuracy in every aspect of work, ensuring GDPR compliance. Your approach to work is with integrity, focused, professional, proactive, flexibility, adaptability, legal compliance sensitivity and respecting confidentiality. Additionally, you have experience of managing full cycle recruitment, and initiatives to a high standard.

Further Details

A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page.

To apply, please provide:

• An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history.
• A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.

If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact , quoting the job title and reference number.

Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit to find out more.

What we offer

Annual leave & Work life balance

• 27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas and
• Easter) as well as statutory holidays
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days

Children & Family

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity leave
• Carer’s leave
• Workplace nursery

Other benefits

We also offer some great benefits some of which are defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; on-site gym etc. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use.