HR Administration

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HR Administrator (6-Month Temp-to-Perm Opportunity)
📍 Location: Dublin 4
💼 Type: Full-Time | 6-Month Contract (with view to permanency)
💰 Salary: €45,000 – €55,000
🕒 Start Date: As soon as possible
Are you an organised, people-focused professional looking to grow your HR career in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment? We’re offering a fantastic opportunity for a skilled HR Administrator to join our team and make a real impact — with the potential to go permanent after six months.
You’ll be working closely with the Head of HR in a varied generalist HR role, helping to shape an outstanding employee experience while ensuring top-notch HR processes behind the scenes.
💡 What You’ll Be Doing:
From recruitment to onboarding, policy updates to payroll changes, you’ll be at the heart of it all. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
📝 Recruitment & Onboarding

  • Craft compelling job ads and liaise with candidates
  • Coordinate interviews and handle pre-employment checks
  • Prepare contracts and welcome new hires on our HRIS system

📁 HR Admin & Compliance

  • Maintain up-to-date employee records
  • Process leave applications and manage changes for payroll
  • Keep our policies sharp, relevant, and up to date
  • Update our Staff Handbook and intranet

📊 Reporting & Support

  • Generate staffing reports and data for key stakeholders
  • Prepare letters for employee needs (PPS, visa, banking, etc.)
  • Support HR initiatives that make work better for everyone

🎓 Schemes & Benefits

  • Administer Travel Pass and Cycle to Work schemes
  • Manage scholarship/internship awards and renewals
  • Issue Hosting Agreements and ID cards

🙌 What We’re Looking For:

  • Previous experience in HR administration position operating in a generalist setting (public sector experience is a plus!)
  • Detail-oriented with a proactive, can-do attitude
  • Confident using HRIS and Microsoft Office tools
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • A genuine interest in HR and supporting people

🚀 Why Join our Client?

  • Be part of a supportive, collaborative HR team
  • Gain experience across the full employee lifecycle
  • Play a key role in shaping an efficient, people-focused HR function
  • Opportunity to grow with the organisation in a permanent role

For more information on this opportunity please feel free to get in contact with Evelyn @ evelyn.fraser@hrsearch.ie

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