HR Administrator – Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

HR Administrator – Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

HR Administrator
Grade 3: £27,254 – £29,064
37 hours:
Monday – Friday (Full Time)
Permanent
Joint Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PP

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is seeking an enthusiastic administrator to provide high‑quality and comprehensive administration support to our fast‑paced Human Resources department. As a valued member of our HR team, you will help us provide a first‑class HR service to NFRS and you will be given the opportunities to develop your skills within a HR environment.

The successful candidate will join a varied and fast‑paced role. Supported by a team, you will take part in a variety of HR and administration activities such as recruitment & promotion process, maintenance of employee records on our HR system, issuing formal correspondence and helping to coordinate various HR processes.

If you are ambitious and believe you have the skills for the role, why not come and make a difference by supporting NFRS in its aim of creating safer communities!

The role of a HR Administrator

• Help co‑ordinate recruitment and promotion processes.
• Maintain databases, extract reports and ensure accurate employee records whilst carrying out every day's HR processes such as starters, leavers and contractual variances.
• Support a friendly and driven workforce with HR queries.
• Provide administration support to the wider HR team and assist with general office duties.

Experience/Qualification

• Ideally you would have a background in HR administration but this is not essential! We encourage all applications from candidates who have generalist HR knowledge, qualifications, experience or previous administration experience in a fast‑paced environment.
• A comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office applications and inputting and extracting information from a database.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and effectively organise work to reach deadlines.
• An understanding of how to provide excellent customer service.
• A strong awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• We would also love to hear from candidates who have previous experience working within the public sector, but this is not a deal breaker!
• A flexible approach to working with the ability to travel around the county of Nottinghamshire (reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled candidates).

Closing date:
Sunday 11th January 2026.
Interview dates: W/C 2nd February 2026.