long-term career in Human Resources.

We are not necessarily looking for someone who already knows everything about HR. We are looking for the right person: someone who is organised, proactive, curious and keen to learn.

Working within the hotel, you will get hands-on exposure to the everyday running of a busy HR department, from HR administration and recruitment to training, employee engagement and supporting our colleagues throughout their employee journey.

This is very much a development role. You will be expected to take ownership of your work, ask questions, learn from the team and gradually build your HR knowledge and experience.

Requirements

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the day-to-day administration of the HR department
• Prepare HR letters, documentation and employee correspondence
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems
• Support recruitment, including arranging interviews and communicating with candidates
• Assist with new starter documentation, onboarding and inductions
• Support training and development activities across the hotel
• Help organise employee engagement, recognition and wellbeing initiatives
• Support HR projects and activities throughout the year
• Assist with maintaining training and compliance records
• Respond to general employee and manager HR queries, with support from the HR team
• Work closely with colleagues and managers across all hotel departments
• Support the HR team with general administration and other HR activities as required
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What We're Looking For

More than anything, we are looking for the right attitude and genuine interest in HR.

You will ideally be:

• Genuinely passionate about developing a career in HR
• Interested in hospitality and working in a busy hotel environment
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive and comfortable taking initiative
• A self-starter who looks for what needs to be done rather than always waiting to be asked
• Reliable and able to manage different priorities
• Confident communicating with people at all levels
• Approachable, professional and comfortable dealing with confidential information
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and learning new systems
• Keen to learn, develop and take on more responsibility over time
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• Previous HR or hospitality experience would be useful, but attit

Description

The People Team is made up of more than 40 friendly and dedicated colleagues. Together, we support the firm across four key areas: Recruitment & Resourcing, Human Resources, People Analytics, and Talent Development.

This role sits within our six-person HR team. As an HR Coordinator, you will perform a range of regular and ad hoc tasks while acting as a key point of contact for employees across the firm. You will ensure the timely resolution of queries and requests, or where appropriate, direct them to the most suitable person or team.

As part of the People Team at MKS, you will have the opportunity to contribute to innovative projects, developing your project management skills and increasing your visibility across the firm. The role also provides exposure to Employee Relations matters, allowing you to build and broaden your technical HR knowledge.

We are seeking a motivated and capable HR Coordinator who takes a proactive approach, demonstrates excellent attention to detail, and can effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The HR Coordinator will support the full employee lifecycle, providing operational and administrative HR support across the business. Working closely with another HR Coordinator and the wider HR team, you will play an important role in delivering an efficient and high-quality HR service to employees and managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the full employee lifecycle, providing high-quality HR administration from onboarding through to offboarding.
• Draft employment contracts, offer letters and other employment-related documentation.
• Manage new starter processes, including onboarding, inductions, system setup and compliance checks.
• Conduct Right to Work checks and support visa and sponsorship administration.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle changes, including promotions, salary reviews, transfers and contractual updates.
• Manage leaver processes, including resignation, dismissal and fixed-term contract administration.
• Support payroll activities and act as a first point of contact for payroll-related queries.
• Administer employee benefits, including pensions, benefits renewals and related employee communications.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure HR systems and personnel files are kept up to date.
• Produce regular HR reports and management information to support business decision-making.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, recognition programmes and internal communications.
• Contribute to People Team projects and provide administrative support across HR and Employee Relations activities.

Please review full job description attached.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Solid administrative experience, ideally within a professional services environment;
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritise workloads and maintain effective systems and processes;
• Able to work accurately with excellent attention to detail;
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team and building strong working relationships. This role will work closely alongside our existing HR Coordinator, making effective communication and teamwork essential;
• Demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to improving processes and efficiencies;
• Ability to always maintain a high level of confidentiality, as the role involves handling sensitive information and personal data;
• Professional and approachable, with a positive can-do attitude and the ability to build effective working relationships;
• A confident communicator, able to engage comfortably and credibly with colleagues at all levels, both internally and externally;
• Commercially aware;
• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent;
• IT literate, with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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