Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to handle high-volume enquiries professionally and calmly.
• Good understanding of HR processes across the employee lifecycle (new starter processes, contractual changes, leave, absence, benefits, offboarding, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to articulate guidance clearly to a non-technical audience.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and disciplined record-keeping.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain service levels in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel and general IT skills; confidence navigating multiple systems simultaneously.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of SuccessFactors (Employee Central, Onboarding, etc.) or similar HRIS platforms.
• Experience working in a shared service, ticketing or service centre environment.
• Familiarity with case management systems, workflows, and SLA-based service delivery.
• Understanding of basic employment law and HR policy frameworks.

Behaviours:

• Customer-centred mindset – resolves issues constructively, courteously, and with empathy.
• Ownership and accountability – takes responsibility for seeing issues through to resolution.
• Proactive – anticipates issues, identifies improvements, and contributes ideas to enhance service delivery.
• Team-oriented – works collaboratively and supports colleagues to achieve collective goals.
• Professional integrity – handles sensitive information confidentially and acts with discretion.
• Adaptive and willing to learn – embraces new systems, processes and changes in demand.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Demonstrable experience in a customer service, administrative or HR support role.

Desirable:

• Working towards CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate (or willingness to study).
• Customer service or HR administration qualifications.

Recruitment Process:

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing internal_recruitment@qinetiq.com. One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community