The Role

Reporting into the HR Business Partner, your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering a professional and efficient HR administration service including end-to-end recruitment, issuing contractual documentation, and ensuring HR systems are accurate and up to date.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure fair and transparent recruitment and day to-day HR operations.
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries and customer support, managing the HR and recruitment inboxes, and contributing to process and operational development.

Please note that the Role Profile for this post is in review and there may be some changes to responsibility as the role is onboarded. The successful candidate will be included in the consultation related to these changes if required.

Interviews for this post are expected to be held on the 4 September 2026.

About You

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

• Experience of providing high quality administrative support within an office environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of maintaining confidential and sensitive information with excellent attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of HR processes including recruitment and contractual changes.

To Apply

If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form on our website and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.

Further Information

The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.

Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.