Southern Water
People Coordinator
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Closing Date
2026-08-21
Job Title: People Coordinator
Location: Durrington / Hybrid
Contract Type: FTC
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: Up to £30,500.
About the Role
This is a fixed-term contract opportunity within our People Services team, playing a key role in delivering an exceptional onboarding experience for new joiners. As a People Coordinator, you'll ensure every stage of the onboarding journey runs smoothly and efficiently.
Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll manage the end-to-end onboarding process, from issuing contracts and offer documentation to coordinating pre-employment checks and supporting candidates through to their start date.
This opportunity is ideally suited to someone with experience in HR Administration, Recruitment Administration, or a Coordinator role who enjoys structured processes, has excellent attention to detail, and thrives in a busy environment. You'll bring a positive, can-do attitude, enjoy building relationships, and be comfortable managing high-volume, repetitive tasks while maintaining exceptional levels of accuracy and service.
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Managing high-volume onboarding activity for new starters, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience.
- Preparing and issuing employment contracts, offer letters, and associated onboarding documentation.
- Coordinating pre-employment checks, including references, right to work, security clearances, and occupational health requirements.
- Monitoring onboarding progress and proactively following up outstanding actions to ensure deadlines are met.
- Acting as a key point of contact for candidates, employees, and hiring managers, responding to queries in a professional and timely manner.
- Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring all data is processed in line with GDPR requirements.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, templates, and ways of working to enhance efficiency and customer experience.
- Supporting the team through periods of change and high-volume activity while maintaining excellent service standards.
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What You'll Bring to the Role
Essential
- Previous experience in HR Administration, Recruitment Administration, Onboarding, or Coordinator roles.
- Experience preparing contracts, offer letters, and employment documentation.
- Strong administration skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to build positive relationships with candidates, employees, and managers.
- Resilience and the ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment.
- A positive, adaptable, and can-do attitude with a willingness to embrace change.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to role model Southern Water's values and behaviours.
Desirable
- Experience working within an HR, recruitment, or shared services environment.
- Experience using Workday or a similar HR system.
- Understanding of HR processes and employment legislation.
About Southern Water
Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.
You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation.
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At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.
If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: [Introduce Yourself](myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself)
Our Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Additional Information
In line with Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record check (DBS), and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years.
Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks, including security vetting.
Please note that if a candidate does not meet the required security standards or fails to pass the vetting process, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may also require higher levels of security vetting, which may involve providing additional documentation.
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