This fixed-term maternity cover role has a starting salary of -31,659 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.

We have a great opportunity to join our Children, Families and Lifelong Learning (CFLL) Workforce Team as a Workforce Administrator on a fixed-term maternity cover contract up to 12 months

We support hybrid working with the right balance. This role is based at Victoria Gate, Woking, with opportunities for flexible and hybrid working in line with business need.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days'' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years'' service and 31 days after 5 years'' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous Local Government salary-related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer''s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About The Role

Would you like to play a key role in supporting the workforce that delivers vital services for children, young people and families across Surrey?

You will provide high-quality administrative support across recruitment coordination, onboarding, workforce administration, establishment management and organisational change processes. You will maintain accurate information, coordinate key activities and help ensure an excellent experience for managers, candidates and new starters.

Working closely with managers, corporate colleagues and external partners, you will support the employee lifecycle from recruitment through to onboarding and workforce administration. Your day-to-day work may include coordinating interviews, supporting recruitment processes, welcoming new starters, maintaining workforce information and helping services manage workforce changes.

The role offers exposure to the full employee lifecycle and is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in workforce, recruitment, HR or business support within a large and complex organisation.

You will build strong stakeholder relationships, contribute to service improvements and develop a broad understanding of workforce practices within local government. Your work will directly support the workforce delivering services to children, young people and families across Surrey.

About the Team

The CFLL Workforce Team works in partnership with managers and stakeholders across the directorate to provide workforce, recruitment and onboarding support.

The team supports recruitment activity, workforce administration, establishment management and organisational change processes, helping services attract, recruit and retain talented people. We work closely with managers and corporate services to provide solutions that support service delivery and organisational priorities.

We are a friendly, knowledgeable and supportive team that values collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following criteria and align with our behaviours:

• Experience of providing administrative support in a busy environment
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of maintaining accurate information and records, with excellent attention to detail
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to build effective working relationships
• Good IT skills, including confidence using Microsoft Office applications and digital systems
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively, take a proactive approach and use initiative
• Experience of recruitment, workforce administration, HR processes or onboarding activities would be advantageous but is not essential

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following four questions:

1. Please describe your experience of working in an administrative or business support role. Tell us about your responsibilities and how your experience has prepared you for a role that involves managing a variety of tasks, supporting stakeholders and maintaining high standards of accuracy.
2. Provide an example of a time when you had to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines. What was the situation, how did you organise your workload and what was the outcome?
3. Describe a time when you delivered excellent customer service or supported a customer, colleague or stakeholder through a process. How did you communicate with them, what challenges did you encounter and what was the result?
4. Give an example of when you identified an issue, improvement or inefficiency and took action to resolve it. What steps did you take, how did you use your initiative and what impact did your actions have?

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

A basic DBS ''Disclosure and Barring Service'' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 14th October, with interviews planned to take place on TBC.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Lux Sundaram via email at .

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1 April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected. The provisional allocation for this post is West Surrey Council, subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we''re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.