HR Coordinator – 6 month FTC

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

. Deliver accurate, timely, and consistent operational HR support across the employee lifecycle .

Posted 11/7/2026contractReading • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing the employee lifecycle, including onboarding logistics, payroll administration, and maintaining accurate employee records within HR Information Systems. Exhibits strong organizational skills and effective communication abilities while ensuring compliance with data protection standards.

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HR AdministrationOnboarding LogisticsEmployee Records ManagementData Privacy AwarenessCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

HR Information SystemsPayroll AdministrationPre-Employment ChecksContract DraftingData Discrepancy Resolution

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

HiBobGoogle WorkspaceWorkableZinc

Industry Keywords

Employee LifecycleData ProtectionAdministrative BacklogsProcess ImprovementHigh-Growth Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver accurate, timely, and consistent operational HR support across the employee lifecycle
Manage the employee journey from offer acceptance through offboarding
Coordinate with IT, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and hiring managers
Act as a first point of contact for employee queries
Manage pre-employment checks, contracts, induction preparation, and IT arrangements for onboarding
Draft employment contracts, promotional letters, contractual amendments, and probation correspondence
Maintain accurate employee records in HiBob and resolve data discrepancies
Uphold data protection and confidentiality standards
Collate, review, and submit monthly payroll variations, including new joiners, leavers, and salary adjustments
Escalate complex payroll, employee, and manager queries appropriately
Produce and maintain headcount, absence, probation, and onboarding trackers and reports
Eliminate administrative backlogs, refine checklists and SOPs, and propose workflow improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in an HR administration, HR coordination, or HR operations role managing routine employee lifecycle workflows
Demonstrated success running end-to-end onboarding logistics and pre-employment checks to strict deadlines
Practical experience maintaining employee records and data within HR Information Systems (HRIS) or related databases
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines independently and with high attention to detail
Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills
Sound understanding of when to escalate sensitive issues
Cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience following up with stakeholders such as IT, Finance, and Hiring Managers
Solid awareness of data privacy and experience handling confidential personnel information
Working proficiency with Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Gmail)
Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth, or scaling tech/engineering organisation (nice to have)
Direct experience with HiBob, Workable, or Zinc (nice to have)
Experience preparing routine payroll change files or administering benefits, leave, and absence programs (nice to have)
Experience tackling administrative backlogs and driving process improvement or documentation updates (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

£260 million Series C funding round mentioned as company context, not an employee benefit
Culture of bold innovation
Opportunity to work with unique lab infrastructure
Opportunity to see work redefine the limits of computation
Benefits and positive work culture information available at https://oqc.tech/company/careers-at-oqc/