Are you an organised and detail-focused administrator with experience supporting the recruitment and onboarding process? We’re recruiting for a Senior Onboarding Administrator to join a well-established organisation on a hybrid basis in Welwyn Garden City.

This is a key role within the onboarding function, suitable for someone who brings strong compliance experience, confidence managing high-volume recruitment activity, and the potential to step into a team leader position.

About the Role:As the Senior Onboarding Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring all new starters experience a smooth and efficient onboarding process. Acting as a point of knowledge for colleagues across the business and within the onboarding team, you’ll provide guidance, resolve queries, and drive best practice across all compliance and onboarding activity.

You will support the internal recruitment function while managing a high-volume caseload of new hires, particularly within a highly regulated 0-hour temporary workforce. You will also assist with process improvements, maintaining high compliance standards, and supporting junior members of the team.

Temp to Perm Opportunity
Salary: up to £40,000
Hybrid – Welwyn Garden City (2 days per week in the office)
Candidates must be able to drive due to rural office location

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a senior point of contact for onboarding queries internally and within the team
Provide support, guidance, and day-to-day escalation management for junior administrators
Collect and process all relevant new starter documentation
Carry out reference checks and follow up where required
Initiate and manage DBS checks, ensuring compliance standards are consistently met
Maintain and update the applicant tracking system (ATS)
Oversee onboarding for a high-volume, compliance-driven 0-hour temporary workforce
Send out training links and ensure completion ahead of start dates
Book staff uniforms and manage logistics
Ensure all onboarding tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner
Support continuous improvement across onboarding and compliance processes

What We’re Looking For:

Proven experience in an administrative role within recruitment, onboarding, or HR
Experience working in a high-compliance environment, ideally with temporary or high-volume recruitment
A confident communicator who can act as a trusted point of knowledge for the wider business and onboarding team
Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
Proactive approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently
Experience with DBS checks, reference requests, and ATS systems is highly desirable
Team-leader potential, with the ability to support and guide others

This vacancy is being advertised by SRM Recruitment – Welwyn Garden City office.

If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar, please contact our Senior Consultant Lizzie Burgess directly for a confidential discussion.

Our Welwyn Garden City team specialise in permanent, temporary & contract recruitment across Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Creative, Office Support and Procurement & Supply Chain.

SRM RECRUITMENT LIMITED

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