People and Learning and Development Administrator

Grace Eyre is one of the oldest and most innovative charities in the UK. We’re committed to supporting a range of people, including people with an acquired brain injury, physical disabilities, learning disability and autistic people.

Our mission is to provide good homes and pioneering support, connections and experiences led by Our Charter, where voice, choice, growth and happiness lead the way.

Join the Grace Eyre People Team At Grace Eyre, we support people with learning disabilities and autistic people to live the lives they choose.

We’re looking for an organised, enthusiastic and people-focused People and Learning & Development Administrator to join our friendly People Team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in HR, People Operations or Learning & Development.

You’ll gain experience across recruitment, onboarding, employee administration and training, while helping to ensure our employees, trustees and volunteers receive outstanding support throughout their journey with Grace Eyre. About the Role As our People & Learning & Development Administrator, you’ll provide comprehensive administrative support across recruitment, learning and development, and core people processes. No two days are the same.

One day you may be coordinating interviews and preparing contracts, and the next you’ll be supporting induction training, booking external courses or helping managers with training queries. You’ll play a key role in creating a positive employee experience while ensuring our systems, records and training data remain accurate and up to date.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Recruitment & People Administration Coordinating recruitment activities from advertising vacancies through to interview scheduling
• Supporting pre-employment checks, including DBS and Right to Work checks
• Preparing offer letters, contracts and employment change documentation Maintaining accurate employee and volunteer records on our HR systems Creating staff and volunteer ID cards
• Supporting employee onboarding and leaver processes
• Learning & Development Administration Managing learner accounts on our eLearning platform
• Acting as the first point of contact for training-related queries Booking internal and external training courses Coordinating training invitations and attendance records ‘
• Supporting the organisation of new starter induction programmes
• Assisting with face-to-face training events and workshops Maintaining training records and workforce data
• Providing administrative support for Learning & Development projects

About You

We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, keen to learn and enjoys working with people.

You’ll have:

• Previous experience in an administration role excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills The ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines
• A calm, supportive and professional approach when dealing with others Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• One paid celebration day a year
• Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous refer-a-friend scheme
• One paid volunteering day a year
• Free Blue Light Card
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Enhanced death in service
• Employee Assistance
• Electric Car Scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities.

We are also:

• A real living wage employer
• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer

We will handle any personal information you provide via this form in accordance with our privacy policy.

Please ensure your application includes a full employment history with month and year dates for all employment, education and career breaks. Any gaps must be explained in writing, including the period covered. Due to CQC safer recruitment requirements, applications with incomplete employment histories or unexplained gaps may not be considered.

Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

You can also apply by completing an accessible application form. If you need one of these please email recruitment@grace-eyre.org to request one.

Apply Now

Closing Date: 02/11/2026

Interviews will take place the week commencing: 12/11/2026

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