Permanent opportunity
Location: Reading, with hybrid working and regular onsite client presence
Salary: circa £30,000 plus additional bonus scheme
Adecco is recruiting for a proactive and organised Contract Consultant to work on behalf of our client, supporting the delivery of temporary staffing requirements and outsourced contract activity. This is a varied role that would suit someone who enjoys recruitment, workforce coordination, employee support, and working closely with both client stakeholders and onsite teams.
About the role:
As Contract Consultant, you will work closely with the client and the Adecco Operations Manager to ensure staffing needs are planned, managed, and delivered effectively. You will play a key part in supporting day-to-day workforce activity, including recruitment planning, onboarding, shift allocation, attendance management, payroll administration, employee relations support, KPI tracking, and preparation for site activity.
Key responsibilities:
· Workforce planning: Manage and maintain a pool of temporary workers, ensuring availability is aligned to client requirements.
· Attendance and employee support: Monitor attendance, absence, holidays, and general employee relations matters, escalating where appropriate.
· Shift coordination: Plan and allocate weekly shifts, responding quickly to any changes in temporary staffing demand.
· Payroll and administration: Complete payroll processes, daily attendance reporting, and respond to associate queries in a timely and professional manner.
· Onboarding and inductions: Arrange and support site tours, inductions, and onboarding activity to ensure workers are prepared and engaged.
· Reporting and KPIs: Maintain accurate trackers, compile site KPIs, and provide operational updates to support contract performance.
About you:
· Experience within recruitment, HR, workforce coordination, shift management, payroll, or employee relations.
· Confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, operational environment.
· Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, and reports.
· Confident using Microsoft Excel, recruitment/HR systems, and reporting tools.
· Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates, associates, clients, and internal stakeholders.
This opportunity offers a strong mix of recruitment delivery, onsite workforce management, and operational support. It is ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on, building trusted relationships, solving problems, and ensuring a high-quality service is delivered for both the client and the temporary workforce.
Why apply?
· Competitive salary
· Bonus opportunity
· Generous holiday allowance
· Flexible working
· Career development and progression
· Learning and development opportunities
· Recognition and reward programmes
· Wellbeing and Employee Assistance support
· The opportunity to build your career within a global organisation
If you are organised, people-focused, and comfortable working in a busy recruitment and operational environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to take the next step in your career with Adecco, working in partnership with our client.
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and abilities. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Salary description
£30000.00 - £32000.00 per year