Posted date: 28 / 10 / 2026

Important information

- Reference: SAHMRI855
- Employment type: FTC - Full-time Contract
- Location: SAHMRI North Terrace
- Applications close: Monday, 16 Nov 2026
- Contact: [email protected]

Summary

Full-Time | 2 Year Contract

About the role

Join SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute) as a Human Resources Administrator and support the full employee lifecycle across recruitment, onboarding, HR systems, compliance, and HR administration. This varied, fast-paced role is ideal for a highly organised professional who can manage competing priorities while maintaining exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.

Working closely with the HR Operations Business Partner, HR Business Partners, Recruitment Coordinator, and the wider SAHMRI community, you will coordinate recruitment and onboarding activities, maintain HR records and documentation, respond to employee enquiries, support HR projects, and contribute to process improvements across the HR function.

We're seeking a proactive and people focused administrator who is a quick learner, collaborative team player, and thrives in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your HR career with one of Australia's leading independent medical research institutes.

At SAHMRI, we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

Key Responsibilities

HR Systems & Administration

- Act as the HR Management System (HRMS) Super User.
- Maintain accurate employee records and ensure timely updates.
- Conduct HR documentation and compliance audits.
- Contribute to process improvements and system enhancements.
- Manage the HR inbox, responding to employee enquiries professionally and efficiently.

HR Administration & Projects

- Prepare and coordinate routine HR documentation, including employment variations, salary increase letters, and resignation acknowledgements.




- Handle sensitive employee information with a high degree of confidentiality.
- Support HR projects, initiatives, events, training sessions, and team activities as required.

Onboarding Administration

- Coordinate the onboarding process for new employees, including drafting and managing all relevant documentation.
- Coordinate probation reviews, onboarding surveys, and compliance training requirements.
- Liaise with Payroll to ensure accurate processing of new starter information.
- Continuously improve onboarding processes and resources.

Recruitment Administration

- Support recruitment administration, including interview scheduling, candidate communications, and meeting coordination.
- Oversee employment screening activities as required

About You

You are a highly organised HR administrator who thrives in a busy setting and can balance multiple priorities without compromising accuracy. You are a quick learner, a collaborative team player, and enjoy building positive relationships across all levels of an organisation.

To be successful, you will bring:

- Minimum 2 years' experience in an HR Administration role.
- Sound understanding of HR principles and processes.
- Advanced computer literacy, with demonstrated ability to quickly master new systems
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Proven ability to work at pace while managing competing priorities.
- Excellent organisational, problem-solving and time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A customer focused and service oriented approach.
- High levels of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.




- A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Support SAHMRI's commitment to reconciliation and acknowledge the importance of working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Special Requirements

- Some out-of-hours work may be required from time to time.
- A National Police Clearance is required for this position.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community. Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

To be considered for this position, applicants must hold relevant working rights within Australia at the time of application.

For more information, please contact Sharon Forbes at [email protected]

Applications close: 16 November 2026

Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found prior to the close date.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications close Monday, 16 Nov 2026

Contact [email protected]

Equity & Diversity at SAHMRI

At SAHMRI, we live our commitment to equity and diversity every day: respecting people as individuals and valuing differences to create a working environment that is fair and flexible, promotes personal and professional growth and benefits from the capabilities of a diverse workforce.

📌 Human Resources Administrator (Adelaide)
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