About the job
Join an in-house recruitment team in a full-time role as a Recruitment Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a supportive and professional team while covering a maternity leave vacancy.
In this position, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Recruitment and a Recruitment Advisor, working alongside the HR team to manage a variety of administrative tasks. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a busy environment, possesses exceptional organizational skills, and has strong communication abilities.
As the primary contact for all recruitment inquiries, you will facilitate the smooth operation of recruitment administration tasks. Your responsibilities will include maintaining the new Recruitment/HR database and ensuring accurate data entry.
Your daily tasks will encompass:
- Serving as the first point of contact for recruitment inquiries via phone and email, directing queries to the appropriate HR team members.
- Providing comprehensive administrative support throughout the recruitment process, ensuring accurate candidate records and tracking recruitment stages. This includes arranging interviews and managing correspondence with applicants and recruitment agencies.
- Logging and distributing emails effectively.
- Ensuring timely and professional responses to all candidates, including arranging feedback as needed.
- Demonstrating familiarity with all job vacancies and recruitment stages.
- Formatting job descriptions and assisting with internal and external job advertisements.
- Conducting telephone screening interviews when necessary.
- Promoting vacancies through social media, the company website/intranet, and external job boards.
- Supporting HR and Recruitment Advisors with offer paperwork and communication for new starters.
- Organizing induction programs for new employees and completing referencing and compliance checks.
- Assisting with the company's graduate recruitment initiatives.
This role is well-suited for individuals with a background in recruitment administration, but we also welcome applications from candidates with strong general administrative experience who are eager to support a dynamic team. Key attributes include being exceptionally organized, enjoying collaboration in a professional environment, possessing excellent communication skills, and being proficient in IT applications, particularly Word and Excel. Experience with various databases and the ability to quickly adapt to new systems will be advantageous.
