Recruitment / Talent Officer

Our client is seeking an experienced recruiter to lead and coordinate the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding process, developing a deep understanding of their business needs, culture, and values to deliver impactful hiring outcomes. To take a proactive and holistic approach to talent acquisition, supporting organisational growth and long-term workforce planning, while contributing to the wider People & Culture strategy by promoting best practice, innovation, and an exceptional candidate experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work closely with hiring managers and key stakeholders to ensure recruitment activity aligns with business priorities.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process and maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Undertake day-to-day tasks within the People & Culture team relating to recruitment, onboarding, maintaining employee files, and updating electronic records on the HRIS.
• Continuously improving processes, enhancing systems, and promoting recruitment best practice.
• Support the People & Culture Team on projects as required.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen engagement, performance, and organisational success.
• Preparing offer letters and contracts for issue using organisation approved templates
• Act as the first point of contact with those newly offered and maintain a close level of contact from the point of offer to start date.
• Complete pre-employment checks timely including all right to work document checks and references.
• In collaboration with the relevant Office Manager, arrange and coordinate new staff orientations: functional induction meetings, mandatory training support and Director’s welcome for all new starters across the organisation, both in the Central and all Regional Teams
• Ensuring new starters and their line managers are aware of the induction tracker and the obligation to complete mandatory training within specified timeframes. Ensuring induction records are maintained completely, accurately and timely, monitoring completion rates and flagging issues to line managers and the relevant next in line manager as required.
• Coordinating the probation process, ensuring line managers are aware of and fulfil their obligations timely, flag issues arising (e.g. delayed meetings) updating the HRIS (Breathe) and preparing letters for issue to confirm the outcome of the probationary period

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in a fast paced, multi-tasking administrative role within a People/HR function which involves significant liaison with others, internally and externally
• Experience of partnering with hiring managers to understand business needs and provide practical recruitment advice and solutions.
• Experienced in recruitment administration from advert to onboarding: posting advertisements on digital platforms, liaising with agencies, skilled in running recruitment campaigns adjusting the approach to ensure a sufficient talent pool to fill the role to timeframes required.
• Demonstrable experience of using Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS systems. (Hireful and Breathe)
• MS Office and 365 and Sharepoint experience
• Understanding and awareness of UK Employment Law and the requirements of GDPR
• Experience of handling sensitive information, maintaining complete privacy and confidentiality
• CIPD Qualified (Desirable)

Other

• 36 hours per week
• Hybrid (3 days in the office)
• Pension
• Enhance paternity and maternity pay
• Individual Training Budget
• Up to 34 days holiday
• Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Personal Volunteering Days
• Birthday Day Off
• Purchase Annual Leave

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