Recruitment Coordinator

Role: Recruitment Co-ordinator

Contract Length: 6 months from start date

Location: London - 60% onsite

IR35: Inside ir35

Minimum Requirement:

Recruitment experience within civil service would be ideal

Civil service advertising platform would be ideal

Recruitment process end to end

Pre-employment checking

MS Packages (Competent)

Ability to work as a team and individually

Strong stakeholder management

1-2 years proven experience

Manage end-to-end recruitment processes in line with policy and guidance, ensuring compliance with Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles, whilst providing an excellent experience to both candidates and hiring managers.

Consistently deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes in a fast-paced environment, aligned with customer priorities and objectives, while proactively identifying risks and resolving issues efficiently.

Provide advice and guidance to vacancy holders on recruitment processes, ensuring the information vacancy holders require is available to them.

To monitor & maintain the Recruitment inbox, dealing with enquiries or forwarding to appropriate individuals, ensuring emails are responded to and actioned within the agreed SLA.

Maintain and update recruitment log, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date.

Support vacancy holder on drafting adverts/key dates & advising on selection process.

Producing recruitment timelines for recruiting line managers, ensuring line managers are aware of their responsibilities within the time frames and managing expectations with respect to timescales.

Support in advertising all adverts via the appropriate social media channels.

Following the selection of successful candidate ensure all documentation in place for pre-employment checks to take place. Liaising with recruiting manager and GRS as required.

Undertake internal checks including conflict of interest checks, referring complex cases to recruitment HEO.

Drafting secondment contracts for all new secondees and extensions to contracts as required.

Always acting as a positive ambassador for recruitment. Representing the recruitment team at monthly finance meetings, and other scheduled meetings to discuss staffing requirements, and sharing recruitment updates and raising any risks and issues where necessary.

Provide constructive suggestions for improvement, demonstrating flexibility in adapting to change, and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance processes.

An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Due to business requirements this post is Full time only, flexible working is available.

Essential skills and experience:

Experienced in recruitment and onboarding, with a focus on delivering smooth, professional processes.

Customer-focused, committed to providing high-quality service within a fast-paced professionalism environment.

Confident communicator, able to influence decisions through strong written and verbal skills.

Highly organised, skilled at managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.

Strong relationship builder, with excellent interpersonal skills across all levels.

Proactive and solution-oriented, eager to learn, develop, and as a proven record of resolving recruitment and onboarding issues efficiently.

Desirable criteria

Positive and proactive mindset, with a drive for continuous improvement and a focus on streamlining processes for greater efficiency.