Attraction and Recruitment Assistant

Surrey and Sussex Police; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

LGPS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Discounts for everyday spend

On-site gyms

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Healthcare savings

Job summary

Surrey Police is recruiting an Assistant in Recruitment to support bulk campaigns for Police Officers, PCSO’s and external staff, providing administrative support and guiding candidates using Talentlink and Oracle HRMS.

You will respond to queries, assess applicants, coordinate interviews and onboarding, and help maintain recruitment records. The 12-month fixed-term role is based at Guildford HQ with hybrid working and a strong focus on a positive candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Good level of literacy and numeracy.
• CIPD is desirable but not essential for the role.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Microsoft Word and Excel skills are essential; experience with Talentlink and Oracle HRMS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate administration for bulk recruitment campaigns from advert to onboarding.
• Arrange and allocate recruitment interviews and pre-employment checks.
• Respond to candidate queries by phone, email and in person with guidance.
• Assess candidates against criteria at recruitment stages and proceed or reject accordingly.
• Access and maintain recruitment records in line with procedures.
• Contribute to improving processes, procedures and work instructions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Literacy

Numeracy

Teamwork

Independent working

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Talentlink

Oracle HRMS

Education

CIPD (desirable)

Tools

Talentlink

Oracle HRMS

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is an exciting time to be involved in recruitment with recent national and local uplifts in funding allowing Surrey Police to recruit more Police Officers and specialist staff. As an Assistant you will gain valuable experience in a wide range of processes from the basic administration level, moving up to understand and advise on the policies and law that underpin these processes.

You will join a team that oversees the administration for the recruitment of bulk campaigns within Surrey Police such as Police Officers, PCSO’s as well as the administration for external staff recruitment and internal staff moves. You’ll be responsible for providing administrative support, responding to queries and giving basic advice to candidates and customers. Using a range of systems, including Talentlink and Oracle HRMS, your duties will include:

• Co-ordinating the administration processes in relation to one or more bulk recruitment campaigns from the initial advert to hiring on HRMS and on-boarding
• Co-ordinate, arrange and allocate recruitment appointments such as interviews and pre-employment check appointments.
• Respond to candidate queries via telephone, email and face to face, providing advice and guidance to provide a quality candidate experience.
• Assess candidates against set criteria at relevant recruitment stages and proceed and reject them accordingly.
• Access and maintain recruitment records in relation to selection processes in line with procedures.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of processes, procedures and work instructions in line with organisational priorities, best practice and legislation.

This role will be offered on a fixed term basis for a duration of 12 months.

Skills & Experience

You will need:

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• A good level of literacy and numeracy
• CIPD is desired but is not essential for the role, as is previous experience in a HR and/or Recruitment environment
• The ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Microsoft Word and Excel skills are essential, and it is desirable to have experience in using Talentlink and Oracle HRMS.

The Attraction and Recruitment Team work in an agile nature that will include the need to work at Headquarters (Guildford) at least twice per week.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police.

Further Information

For any queries or if you wish to discuss the role please contact the Recruitment Team Leader, Angharad Morgan at [e-mail]