Coordinator or Recruiter - Early Careers and Campus

AMS; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Coordinator or Recruiter for Early Careers & Campus to deliver high-quality recruitment services for entry-level talent. You will manage the hiring process from screening to onboarding, ensuring a positive experience for candidates and hiring managers. The ideal candidate has a degree in HR or recruitment and experience in early careers recruitment. The position is based in London with a fixed-term contract of 3 months, offering flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Full training and support

A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture

Flexible working

Competitive reward and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Screen applications and manage candidate status updates.
• Maintain accurate ATS/CRM data and reports.
• Respond to candidate and stakeholder queries within SLA.
• Prepare and issue offers and support onboarding activities.
• Lead vacancy intake meetings and define recruitment plans.
• Advise hiring managers on recruitment process and market insights.
• Manage offers and ensure end-to-end hiring delivery.

Skills

Degree or relevant experience in recruitment, HR, or talent acquisition

Experience with campus / early careers recruitment

Proficient in MS Office and ATS/CRM systems

Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and reporting skills

Effective communication and stakeholder management

Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines

Proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset

Knowledge of recruitment compliance, policies, and SLAs

Growth mindset and focus on continuous improvement

Education

Degree in recruitment, HR, or talent acquisition

Tools

MS Office

ATS/CRM systems

Job description

About Us

Role: Coordinator or Recruiter - Early Careers & Campus

Location: London 2 days on-site

Contract: FTC Fixed Term Contract - 3 months

Career Level: 1 or 2

Join our World of Talent.

Global, culturally diverse, inclusive, and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent is our world. Over the last two decades, AMS has redefined the landscape of talent outsourcing and consulting. From pioneering the concept of RPO to continually revolutionising how organisations approach talent acquisition, AMS stands as a world leader in the industry.

Committed, engaged, and inspired, we feel a real sense of belonging, and all have one thing in common: a real passion for talent. Become part of this world and make a difference with us.

https://www.weareams.com/

The Role

The Early Careers & Campus team delivers high-quality recruitment services for entry-level talent across multiple regions. Both Coordinators and Recruiters play a critical role in ensuring an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience through effective process execution, stakeholder partnership, and adherence to quality, compliance, and service standards.

• Coordinators (CL1) focus on operational excellence, process execution, accuracy, and candidate support.
• Recruiters (CL2) take ownership of end-to-end hiring delivery, stakeholder advisory, recruitment strategy, and managing offers through to onboarding.

Together, both roles enable successful attraction, assessment, selection, and onboarding of early careers talent.

Key Accountabilities

Recruitment Delivery

• Screen applications, manage candidate status updates, coordinate interviews, and support assessment centres.
• Maintain accurate ATS/CRM data, trackers, and reports.
• Respond to candidate and stakeholder queries within SLA.
• Prepare and issue offers and support onboarding activities.
• *Lead vacancy intake meetings and define recruitment plans.
• *Advise hiring managers on process, market insights, and selection decisions.
• *Manage offers, lead calibrations, and ensure end-to-end hiring delivery

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong working relationships with recruiters, hiring managers, coordinators, and vendors.
• Keep stakeholders updated on process, timelines, and candidate progress.
• *Act as trusted advisor and partner on attraction strategies and hiring decisions.
• *Anticipate and resolve stakeholder issues, escalating when needed.

Compliance, Reporting & Process Excellence

• Ensure data accuracy, process compliance, and adherence to all policies and legislation.
• Support reporting requirements and contribute to continuous improvement.
• *Identify and elevate risks, scope creep, or compliance issues promptly.

*applies to the recruiter role

Skills & Experience

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• Degree or relevant experience in recruitment, HR, or talent acquisition.
• Experience with campus / early careers recruitment (preferred for CL2).
• Proficient in MS Office and ATS/CRM systems.
• Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and reporting skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines.
• Proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Knowledge of recruitment compliance, policies, and SLAs.
• Growth mindset and focus on continuous improvement (CL2 focus).

Other

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It's our world but you can do it your way.

We offer:

• Full training and support
• High value and challenging work
• A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Flexible working
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world's leading recruitment companies

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [e-mail] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

Hit the Apply now button to get your journey started!

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.