Early Careers Recruitment Advisor

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Generous pension scheme

24/7 Virtual GP service

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Family-friendly policies

Annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking an Early Careers Recruitment Advisor to attract and recruit apprentices and graduates, delivering engaging campaigns, events and assessment centres across the region.

You will work closely with Hiring Managers, Early Careers and business partners to ensure a professional, inclusive candidate experience from application to onboarding, with regular travel and early starts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally in an internal environment.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to build relationships.
• Experience planning and delivering recruitment campaigns and events.
• Excellent organisation, coordination of campaigns, events and assessment centres.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales.
• Full UK driving licence for regular regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver end-to-end Early Careers recruitment activity, including apprenticeships and graduate programmes.
• Collaborate with Hiring Managers, Early Careers and Business Partners to ensure a consistent candidate experience.
• Manage recruitment campaigns from attraction through to selection, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Create and adapt recruitment materials and adverts to attract suitable candidates.
• Plan and coordinate attraction events, assessment centres and candidate activities.
• Support candidates throughout the journey from application to onboarding.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Stakeholder management

Event delivery

Organisational skills

Multi-task coordination

Problem solving

IT skills / digital tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum depending on experienceLocation: Peterborough/Huntingdon (with regular travel across the west of our region, to include areas such Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire.)Contract: PermanentWorking Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per weekWe’re looking for someone who is passionate about attracting and supporting early careers talent and delivering engaging recruitment campaigns.Please include a cover letter outlining your motivation for applying, your experience in recruitment or event delivery, and how you demonstrate strong organisation, stakeholder management and the ability to manage competing priorities. Applications without a cover letter may not be progressed.Make every drop of your potential countAt Anglian Water, we’re passionate about developing future talent and creating opportunities for the next generation. As an Early Careers Recruitment Advisor, you’ll play a key role in attracting, engaging and recruiting our apprentices and graduates, helping to shape the future workforce of our business.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys building relationships, delivering engaging recruitment campaigns and creating positive candidate experiences.The role involves planning and delivering recruitment events, attraction campaigns and assessment centres, so flexibility is important. You’ll be comfortable with regular travel, early starts (typically arriving on site from 7.30am to set up) and overnight stays in hotels as part of campaign delivery.You’ll need to be highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and confident coordinating multiple activities at pace.What will you be doing?As an Early Careers Recruitment Advisor, you will be responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of our Early Careers recruitment activity, including apprenticeships and graduate programmes.Working closely with Hiring Managers, Early Careers, Business Partners and a wide range of stakeholders, you will ensure a professional, inclusive and engaging experience for candidates and stakeholders throughout the attraction and recruitment process.Your key responsibilities will include:Supporting the delivery of a robust Early Careers recruitment strategy across the regionManaging recruitment campaigns from attraction through to selection, ensuring activity is delivered on time and effectivelyCreating, producing and adapting recruitment materials and adverts to attract and assess suitable candidatesPlanning and coordinating attraction events, assessment centres and candidate activities, including preparation of materials, logistics and stakeholder involvementManaging multiple recruitment timelines and priorities, adapting plans when required to meet business needsSupporting candidates throughout the recruitment journey, ensuring an excellent experience from application through to onboardingWhat do you need?To be successful in this role, you’ll have:Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within an internal recruitment environmentStrong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the businessExperience managing multiple priorities and delivering recruitment activity within a fast-paced environmentExcellent organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate campaigns, events and assessment centres effectivelyExperience preparing for and supporting assessment centres, ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for candidates and stakeholdersStrong attention to detail, with the ability to manage logistics, timelines and competing demands while maintaining a high-quality candidate experienceThe ability to adapt quickly, problem-solve and deliver at short notice when priorities changePrevious Early Careers recruitment experience would be beneficialStrong IT skills and confidence using recruitment systems and digital toolsA full UK driving licence, as regular travel across the region is requiredWhat’s in it for you?At Anglian Water, we invest in our people. As a valued employee, you’ll benefit from:Private healthcareGenerous double-match pension scheme – contribute 7% and we’ll contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household25 days annual leave – rising with service, plus the option to buy additional leaveLife assurance of up to 8x salaryPersonal accident cover of up to 5x salaryExcellent family-friendly policies, including: 26 weeks’ full pay for maternity/adoption leave; 4 weeks’ paid paternity/partner leave; Shared parental pay opportunitiesAnnual bonus schemeFlexible benefits and a supportive working culture designed to promote wellbeing and work-life balanceClose date 08/10 - Please note the advert may close early due to volume of applications