Early Careers Recruitment Advisor

Anglian Water Services Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Virtual GP service

Annual leave 25 days

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Flexible benefits

Supportive culture

Job summary

Anglian Water Services Ltd is seeking an Early Careers Recruitment Advisor to lead end-to-end recruitment for apprenticeships and graduate programmes. The role involves collaborating with Hiring Managers and a broad stakeholder network to deliver engaging campaigns and excellent candidate experiences.

The position requires planning recruitment events, assessment centres and travel across the region, with early starts and some overnight stays as campaigns run.

Qualifications

• Proven recruitment experience, ideally in an internal environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaborative relationship-building across teams.
• Ability to coordinate campaigns, events and assessment centres to tight timelines.
• Excellent organisational skills for handling multiple priorities and logistics.
• Experience preparing for assessment centres and delivering engaging candidate experiences.
• Full UK driving licence for regional travel as part of campaigns.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end planning and delivery of Early Careers recruitment activity (apprenticeships and graduates).
• Collaborate with Hiring Managers, Early Careers, Business Partners and stakeholders to ensure a professional candidate experience.
• Plan and deliver recruitment events, attraction campaigns and assessment centres.
• Coordinate materials, logistics and stakeholder involvement for campaigns.
• Manage timelines and priorities; adapt plans to business needs.
• Support candidates from application through onboarding with a positive experience.

Skills

Recruitment

Stakeholder management

Campaign planning

Event coordination

IT skills

Driving licence

Tools

Recruitment software

Job description

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum depending on experience
Location: Peterborough/Huntingdon (with regular travel across thewest of ourregion, to include areas such Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire.)
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

We’relooking for someone who is passionate about attracting and supporting early careers talent and delivering engaging recruitment campaigns.

Make every drop of your potential count

At Anglian Water,we’repassionate about developing future talent and creating opportunities for the next generation. As anEarly Careers Recruitment Advisor,you’llplay a key role in attracting,engagingand 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 recruitmentcampaignsand creating positive candidate experiences.

The role involves planning and delivering recruitment events, attractioncampaignsand assessment centres, so flexibility is important. You’llbe 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’llneed 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 willbe responsible forthe end-to-end planning and delivery of our Early Careers recruitment activity, including apprenticeships and graduate programmes.

Working closely with Hiring Managers, Early Careers, BusinessPartnersand a wide range of stakeholders, you will ensure a professional,inclusiveand 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 region
• Managing recruitment campaigns from attraction through toselection, ensuring activity is delivered on time and effectively
• Creating,producingand adapting recruitment materials and adverts to attract and assess suitable candidates
• Planning and coordinating attraction events, assessmentcentresand candidate activities, including preparation of materials,logisticsand stakeholder involvement
• Managing multiple recruitment timelines and priorities, adapting plans whenrequiredto meet business needs
• Supporting candidates throughout the recruitment journey, ensuring an excellent experience from application through to onboarding

What do you need?

To be successful in this role,you’llhave:

• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within an internal recruitment environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the business
• Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering recruitment activity within a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate campaigns,eventsand assessment centres effectively
• Experience preparing for and supporting assessment centres, ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for candidates and stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to managelogistics, timelines and competing demands whilemaintaininga high-quality candidate experience
• The ability to adapt quickly, problem-solve and deliver at short notice when priorities change
• PreviousEarly Careers recruitment experience would be beneficial
• Strong IT skills and confidence using recruitment systems and digital tools
• A full UK driving licence, as regular travel across the region isrequired

What’s in it for you?

At Anglian Water, we invest in our people. As a valued employee,you’llbenefitfrom:

• Private healthcare
• Generous double-match pension scheme – contribute 7% andwe’llcontribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 25days annual leave – rising with service, plus theoptionto buyadditionalleave
• Life assurance of up to 8x salary
• Personal accident cover of up to 5x salary
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including: 26 weeks’ full pay for maternity/adoption leave; 4 weeks’ paid paternity/partner leave; Shared parental pay opportunities
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and a supportive working culture designed to promote wellbeing and work-life balance

Close date 08/10 - Please note the advert may close early due to volume of applications