InvestIN Recruitment and Operations Associate

Summer Boarding Courses; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

InvestIN is recruiting a Recruitment and Operations Associate to split time between recruitment and people operations and programme operations. The role is based in our Victoria office with hybrid working: two days in the office, some weekends during peak periods.

You will lead end-to-end seasonal staff recruitment, onboarding, DBS checks and payroll administration, while also coordinating venues, budgets and events for Summer Experience programmes.

Qualifications

• Administration of our seasonal staff recruitment from end-to-end, including attraction, assessment, onboarding and compliance
• Co-ordinate attraction for all junior seasonal and consultancy staff
• Conduct the bulk of our junior seasonal staff shortlisting, including reviewing applications and conducting interviews
• Co-ordinate our seasonal staff assessment centres
• Administrate the compliance of our seasonal and consultancy staff, including DBS checks, reference checks and administration of our Single Central Records in line with current legislation
• Draft rotas for our seasonal staff team including tracking leave requirements
• Co-ordinate the administration of seasonal staff payroll
• Co-ordination and completion tracking of training for full time and seasonal staff
• Maintain system management and maintenance for our recruitment portal (Eploy), our job board accounts, TES and iHASCO training platforms, our rotaing platform (Deputy), DBS platform (CareCheck) and SCR platform
• Support on administration and review of HR policies, Employee Handbook, contracts and letters of engagement for seasonal and full time staff
• Support the day-to-day HR operations across the business
• With the wider People Operations team, stay up to date with latest employment law updates and best practice in line with legislation

Responsibilities

• Manage venues for a selection of InvestIN’s Summer Experience programmes, including maintaining existing relationships and sourcing and negotiating new venues
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, including transport providers and third-party suppliers
• Support the delivery of our Summer Experiences and weekend Insight Days
• Plan programme budgets, including negotiating costs with a commercial mindset, and reviewing and processing invoices
• Co-ordinate with the programme team to manage operations before, during, and after events
• Support the team with tracking inventory for centralised resources and managing our storage unit
• Ad hoc proactive and reactive problem solving

Job description

About The Role

As the Recruitment and Operations Associate, you will be a crucial part of the operations team, splitting your time between recruitment and people operations (two thirds) and programme operations (one third).

Recruitment and People Operations

• Administration of our seasonal staff recruitment from end-to-end, including attraction, assessment, onboarding and compliance
• Co-ordinate attraction for all junior seasonal and consultancy staff
• Conduct the bulk of our junior seasonal staff shortlisting, including reviewing applications and conducting interviews
• Co-ordinate our seasonal staff assessment centres
• Administrate the compliance of our seasonal and consultancy staff, including DBS checks, reference checks and administration of our Single Central Records in line with current legislation
• Draft rotas for our seasonal staff team including tracking leave requirements
• Co-ordinate the administration of seasonal staff payroll
• Co-ordination and completion tracking of training for full time and seasonal staff
• Maintain system management and maintenance for our recruitment portal (Eploy), our job board accounts, TES and iHASCO training platforms, our rotaing platform (Deputy), DBS platform (CareCheck) and SCR platform
• Support on administration and review of HR policies, Employee Handbook, contracts and letters of engagement for seasonal and full time staff
• Support the day-to-day HR operations across the business
• With the wider People Operations team, stay up to date with latest employment law updates and best practice in line with legislation

Programme Operations

• Manage venues for a selection of InvestIN’s Summer Experience programmes, including maintaining existing relationships and sourcing and negotiating new venues
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, including transport providers and third-party suppliers
• Support the delivery of our Summer Experiences and weekend Insight Days
• Plan programme budgets, including negotiating costs with a commercial mindset, and reviewing and processing invoices
• Co-ordinate with the programme team to manage operations before, during, and after events
• Support the team with tracking inventory for centralised resources and managing our storage unit
• Ad hoc proactive and reactive problem solving

Additional responsibilities

• Ad hoc support of sales team, including support on central inboxes
• Ad hoc support of schools delivery
• Other responsibilities as required to support business needs

The Details

Contract type: Permanent full-time
Working schedule: 9am – 5pm (Option for flexi-hours)
Monday – Friday. Some weekend work will be required, but you will know dates for this well in advance, and be given time off in lieu during the weekdays. This is typically 1-2 weekends in November, 1-2 weekends in March/April, and up to 5 weekends in July/August.
Working Location: Our office is based in Victoria.
Hybrid working- 2 days in the office per week, with the exception of event days, where you will be expected to be on-site up to 5 days a week (this includes during our peak period through mid-June to the end of August).
Salary: £28,000 - £29,500
Start date: Autumn 2026

Please note that offers will be subject to successful completion of Enhanced DBS checks andRight to Work checks. We are also unable to sponsor visas. InvestIN reserves the right to terminate contracts in the event of non-completion.

About You

This role would suit someone with strong instincts for systems and logistics looking to develop their people and events operations experience. You should be highly detail-oriented and enjoy a wide variety of tasks, including balancing administration with people-focussed work.

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