People & Talent Coordinator - 8 Month FTC (Hybrid)

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. in London is seeking a Recruitment and People Team Assistant on a fixed-term contract to provide administrative and coordination support across the People Team. You will work with the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager and HR to create a smooth experience for candidates and colleagues.

This role blends strong organisational skills with creativity, focusing on attracting top talent, improving processes, and leveraging digital tools to drive efficiency and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, coordination, or support role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and data handling with confidentiality.
• Strong written and verbal communication; professional and approachable.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 and other digital tools.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented with ability to identify improvements.
• Collaborative team player who can also work independently.
• Interest in people, recruitment, and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across the People & Talent team.
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment process: scheduling interviews, communications, screening, and shortlisting support.
• Act as first point of contact for candidate enquiries and maintain a positive candidate experience.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and inductions for new starters.
• Maintain recruitment and people-related records and reporting.
• Update intranet content for People & Culture and ensure accuracy.
• Create and manage candidate attraction content for LinkedIn and other channels.
• Upload and maintain training content on the LMS and collate feedback for improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and contribute ideas to enhance candidate and employee experience.
• Support ad hoc People admin tasks and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Job description

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. in London is seeking a Recruitment and People Team Assistant on a fixed-term contract to provide administrative and coordination support across the People Team. You will work with the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager and HR to create a smooth experience for candidates and colleagues.

This role blends strong organisational skills with creativity, focusing on attracting top talent, improving processes, and leveraging digital tools to drive efficiency and innovation.