Project manager in humanitarian response

Palladium: Make It Possible; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Palladium: Make It Possible in London is hiring a Recruitment Officer to support the Advisory and Surge Rosters team, mobilising consultants for governments and humanitarian responses worldwide. You will manage end‑to‑end recruitment, draft TORs with clients, run CV screening, coordinate interviews, oversee onboarding and ensure compliance across systems such as HERMIS and Deploy.

The role requires UK work rights, strong communication, experience with ATS/HRIS, and the ability to operate in a

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment, preferably in humanitarian or international development sectors.
• Skilled with applicant tracking systems and HR information systems to manage candidate pipelines and reporting.
• Strong communication and collaboration with hiring managers, operations teams, and external partners.
• Ability to develop and analyse recruitment metrics to optimise processes and improve efficiency.
• Deliver a seamless candidate journey from application to onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support task development with client, including drafting TORs and carrying out CEST assessments.
• Advertise roles on job sites and manage responses.
• Create longlists and shortlist candidates for client review.
• Schedule interviews with shortlisted candidates and coordinate with technical teams.
• Oversee onboarding and ensure compliance with all vetting and security requirements.
• Provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates and maintain a positive candidate experience.
• Contribute to improvements of recruitment processes and HSOT roster systems.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Applicant tracking systems

HRIS

Communication skills

Collaboration

Tools

ATS

HERMIS

Job description

Описание

Are you looking to build a career in the humanitarian and international development sector while gaining hands‑on experience in global deployments? This is an exciting opportunity to join Palladium's Advisory and Surge Rosters team, supporting the mobilisation of consultants who deliver critical expertise to governments and humanitarian responses worldwide.

Задачи

• Advise and support task development with client.
• This will include supporting the client with drafting the TORs and carrying out CEST assessments.
• Carry out off payroll legislation check where required.
• Advertising the role on HERMIS, managing the sifting the profiles of applicants.
• Creating a shortlist based on technical and compliance requirements to present to the technical teams and client where applicable.
• Scheduling interviews with shortlisted candidates and technical teams for HRG tasks.
• Share the pen portrait of the selected candidate with the client to arrange an alignment call.
• Responsible for checking consultant details are accurate on Deploy and HERMIS.
• Ensure the consultant profile contains skills and CMF feedback if applicable.
• Be the point of contact for the consultants to respond to any queries related to the role, recruitment timelines and selection process.
• Accurately handover completed recruitments to the DRM deployment function Advertise roles on various job sites.
• Manage the advert responses and present longlist of candidates to Roster DTL for review.
• Continue to actively manage open requisitions as needed.
• Schedule interviews with shortlisted candidates, organising assessments and liaising with technical teams to finalise interview panel.
• Coordinate the onboarding process for new roster members, working closely with the Vetting Officer to ensure full compliance with all requirements.
• Send out Welcome packs to new roster members and update details on HERMIS.
• Provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates, ensuring a suitable recruitment experience.
• Pro‑actively elevate issues/opportunities, seek feedback, and evaluate developing need; leading on improvements to HSOT roster systems and processes and/or direct action with respect to recruitment priorities as required.
• Report on Security Clearance and HEST completion rates.
• This report will be shared with HR to process clearances and book consultants on HEST course.
• In conjunction with technical teams coordinating trainings and orientations for new consultants.
• Support monthly, quarterly, annual contractual reporting on key result areas and, as required, any other important areas of concern.
• Assist in the promotion and encouragement of consistency, integrity, and transparency across the team.
• Work constructively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
• Share knowledge, support others, and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Be open to feedback and willing to adapt to meet team needs.
• Required to deploy as and when required during emergency response and with other colleagues for welfare/ monitoring visits up to 4 weeks for up to 25% of the time.
• Undertake any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested.
• Undertake HEST Training.
• Fulfil role of Duty Officer on rotation, providing week‑long out of hours surveillance of emergencies

Требования

• Experience of managing end to end recruitment preferably within the humanitarian sector.
• Skilled in using applicant tracking systems and HR information systems to manage candidate pipelines and reporting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with hiring managers, operations teams, and external partners.
• Ability to develop and analyse recruitment metrics to optimise processes and improve efficiency.
• Strong candidate management to deliver a seamless and engaging candidate journey from application to onboarding.
• Act with integrity, reliability, and respect in all interactions Represent Palladium positively in all professional settings Take ownership of tasks and responsibilities. Deliver work to agreed standards and deadlines. Follow through on commitments and raise concerns early when issues arise.
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applications from candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
• The post holder will be required to obtain a higher level of security clearance. Eligibility for this clearance requires a minimum of two years' residency in the UK within the last five years.

Условия

This position follows Palladium's hybrid working policy, requiring a minimum attendance of three days in the office.