Recruitment Administrator

Birmingham Hospice; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Hospice is seeking a highly organised Recruitment Administrator to support the People Team across our Erdington and Selly Park sites. You will manage advert placement, interview scheduling and onboarding, ensuring pre-employment checks are complete and new starters feel welcomed.

The role offers the chance to contribute to wider People Team projects, including colleague engagement and process improvements, while maintaining high standards of professionalism and confidentiality in a

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an HR or People Team environment.
• Strong administrative skills, with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience using HR information systems and confidence working with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• A good working knowledge of GDPR principles, confidentiality and handling sensitive HR data.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and a commitment to providing a positive applicant and onboarding experience.
• The ability to prioritise, manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Personal resilience and emotional intelligence, including the ability to work sensitively in a hospice environment.
• A willingness to participate in training and keep knowledge up to date.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support to the People Team.
• Support recruitment activity from advert placement and interview scheduling through to onboarding and pre-employment checks.
• Assist with induction arrangements and ensure new starters feel informed and welcomed.
• Contribute to wider People Team projects, including colleague engagement and wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

HR administration

Verbal communication

Prioritisation

Organisational skills

Emotional intelligence

Training mindset

GDPR awareness

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Tools

HRIS (HR information systems)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Hours: 37.5 per week, working across our Erdington and Selly Park sites

Salary: £26,327 per annum

DBS: Basic

Join our People Team and help create a welcoming, professional recruitment experience for every candidate who wants to make a difference at Birmingham Hospice.

Birmingham Hospice is looking for a highly organised Recruitment Administrator to join our busy, friendly and enthusiastic People Team.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will support recruitment activity from advert placement and interview scheduling through to onboarding, pre-employment checks and induction arrangements. You will play an important part in helping candidates feel informed, supported and welcomed from their first contact with us.

Alongside recruitment administration, you will have the opportunity to contribute to wider People Team projects, including colleague engagement, wellbeing initiatives, leadership development and improvements to our systems and processes.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of working within an HR or People Team environment.
• Strong administrative skills, with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of using HR information systems and confidence working with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• A good working knowledge of GDPR principles, confidentiality and handling sensitive HR data.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and a commitment to providing a positive applicant and onboarding experience.
• The ability to prioritise, manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Personal resilience and emotional intelligence, including the ability to work sensitively in a hospice environment.
• A willingness to participate in training and keep knowledge up to date.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality administrative support to the People Team, delivering an excellent service to colleagues, managers, applicants and new starters.

What we offer in return

• The opportunity to be part of a growing charity making a meaningful difference across Birmingham.
• A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement.
• Wellbeing programmes, Reward Gateway retail discounts and financial tools.
• Opportunities to develop and grow your HR career within the charity sector.
• A positive, inclusive and supportive working environment where you will be valued and developed.

For further information or an informal chat, please email: [e-mail]

Birmingham Hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team that is representative of the communities we serve. We ask applicants to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual. Whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and experience, and we are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.