Recruitment Administrator

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employer in the UK is seeking a Recruitment Administrator on a 6-month fixed-term contract based in Manchester. The successful candidate will handle a high volume of job vacancies, qualify candidates through phone screenings, and provide excellent customer service to hiring managers. This hybrid role requires flexibility in working hours and offers attractive benefits, including discounts, bonuses, and holiday entitlement. Candidates with strong communication skills and attention to detail are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Annual bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Access to subsidised onsite gym

Coaching and training for development

Wagestream – pay access as you earn

Qualifications

• Proficient in managing multiple job vacancies simultaneously.
• Strong ability to qualify candidates through phone screenings.
• Experience with customer service and responding to inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Post job vacancies on various online platforms.
• Manage high volumes of candidates and vacancies.
• Qualify and shortlist candidates for hiring managers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Customer service orientation

Job description

Recruitment Administrator - 6 month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment £24,570 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6C) Manchester city centre

• In this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office with a minimum of 2 days required in the office per week.

During your first two weeks, you'll be required to be in the office full‑time for training, after which you'll work at least one day per week from the office.

For more information on our hybrid working policy, visit https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy At the Co‑op, we don't think there's anything more important to our success than recruiting the right people at the right time.

That's why we're looking for Recruitment Administrators to join our Talent Acquisition and Development team, providing an excellent service and recruiting brilliant talent into the business.

This is a great chance for you to join one of the leading employers in the Northwest, in a role that'll provide a great stepping‑stone into resourcing.

CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high‑quality, reliable and cost‑effective business services across our Co‑op.

You'll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of 'co‑operating to build more value for member‑owners every day'. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing a large volume of job vacancies, working towards various targets, and progressing candidates through the process.

You'll review screening questions, qualify candidates via phone screening, and process job offers on our system.

We'll also need you to help manage a central email inbox, answer queries from candidates and hiring managers both via email and phone.

What you’ll do

• Post job vacancies on our careers portal and other popular online job boards
• Manage a high number of vacancies and candidates
• Qualify candidates on the phone before selecting them for shortlist
• Review and create a shortlist for hiring managers to interview
• Process offers through the system
• Manage a central email inbox
• Take phone calls from hiring managers and candidates and resolve queries
• Work towards key performance measures
• Act as a brand ambassador for the Co‑op and give candidates and hiring managers great customer service

Why Co‑op?

• 30% off Co‑op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co‑op products and services)
• Annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing. Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you’ll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45‑60 minutes. If you’re a current Co‑op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

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