Recruitment Advisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25–30 days

LGPS pension

Family friendly policies

Learning and development

Sports facilities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University is seeking a Recruitment Advisor to join the Professional and Support area. You will run recruitment campaigns for hiring managers and candidates, advise on fair selection practice and design attraction activity.

You will use digital platforms and social media to reach candidates, lead service-improvement projects, and contribute to an inclusive, high-quality recruitment service. A degree in HR, business or law is required.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of employment legislation as applied to recruitment, selection and onboarding.
• Analysing and interpreting data to support decisions and improvement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Highly organised, managing competing priorities and multiple campaigns at once.
• Proactive, identifying improvements and leading initiatives through to implementation with attention to detail.
• Building relationships with stakeholders and influencing at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading recruitment campaigns, giving a proactive, responsive, high-quality service to hiring managers and candidates.
• Advising on recruitment best practice to keep selection fair, inclusive and evidence-based.
• Designing job adverts, attraction campaigns and social media content to promote the university as an employer of choice.
• Using data and insight to inform recruitment decisions, evaluate success and identify service improvements.
• Leading projects that improve the recruitment service and the experience of candidates and hiring managers.

Skills

Employment legislation

Data analysis

Communication

Organisation

Proactivity

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in HR/Business/Law

Job description

This Recruitment Advisor post sits in the Professional and Support area of Cardiff Metropolitan University, within its staff recruitment service. The work centres on running recruitment campaigns for hiring managers and candidates, advising on fair selection practice and designing attraction activity. It suits someone with a track record of multi-campaign hiring across varied roles, using digital platforms and social media to reach candidates, and leading service-improvement projects. A degree in a relevant subject such as HR, business or law is required.

What the job involves

• Leading recruitment campaigns, giving a proactive, responsive, high-quality service to hiring managers and candidates
• Advising on recruitment best practice to keep selection fair, inclusive and evidence-based
• Designing job adverts, attraction campaigns and social media content to promote the university as an employer of choice
• Using data and insight to inform recruitment decisions, evaluate success and identify service improvements
• Leading projects that improve the recruitment service and the experience of candidates and hiring managers

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject such as Human Resource Management, Business Management or Law

Experience

• Leading successful recruitment campaigns across a variety of roles
• Track record of attracting high-quality and diverse talent
• Developing and delivering targeted attraction campaigns
• Using digital recruitment platforms and social media to engage candidates
• Advising stakeholders on recruitment best practice

Skills & knowledge

• Sound understanding of employment legislation as applied to recruitment, selection and onboarding
• Analysing and interpreting data to support decisions and improvement
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Highly organised, managing competing priorities and multiple campaigns at once
• Proactive, identifying improvements and leading initiatives through to implementation with attention to detail
• Building relationships with stakeholders and influencing at all levels

What's offered

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after one year's service, plus 12 bank holiday/concessionary days
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions
• Family friendly policies
• Learning and development opportunities, with access to library and digital services
• Sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership
• Free family access to the Health Assured wellbeing support service