Recruitment Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Abingdon and Witney College; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Abingdon and Witney College is seeking an organised Recruitment Advisor to join the People Team in Abingdon. You will oversee attraction, recruitment, and onboarding for diverse roles, coordinating multiple vacancies from advertising to appointment.

The role requires experience in recruitment or HR recruitment with strong admin skills and a commitment to an excellent candidate experience. 4 days in office with one day WFH, fixed-term maternity cover.

Qualifications

• Experience working in recruitment or HR recruitment roles.
• Strong administrative skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience coordinating multiple recruitment activities and prioritising work.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across all levels.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and HR/recruitment systems.
• Customer-focused approach delivering a positive candidate experience.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation relating to recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for multiple vacancies.
• Publish recruitment adverts across platforms.
• Screen candidates and shortlist before submission to managers.
• Manage candidate applications and HR records.
• Schedule interviews and assessments with candidates and managers.
• Support pre-employment checks and onboarding activities.
• Advise managers on recruitment processes and policy.
• Maintain recruitment data and ensure compliance.

Skills

Recruitment knowledge

Administrative skills

MS Office

HR systems

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification

HR qualification

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Job description

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Salary: £33,827 - £36,853 per annum

Hours per week: 37

Weeks per Annum: 52

Working pattern: Monday - Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours (4 days in office/1 day WFH)

Location: Abingdon

Contract type: Fixed-term maternity cover (up to 1 year)

Start date: November 2026

We are seeking an organised, proactive, and customer-focused Recruitment Advisor to join our People Team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced recruitment or HR professional with a strong administrative background who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering an outstanding recruitment experience.

As Recruitment Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the attraction, recruitment, and onboarding of talented individuals across a wide range of academic and professional services roles. You will manage multiple vacancies simultaneously, ensuring a smooth, efficient, and compliant recruitment process from advertising through to appointment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Coordinating the end-to-end recruitment process for a variety of vacancies.
• Producing and publishing recruitment adverts across multiple platforms.
• Conduct initial candidate screening and shortlisting prior to submission to hiring managers.
• Managing candidate applications and ensuring accurate records are maintained within the HR system.
• Scheduling interviews and assessment activities, liaising with candidates and hiring managers.
• Supporting pre-employment checks and onboarding activities.
• Providing advice and guidance to managers on recruitment processes, policies, and best practice.
• Maintaining recruitment data, and ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Building positive relationships with candidates, recruitment agencies, and internal stakeholders.
• Supporting recruitment campaigns and initiatives aimed at attracting diverse talent.

About You

We are looking for someone who combines strong recruitment knowledge with exceptional administration and organisational skills.

Essential Experience:

• Previous experience within a recruitment, recruitment administration, talent acquisition, or HR recruitment role.
• Excellent administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience coordinating multiple recruitment activities and managing competing priorities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and HR/recruitment systems.
• A customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering an excellent candidate experience.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation relating to recruitment and selection.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working within the education sector or a large complex organisation.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, compliance, and right-to-work checking processes.
• CIPD qualification or recruitment-related qualification.

*Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.

AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.

Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.