Recruitment and Vetting Manager

Compact Security Services Limited; Stretford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing security services company seeks a Recruitment & Vetting Manager to lead recruitment strategies, ensuring compliance with BS7858 standards. This role involves managing performance, supporting onboarding, and maintaining strong candidate experiences during high-volume hires. The ideal candidate will have substantial recruitment experience and HR qualifications.

Benefits

Access to Health assured scheme

Financial guidance

Pension

Competitive salary

Training and development

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment/vetting management.
• Experience with screening and vetting to BS7858 standard.
• Strong understanding of high-volume recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business recruitment strategy and ensure compliance with vetting processes.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment and oversee all pre-employment screening.
• Deliver recruitment activity for peak periods and build candidate pipelines.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Planning skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

CIPD Level 5 in HR Management/Training

Mental Health First Aid

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

HR software

Scheduling tools

Job description

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Permanent role - 40 hours per week

The Recruitment & Vetting Manager will be responsible for leading the business recruitment strategy and ensuring full compliance with screening and vetting processes in line with BS7858 standards. This on-site office based role is central to supporting staffing and scheduling requirements and will manage all recruitment systems, team onboarding, engagement, performance and team welfare

• Develop and execute strategic recruitment plan for each business in line with requirements with focus on peak periods
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, to ensure all in line with brand standards developing and executing recruitment strategies that align with company goals and culture to deliver consistent quality candidate experience
• Oversee all pre-employment screening and vetting processes in line with BS7858:2019 standards ensuring all files completed within the required timelines for preliminary limited and full checks
• Act as point of escalation for complex vetting issues /decision making
• Ensure timely hiring in line with "time to hire" and event delivery targets, managing candidate screening, and vetting processes, ensuring deadlines are met and high-quality candidates are selected in line with the requirement of the business - reviewing processes as required
• Delivery of recruitment activity for 'peak periods' including planning candidate attraction strategies through social media and other channels and large scale recruitment events.
• Build pipelines of suitable candidates through proactive sourcing, advertising and partnership building.
• Monitor and review staff performance and satisfaction in first 12 weeks proactively supporting managers with any performance/conduct or welfare issues during this period.
• Ensure compliance with all mandatory training at onboarding and in probation in conjunction with office and compliance manager
• Delivery of team inductions for full time and part time team members, ensuring reviewed in line with changes to business
• Ensure full compliance within all aspects of the recruitment /people function, including right-to-work checks and HR legislative compliance
• Ensure all relevant HR administration completed including using ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems), HR software, and scheduling tools to manage employee records and recruitment data
• Supporting and managing projects to align all business areas and processes
• Support and drive Investors in People across the business

The business is growing so this is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop and grow in a recruitment/generalist HR role.

Requirements

Qualifications

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) in HR Management/Training (essential)

Mental Health First Aid (desirable)

Driving license (essential)

Experience

• Proven experience working in a recruitment /vetting management role within the hospitality, events, security, or retail sectors, with a strong understanding of working with a large workforce and high volume recruitment
• Experience of screening and vetting to BS7858 standard
• Experience of planning and delivering large format recruitment events / local community recruitment intiatives
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational and planning skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experienced in working with HR and Applicant Tracking /Scheduling Systems
• Confident and outgoing with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels.

Some travel will be required at times to regional offices (monthly) in addition to site visits during peak seasons which may include some overnight stays.

In return we offer a access to employee assistance and financial guidance, pension, holidays, competitive salary in line with experience, training and development, ACS accredited,

Benefits

In return we offer access Heath assured scheme, financial guidance, pension, holidays, competitive salary in line with experience, training and development, ACS accredited, free parking.

Compact security services is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. As a growing business we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to background, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability status, caring responsibilities or other legally protected characteristics.

We are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, supporting the armed forces community to transition into careers outside of the armed forces, and are committed to working with and providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application and perform at your best, please do not hesitate to contact us to make a request.