Recruitment Assistant

National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public safety organization in the UK is seeking a Recruitment Assistant to join their Recruitment team. This role involves providing essential administrative support throughout the recruitment process, coordinating interviews, and ensuring effective onboarding for new starters. The ideal candidate will be organized, communicate clearly, and thrive in a dynamic environment. They offer flexible working options and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, HR, administrative roles is helpful but not essential.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across recruitment activities.
• Coordinate interviews and assessments for candidates.
• Act as first point of contact for candidates.
• Support onboarding processes and maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to improving recruitment processes.

Skills

Organised

Clear communication

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Team collaboration

Job description

Recruitment Assistant – Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

At Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, recruitment is about more than filling vacancies. It’s about finding people who share our values, reflect our communities, and want to play a part in how we prevent, protect and respond.

We’re looking for a Recruitment Assistant to join our busy and developing Recruitment team. This is a great opportunity if you enjoy working with people, like keeping things organised, and want to contribute to a Service that makes a real difference every day.

Overview

What you’ll be doing:

• As our Recruitment Assistant, you’ll provide effective administrative and coordination support, using your judgement to give clear and consistent guidance to hiring managers and candidates across all recruitment activity, covering both external and internal vacancies.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment processes from advert through to appointment for external roles and internal opportunities, including promotions, temporary roles and expressions of interest
• Coordinate interview and assessment activity, including scheduling, documentation and assessor support
• Act as a first point of contact for candidates, providing clear, timely and professional communication
• Support hiring managers by ensuring recruitment activity is well organised and progresses as planned
• Support onboarding of new starters, including coordinating and completing pre-employment checks and ensuring all requirements are in place before start dates
• Maintain accurate recruitment and pre-employment records, handling information confidentially and in line with policy
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment and onboarding processes, systems and ways of working

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• We’re looking for someone who is organised, approachable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change.

• Manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail
• Communicate clearly and professionally with a wide range of people
• Work confidently with multiple IT systems and handle data accurately
• Apply fairness, confidentiality and consistency in everything you do
• Work collaboratively and take pride in providing a high-quality service

Experience in recruitment, HR, onboarding or administrative roles is helpful but not essential. We’re more interested in how you work and your willingness to learn.

Why join CFRS?

You’ll be part of a supportive and friendly People team with a strong sense of purpose.

Your work will directly support the recruitment, onboarding and progression of our people, helping the Service operate effectively.

We offer flexible working where possible, learning and development opportunities, and a culture built around being Welcoming, Respectful and Professional.

You’ll play a behind-the-scenes role in helping us prevent risk, protect our communities and respond when it matters most.

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