Recruitment Clerk - Wiltshire

Brook Street; Pewsey; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

On-site parking

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting a Recruitment Clerk for the Ministry of Defence based in Wiltshire. You will support recruitment activities from vacancy approval through onboarding, managing administration and pre-employment references, and communicating with hiring managers to provide updates.

The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail and experience with SharePoint, Word and Excel. Hybrid working with office attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a rural site with transport

Qualifications

• Previous administration or office support experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience proofreading and reviewing documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience using SharePoint.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Experience handling sensitive or confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Supporting recruitment activities from vacancy approval through to onboarding.
• Managing recruitment administration and pre-employment referencing processes.
• Communicating with hiring managers and stakeholders to provide recruitment updates.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment records, trackers and databases.
• Managing shared recruitment inboxes and responding to enquiries.
• Supporting weekly committee meetings, including preparing agendas and recording actions.
• Maintaining information and documentation on SharePoint.
• Ensuring workforce and position management data remains accurate and up to date.
• Providing high-quality administrative support across the team.

Skills

Administration

Communication

Attention to detail

MS Word

Time management

Organisational skills

Confidential data handling

Tools

SharePoint

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Recruitment Clerk -Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Location: Wiltshire, SN9 6BE

Pay Rate: £15.21 per hour

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Hybrid Working: Office attendance required on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Parking: Available on site, only by car or bike, You cannot access the location with public transport or on foot

Make a Difference Behind the Scenes

Are you an organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and a passion for delivering exceptional support? The Ministry of Defence is looking for a Recruitment Clerk to join Defence Children Services, providing vital administrative support that helps ensure the organisation attracts and recruits talented individuals to support service families around the world.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a professional and supportive team where your organisational skills, communication abilities and attention to detail will play a key role in delivering important recruitment processes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting recruitment activities from vacancy approval through to onboarding.
• Managing recruitment administration and pre-employment referencing processes.
• Communicating with hiring managers and stakeholders to provide recruitment updates.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment records, trackers and databases.
• Managing shared recruitment inboxes and responding to enquiries.
• Supporting weekly committee meetings, including preparing agendas and recording actions.
• Maintaining information and documentation on SharePoint.
• Ensuring workforce and position management data remains accurate and up to date.
• Providing high-quality administrative support across the team.

What We're Looking For

You’ll be an organised and proactive administrator who can manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous administration or office support experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience proofreading and reviewing documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience using SharePoint.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Experience handling sensitive or confidential information.

Desirable Experience

• Recruitment Administration or HR Administration experience.
• Experience working with databases, trackers or management information systems.
• Previous experience within the Public Sector, Civil Service or Defence environment.

Additional Information

Due to the rural location of the site, candidates must have access to their own transport. Limited public transport links are available and there are no suitable pedestrian access routes to the site.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your administration and recruitment experience within a respected government organisation. You’ll gain exposure to recruitment processes, stakeholder management and business support activities while working within a collaborative and professional environment.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.