Recruitment Coordinator

Birdlife International; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

BirdLife International is seeking a Recruitment Coordinator to lead recruitment activities across global teams. This full-time role involves the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring efficiency and compliance, alongside collaboration with HR teams to support robust hiring processes.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday increasing to 28 days

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment and interviewing is essential.
• Solid HR experience, ideally in a multi-site or international setting.
• Some knowledge of UK employment law.

Responsibilities

• Running the full recruitment process for all hiring campaigns.
• Organising and coordinating interviews for all roles.
• Delivering recruitment training to colleagues across the organisation.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organised

Great people skills

Numerate

Fluent in English

Education

CIPD Level 3-5 or relevant degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Application deadline: Thursday, 03July 2025– 23:59 BST
Location:Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in Cambridge)

Full-time:35 hours per week
Contract: Open-ended

Salary:£36,000 - £38,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days

We’re BirdLife International, the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life on our planet. We exist to give one voice to nature, and to unite and strengthen conservation across borders.

We are looking for a Recruitment Coordinatorto help coordinate our recruitment activity across our global teams.You will work closely with our HR team to make sure our hiring process is efficient and compliant.

You’ll be the go-to person for advice on recruitment policies and best practice, supporting both managers and staff. From posting job ads to supporting onboarding, you’ll take care of the end-to-end recruitment process.

How you will do this:

• Running the full recruitment process for all hiring campaigns, using our Applicant Tracking System (TeamTailor)
• Organising and coordinating interviews for all roles, working closelywith the HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers
• Leading interviews for junior and mid-level roles; steppingin to interview for senior-level roles when needed
• Handling queries about our Employer of Record platform (Deel), with input from the HR Manager
• Keeping recruitment training guides, policies and resources up to date
• Delivering recruitment training to colleagues across the organisation
• Maintaining recruitment data and providing reports when asked
• Spotting trends and suggesting improvements to our global recruitment process based on data and metrics
• Supporting internal moves and transfers, working with the Operational HR team
• Getting involved in HR projects and initiatives linked to our People Action Plan
• Helping with general HR support during busy periods or when team members are away

What we are looking for:

• Strong communication skills – both written and spoken
• CIPD Level 3–5 /relevant degree, or equivalent experience
• Solid HR experience, ideally in a multi-site or international setting
• Experience in recruitment and interviewing is essential
• Good understanding of HR processes and recruitment best practice; some knowledge of UK employment law
• Organised,uses initiative and can solve problems before they escalate
• Able to stay calm under pressure and manage sensitive information carefully
• Great people skills – approachable, diplomatic, and builds strong relationships
• Numerate, with excellent attention to detail
• Confident using HR systems, proficient in Microsoft Office, with the ability to generate simple reports
• Fluent in English (bonus if you speak other languages too)

See the full job description here.

Some of our benefits:

• We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.
• A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’
• A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
• Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4-week programmes, financial wellbeing and more).

BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

Interviews:Interviews will be held via Zoom on 11 July.