Recruitment Coordinator

Bertelsmann; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic company is looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to join the team in London. The role involves coordinating and scheduling interviews, supporting recruitment efforts, and ensuring a positive experience for candidates. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational and communication skills, and a proactive approach. Flexible hybrid working is offered, and the salary is £27,500 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven coordination or administrative skills.
• Ability to work at pace while managing multiple tasks.
• Curiosity to learn about teams across the business.

Responsibilities

• Review applications and shortlist candidates.
• Schedule interviews and communicate with candidates.
• Support Recruitment Partners with administrative tasks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactivity

Job description

Recruitment Coordinator

Do you enjoy coordinating, scheduling, organising – making things happen? Would you love to work in a creative and dynamic environment within a friendly and supportive team? We’re looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to join our team and help us hire the best talent for Penguin.

You don’t need existing experience in the publishing industry or in recruitment. We're interested in your ambition and ability to support the team, ensuring we offer a great experience for both candidates and hiring managers.

The role

As Coordinator, you’ll provide support to all team members in a fast-paced and high-volume environment. This will include supporting the Recruitment Partners with interview scheduling and shortlisting as well as helping our Programmes and Outreach Advisor to deliver some of our key early career programmes. It’s a busy and varied role and will require strong organisational skills, attention to detail and plenty of initiative.

Key responsibilities:

• Reviewing applications and shortlisting candidates for review by a Recruitment Partner
• Scheduling and inviting candidates to interview
• Responding to queries, and providing feedback to candidates
• Supporting the Recruitment Partners and successfully juggling the recruitment admin workload
• Making sure systems and trackers are up to date
• Monitoring and responding to queries in the careers inbox and social channels
• Creating content for our social channels, e.g. PRHCareers Twitter/X
• Collaborating with the recruitment team, sharing ideas, and providing cover where necessary
• Liaising with hiring managers and other stakeholders in a clear and efficient manner, for example regarding interview availability and setup details
• Providing occasional support on our outreach work and programmes such as The Scheme, Summer Internships, and careers events

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Proven co-ordination or administrative skills
• Proven organisational skills
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive and solution-orientated approach
• Ability to work at pace, balancing multiple tasks and timelines, whilst paying attention to the detail
• Curiosity to learn about teams across the business, and our inclusive hiring approach
• Interest in recruitment/HR/talent

Preferred criteria:

• Some prior experience in a Recruitment or HR department

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above “essential criteria” section is what you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 28th July 2025.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

Salary

£27,500 plus benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect the successful candidate to work from our London-based office a minimum of two days per week and offer the remaining three days to be worked remotely.

Company: The Random House Group Limited | Job ID: 281551