Recruitment Coordinator

Line Up Aviation; Wytham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation in Oxford is seeking a Recruitment Coordinator on a 12-month contract. The role covers the full candidate lifecycle from briefing and job posting to selection, offers and onboarding, with DBS and SC clearance requirements.

You will source candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and professional networks, screen and interview, coordinate panels, and partner with stakeholders while using Workday to manage requisitions and data with GDPR compliance.

Qualifications

• Verify candidate educational backgrounds, professional certifications, and licences as required.
• Understand UK pre-employment screening and security clearance (BPSS/SC) applicable to defence environments.
• Degree or equivalent; CIPD qualification desirable.
• Knowledge of Workday would be highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full candidate lifecycle from initial brief and job posting through to candidate selection, offer generation, pre-onboarding and induction.
• Direct source candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and targeted candidate search strategies.
• Screen, shortlist, and conduct initial phone/video interviews to evaluate candidate suitability, experience, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate, schedule and attend interview panels, ensuring a smooth and responsive experience for all applicants.
• Lead intake meetings with stakeholders to define candidate profiles and hiring requirements.
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing techniques and inclusive hiring methods.
• Provide regular recruitment metrics and market intelligence to senior leadership.

Skills

Candidate screening

Interviewing

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD qualification desirable

Tools

Workday

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Job description

Role

Recruitment Coordinator

Pay: £24.09 per hour via Umbrella

Location: Oxford

Contract: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 12 Months contract

IR35 Status: Inside

Security Clearance: DBS required to start, must be able to gain full SC

Responsibilities

• Manage the full candidate lifecycle from initial brief and job posting through to candidate selection, offer generation, pre-onboarding and Induction.
• Direct source candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and targeted candidate search strategies.
• Screen, shortlist, and conduct initial phone/video interviews to evaluate candidate suitability, experience, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate, schedule and attend interview panels, ensuring a smooth and responsive experience for all applicants.
• Act as a trusted recruiter to key stakeholders, department heads, and senior managers, leading intake meetings to understand hiring requirements and define candidate profiles.
• Guide and coach hiring managers on best-practice interviewing techniques, selection tools, and inclusive hiring methods.
• Provide regular status updates, recruitment metrics, and market intelligence to senior leadership to manage expectations around candidate availability and timelines.
• Utilise Workday/myPulse to manage the entire recruitment workflow, ensuring accurate requisition tracking, candidate movement, status updates, and compliance.
• Maintain data integrity within Workday, ensuring all recruitment activities adhere to internal governance and data protection standards (GDPR).
• Conduct occasional travel to our site at RAF Shawbury (typically 1-2 times per month) to support localised hiring needs, build face-to-face relationships with regional hiring managers, and represent the Recruitment function on-site.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience verifying candidate educational backgrounds, technical certifications, and specialised licenses (e.g., engineering indentures, technical apprenticeships, or specialised operational ratings).
• Understanding of standard UK pre-employment screening and security clearance requirements (e.g., BPSS / SC Clearance) relevant to defense or secure operational environments
• Degree level education (or equivalent professional experience). CIPD qualification in Human Resources or in-house recruitment is desirable.
• Knowledge of Workday would be highly desirable

Company

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.