Recruitment Officer

Grandir UK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare organization in the UK seeks a motivated Recruitment Officer to lead recruitment efforts. Responsibilities include sourcing talent, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, and managing recruitment KPIs. Ideal candidates have a proven track record in recruitment and excellent organizational skills. The role offers numerous benefits including generous annual leave and employee discounts.

Benefits

Cash bonus for referrals

Discount on childcare

31 days annual leave

Wellbeing Day

Remote GP appointments

Cash back on medical procedures

Great Place To Work certified

Qualifications

• Proven track record in recruitment, in-house or agency experience preferred.
• Calm and objective under pressure.
• Commercial awareness and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Implement overall recruitment strategy for permanent staffing.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Review and screen candidates for suitability.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Overview

As a Recruitment Officer at Grandir UK, you’ll play a pivotal role in sourcing, recruiting, and retaining the best talent to support our nurseries in delivering outstanding care and education. We are seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has excellent communication skills, and is committed to building a positive, supportive workforce to help us grow and deliver the best outcomes for children. Highly organised, self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support and implement our overall recruitment strategy for permanent staffing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including candidates, managers, and agencies
• Focusing on direct recruitment researching and generating a candidate pipeline from internal and external sources.
• Ensure recruitment KPIs are met
• Create and maintain a talent pool of candidates for future opportunities
• Proactively approach passive candidates found on a variety of platforms and staff recommendations
• Review and screen candidates for their suitability to roles and Grandir UK, shortlisting candidates who are deemed suitable
• Organise interviews, conduct interviews where required, provide feedback and liaise with internal clients.
• Updating the recruitment SharePoint and applicant tracking system and ensuring effective use to ensure accurate reporting of candidate activity at all times
• Represent Grandir UK by attending recruitment events
• Provide quality feedback to candidates, whether successful or not
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the Company\'s processing operations, information systems, data security processes and needs, administrative rules and policies, procedures and promote data security awareness.
• Ensure the Company remains legally compliant with safer recruitment and employment regulations, and in line with the company\'s Safer Recruitment Policy
• Keep spreadsheets and databases up to date, analysing and interpreting data when requested
• Support the aims and ethos of the Company, setting a good example in terms of dress, behaviour, punctuality and attendance
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales
• Undertake any other tasks which can be reasonably expected in relation to the role

Qualifications

• Proven track record in recruitment, in-house or agency (experience in the Early Years sector would be advantageous)
• Experience of using CV searching platforms and applicant tracking systems
• Can demonstrate calm and objectivity when under pressure
• Commercially aware, results orientation and problem solving
• An awareness of the latest employment legislation, including National Minimum Wage
• Able to create reports and provide data analysis
• Strong IT skills, particularly the Microsoft Office suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships and to relate professionally at all levels
• A highly motivated team player with a flexible, positive and proactive approach to work
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Diligent and excellent attention to detail
• Able to maintain discretion where required
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload
• Capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently

Benefits

• Recommend friends and family to work for us and be rewarded with a cash bonus
• Generous discount on childcare
• Total 31 days annual leave inc bank hol (FTE) - Includes an extra 3 days annual leave over the Christmas period
• Wellbeing Day an extra day off just for you
• Access to an employee benefits portal, which includes discounts at hundreds of online high street stores, turning points into cash
• 24/7 remote GP appointments
• Claim cash back on medical procedures such as dental care and physiotherapy
• "May I say thank you" for the month of May to appreciate the hard work and dedication of staff teams
• Working for a business that has received "Great Place To Work" certification, putting people at the core of what we do.