Recruitment Officer

Aspire Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Recruitment is seeking a Recruitment Officer for an on-site role in Manchester. You will cover the full recruitment cycle from advert to appointment and support onboarding and right to work checks, delivering a compliant, high-quality service.

The role requires a degree in HR or related field (or equivalent experience), knowledge of UK immigration requirements, and strong organisational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, recruitment or a business-related subject, or equivalent relevant experience.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards it) preferred.
• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally in-house.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Confident using MS Word, Excel and HR or e-recruitment systems.
• Experience handling confidential information and working to strict data protection standards.
• Knowledge of right to work checks and UK immigration requirements.
• A team-focused approach and the ability to work effectively with people at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the full end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and a positive candidate experience.
• Manage applications using the e-recruitment system and respond promptly to queries.
• Draft and place job adverts in line with brand guidelines.
• Schedule interviews, book rooms or video calls, and prepare interview materials.
• Liaise with hiring managers and other departments to ensure deadlines and service levels are met.
• Carry out right to work checks, references and other pre-employment screening.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and HR records, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
• Support new starter onboarding and induction processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment practices and systems.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

MS Word

Excel

HR systems

E-recruitment systems

Confidentiality

Right to work checks

Team player

Education

Degree in HR / recruitment or related

CIPD Level 5 (preferred)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

HR / e-recruitment systems

Job description

Recruitment Officer

Manchester

Up to £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Full-time, Permanent

We re recruiting for a Recruitment Officer to join a busy HR department. This is an on-site role providing a professional, proactive and comprehensive recruitment service across the organisation. The position covers the full recruitment cycle from advertising through to appointment ensuring processes run smoothly, efficiently and in line with policy and legislation. You ll also support onboarding and induction activities, including right to work checks, while maintaining a high standard of service for both hiring managers and candidates.

Duties

• Coordinate the full end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and a positive candidate experience.
• Manage applications using the e-recruitment system and respond promptly to queries.
• Draft and place job adverts in line with brand guidelines.
• Schedule interviews, book rooms or video calls, and prepare interview materials.
• Liaise with hiring managers and other departments to ensure deadlines and service levels are met.
• Carry out right to work checks, references and other pre-employment screening.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and HR records, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
• Support new starter onboarding and induction processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment practices and systems.

What We re Looking For

• Degree in HR, recruitment or a business-related subject, or equivalent relevant experience.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards it) preferred.
• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally in-house.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Confident using MS Word, Excel and HR or e-recruitment systems.
• Experience handling confidential information and working to strict data protection standards.
• Knowledge of right to work checks and UK immigration requirements.
• A team-focused approach and the ability to work effectively with people at all levels.