Recruitment Officer

Wescot Credit Services Limited; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wescot Credit Services Limited in Telford is seeking a Recruitment Officer to join the UK Talent Acquisition Team. You will manage multiple vacancies, partner with hiring managers, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

The role involves full end-to-end recruitment, sourcing talent across channels, and using Workday ATS, with a salary of £32,500 (based on 35 hours per week) and a hybrid working pattern (2 days in the office, 3 days at home).

Qualifications

• Experience in managing full recruitment lifecycle.
• Proven sourcing via direct search and social media.
• Experience using an ATS, preferably Workday.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Knowledge of employment law and pre-employment screening.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring requirements.
• Create engaging job adverts for multiple channels.
• Source talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, networking, and direct search.
• Screen, assess, and shortlist candidates against criteria.
• Manage recruitment campaigns from attraction to offer.
• Maintain candidate records in Workday and ensure GDPR compliance.
• Provide guidance to hiring managers throughout the process.
• Monitor recruitment activity across vacancies and campaigns.
• Contribute ideas to improve Talent Acquisition effectiveness.
• Support wider recruitment projects as needed.

Skills

Recruitment market knowledge

End-to-end recruitment

Direct sourcing

Workday ATS

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation

Legislation & screening

Customer service

Diversity & inclusion

Tools

Workday

Job description

Salary: £32,500 (based on 35 hours per week)

Reporting to: Talent Acquisition Team Leader

Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

We're looking for a Recruitment Officer to join our UK Talent Acquisition Team in Telford. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter who thrives on managing multiple vacancies, partnering with hiring managers, and delivering an outstanding candidate experience.

As a Recruitment Officer, you will:

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring requirements


• Create engaging job adverts that attract high-quality candidates across multiple channels, including job boards and social media.


• Proactively source talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, networking, and other direct search methods.


• Screen, assess, and shortlist candidates against agreed criteria.


• Manage recruitment campaigns from attraction through to offer stage.


• Maintain accurate candidate records within Workday ATS and ensure GDPR compliance.


• Provide guidance and support to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.


• Monitor recruitment activity and manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.


• Contribute ideas and continuous improvements that enhance the effectiveness of the Talent Acquisition team.


• Support wider recruitment and talent acquisition projects when required.

What we're looking for:

• Strong knowledge of the Telford and regional recruitment market.


• Experience managing the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.


• Demonstrable success in sourcing talent through direct search, social media, and recruitment platforms.


• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ideally Workday.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously.


• Knowledge of employment legislation, recruitment best practice, and pre-employment screening processes.


• Strong customer service focus with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.


• Understanding of diversity and inclusion initiatives, employer branding, and recruitment metrics.

As a Recruitment Officer, you'll become part of a collaborative Talent Acquisition team where your ideas are valued, your expertise recognised, and your contribution directly impacts the growth and success of the business. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across the organisation while helping attract and retain exceptional talent.

About us:

Wescot Credit Services is a Contact Centre working with several large UK banks, as well as Credit Card Providers, Energy, Telecoms and others to help recover debts owed to them by their customers.

We happy to be supporting our community. We have worked with local primary schools to deliver fun, educational games around the importance of money and debt.

**At Wescot we're regulated by our clients - as such, any successful candidates will have to undergo a basic credit check and criminal background check. Please note that we're unable to proceed to interview stage if a CCJ, IVA or Bankruptcy appears on a credit file, or if you do not have full right to work in the UK.